Check my stuff so far

[marisa]

O.k. I want to make sure I am on the up and up with my new little leopard. Haven't kept them for awhile, and those darn caresheets are all over the place when it comes to info....

10 gallon
paper towel substrate
lots of hides
humid hide (although right now its just wet paper LOL I am gonna grab some other stuff soon. Wet paper is a bit...well a you know what too keep wet!)
Hot spot 85-90
cool side room temp
water dish
vitamin dish

One other question...never had a baby leopard before so how much should we be feeding her? Today she had 6-8 crickets.

Marisa

[Pixie]

Sounds like you've covered all the bases :)

I use paper towels in all my humid hides, it's easy and cheap and doesn't make a mess. The vitamin dish, do you mean calcium? Calcium supplements are given more frequently, multi-vitamins are given about once a week.

As for feeding, give your little tyke as much as he'll eat. It will stop when it's full :)

Enjoy your little cutie :) It'll grow up very quick!

Pixie

[marisa]

Pixie- Thanks! Yes I meant calcium...its just a straight calcium powder....I was planning on using the normal vitamin powder for dusting...I will do that once per week like you suggest.

I gave her 6 more crickets and she just mowed them down. LOL. Nothing cuter than that tiny tail rattling before she pounces!

Thanks!

Marisa

[Alicewave]

Make sure you use a calcium that has some D3, Repcal is a good one. They need D3 to absorb the calcium but some like to alternate this with the plain calcium.

[marisa]

O.k. thanks Alivewave. I just checked my bottles this is what I am using....

In the always available dish: "Rep-Cal Phosphorus-Free Calcium with Vit.D"

And to dust I am using: "Reptocal, Calcium/Phosphorus with Vitamins A, D, B, E"

So again I was wrong, its not straight calcium....does this sound alright?

Marisa