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New leopard gecko set up

New leopard gecko set up

by icedearthgoddess
Oct 12, 2005 12:37 AM · 2106 views · 55.5 k · 675 x 600

Keywords: leopard gecko set up, leopard tank

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cattledog_lover_
Nov 29, 2005 12:28 AM
Rating: 5/5
how u make that cool ramp is that a 10 gallon or 20 gallon
dose that cave work good ? what kind of light bulb u got i got 2 leo geckos yesterday
icedearthgoddess
Nov 29, 2005 6:31 PM
It was made of lightweight craft wood covered in reptile carpet. It attatches by velcro for easy detatchment to clean under it. I can give step by step instructions if you want.
cattledog_lover_
Nov 30, 2005 12:52 AM
Rating: 5/5
that be great it a cool set up
i got 2 geckos and i don't know what is wrong with them they just sleeping all day long
icedearthgoddess
Dec 1, 2005 1:33 PM
Leopard geckos are a nocturnal species, that means they sleep during the day and come out at night. My tank is a 29 gallon. To make the ramp go to a local craft store like Micheal's and get three wood pieces. The first one should be almost as wide as the tank. This will be the top shelf. The other two should be at least half the width of the shelf piece. Example: My shelf is 6 inches and the two legs that it stands on are 3 3/4 inches. My leg pieces are little bit more than half. I would recommend a ratio of 6 inches (shelf) to four inches (legs). The leg pieces can be any desired height you want. The length of the ramp depends on the the height of the legs. The third piece will be for this ramp. Example: My leg pieces are 6 inches high and my ramp is 12 inches long. So I would recommend going with a ramp piece that is twice the length of the height of the legs. 6 inches for legs=12 inches for ramp.
Now here is the next step after all boards are cut to size (if needed to be cut) Pick up some reptile carpet from a pet store like PetSmart and get a hot glue gun from a craft store like Micheal's. Cut out pieces of carpet to fit over the wood, and you can wrap it around the legs like I did if you want. Place four lines of glue, each line around the outer most edge of the boards. Stick your carpet piece on and hold for 10 seconds. Get some velcro (that has sticky glue on the back) from Wal-Mart or a craft store and once all pieces have carpet on them attatch velcro where the ramp meets the top shelf and to the bottom side of ramp. Grap your glue gun and put glue on the two bottoms of the legs and along the back portion of the shelf where it will meet the glass. Place it in your tank and hold for 15-20 seconds. (Make sure you remove any loose substrate and wipe out the cage, and remove all leos!!!) Let the cage stand for at least one if not two hours. Mine had tile put in so I let mine sit outside for two days while the silicon cured. Well there you go, sorry its so long! Any other questions are welcomed.
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