SHOPPING LIST
Use this list as a quick reference shopping guide for setting up your new gecko. We have provided links to products as examples but we encourage you to attend your local reptile show or family run pet stores to make your purchases.
Enclosure
- ZooMed Reptihabitat 36x18x18
- Shallow Water Dish
- Shallow Supplement Dish
- Escape Proof Insect Dish
- Stone / Slate Tile for basking spot
- x3 Hides (2 at a minimum)
Substrate
Juvenile LEopard Gecko (2-8 months)
- Paper Towels
- Repti-zorb pads
adult leopard gecko - minimal / Sterile while caring for an injury
- Paper Towels
- Repti-zorb pads
adult leopard gecko - Natural setup
- Reptisoil (60%)
- Play Sand (30%)
- ZooMed Excavator Clay (10%)
Heat & Lighting
- Deep Heat Projector - or -
- Halogen Basking Bulb
- Ceramic Heat Emitter (Used if night-time temps are low)
- Heat Lamp Fixture
Dietary Requirements - The Bugs
Staple Insects
- Dubia Roaches
- Superworms
- Mealworms
- Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Treat Insects
- Horn Worms
- Wax Worms
- Butter Worms
Supplements
Licking (in a dish)
- Repashy Supercel Med D3 - or -
- Vionate mixed with Osteo Form SA - or -
- ZooMed Repti Calcium with D3
Dusting INsects
- Repashy Calcium Plus
Leopard GEcko Safe Plants
- Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
- Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
- Snake Plant (Sanseveria)
- Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
- Succulents (various)
- Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
- Elephants Bush (Portulacaria afra)
- Yucca (Various)
- Philodendron (Various)
- Ornamental Grass (Various)