New baby leo?

[jakejeff]

I have a couple adult leo's but i just got my first baby(reptile expo toronto) 2 months old can anyone give me some tips on feeding or extra precautions?
thx
here is some pics
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/lihp20002.../gecko&.view=t

[Clownfishie]

Quite a little cutie

The main differences between the babies and the adults is that the babies need to be fed more often -- every day, or even twice a day... and you don't want to keep them on sand, or anything else that they can accidentally ingest when they're eating, as the younger ones have a much greater risk of impaction. Best to keep them on either paper towel, newspaper, or repti-carpet until they're at least 6 months old -- a year old is better.

Other than that, everythings the same as your other leos Best of luck with your new baby -- they're so cute when they're small like that!

[lance]

great lookin little leo you got yourself
i agree with jen and another thing is try to keep the set up fairly plain to make it easier to clean
i like the set up your using clean and simple

[jakejeff]

thx I actually switched the paper towel to a complete slate bottom for the older gecko he has had no prob should be ok for the baby? my quarin tank is a 20g think a little baby will be freaked by such a big enclosure or should he calm in a few hours?

[Clownfishie]

The slate should be fine for the baby as well...

As for the size -- just make sure that he has lots of hides in there, and I'm sure that he'll love all the room he has to explore

[lizmaster]

with my little gecko i put him into a little critter cage to feed him. so that the crickets cant get away from him, and are easier to eat.

[Alicewave]

Cute babies! jake, how is the slate going? I definitely plan to switch when I have a (haha) free moment let me know if you have encountered any drawbacks.

[jakejeff]

No drawbacks at all looks great, heat stay's consistan and i think it makes the leo's hunt easier because there is nowhere for the crickets to hide and when he goes to eat them he has been getting them on the first shot! highly recomended