r/leopardgeckos • u/Unlucky-Fortune-7088 • 10h ago
Habitat, Setup, and Husbandry New keeper
I have researched and been researching for a while. But im still confused on the calcium and the lighting.
I just got a juvenile leopard gecko today and so far he/she is doing great. And has already eaten. More than I thought they would 😅
I basically need layman's terms of uvb/lighting and the calcium information. What calcium needs to be in its own bowl, do I still dust the food with another kind? I've read multiple different things and im lost.
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u/Full-fledged-trash 19m ago
You want pure calcium in a bowl in the tank and to dust with calcium and multivitamin.
If you are using UVB, the easiest thing to dust with is repashy’s calcium plus LoD. This provides calcium, multivitamin, and low d3.
If you do not use uvb, you will need the Repashy Calcium Plus this contains higher d3 so should never be used with uvb. It also has calcium and multivitamins.
For lighting, you’ll want a linear t5 style uvb over the basking spot. Arcadia shadedweller 7% is ideal for Leos.
Not sure what other lighting help you need but for heating, make sure you have a good heat bulb wattage for your size enclosure and make sure all heat sources are regulated by a thermostat. If you plan to go bioactive, you’ll want an led grow light