Excavator Clay for Leopard Gecko? - Page 2

DiscoPat · 01-10-13, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Is this your first leo? I'm glad someone else has joined us. I got one for my birthday and now I'm obsessed.

~Maggot

I had a couple when I was younger, unfortunately they didn't have the best care but it wasn't bad either. They lived for around 10 years. It has been 3 years since then.

This is the first one I will own and take care of myself. I am excited to do so. I never knew there were so many different morphs, I definitely plan on getting more eventually.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-10-13, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscoPat

I had a couple when I was younger, unfortunately they didn't have the best care but it wasn't bad either. They lived for around 10 years. It has been 3 years since then.

This is the first one I will own and take care of myself. I am excited to do so. I never knew there were so many different morphs, I definitely plan on getting more eventually.

Is yours just a normal? I got my normal and now that I'm seeing all these new morphs, I want so many of them. I'd love a mack snow, sunglow, or lavender bold stripe.

And sorry to spam your thread. I just love getting to talk leos on here, since I can't really talk about snakes much.

~Maggot

DiscoPat · 01-10-13, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Is yours just a normal? I got my normal and now that I'm seeing all these new morphs, I want so many of them. I'd love a mack snow, sunglow, or lavender bold stripe.

And sorry to spam your thread. I just love getting to talk leos on here, since I can't really talk about snakes much.

~Maggot

Yeah he is normal, I did the same thing, I bought him then looked online and found all kinds of really cool morphs. Then again I was able to buy him because I had a gift card.

The Mack Snow ones are awesome I was thinking of one of these two, they are more in my current price range.

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Also it is fine it is still quite on topic. I know how you feel. I only browse the lizard sections. I have a Savannah Monitor, Bearded Dragon and Leopard Gecko.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-10-13, 06:06 PM

If you like leopard geckos and beardies, you might want to hang out on geckoforums.net. It's mostly focused on leos.

They're both blazing blizzards? Oh, I'd love a raptor too. I saw one once that looked just like the Jelly Belly's buttered popcorn jellybeans.

~Maggot

DiscoPat · 01-10-13, 07:54 PM

Oops, meant to link this one also

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After taking the picture, I realized I believe mine is Albino. It had been a day since I had seen him in the light lol. He likes to come out at night.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-10-13, 08:02 PM

Looks like a Tremper Albino, and I'd say maybe two months. Looks a little more filled out. To compare, here's mine at one month:

Let's see what BB says though.

~Maggot

BarelyBreathing · 01-10-13, 08:05 PM

Unless you know the hatch date, there's really know way of knowing what age it is. You can guess. I'd guess two to three months old.

Yes, I agree that looks like a Tremper.

DiscoPat · 01-10-13, 08:11 PM

That is cool. Yeah I figured as with most lizards without a hatch date that it would be impossible to know.

So is there anything else I should know before putting the sand soil mix as substrate? How deep should it be?

EmbraceCalamity · 01-10-13, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscoPat

That is cool. Yeah I figured as with most lizards without a hatch date that it would be impossible to know.

So is there anything else I should know before putting the sand soil mix as substrate? How deep should it be?

I use about 1 1/2". I'm not sure how much BB uses.

~Maggot

BarelyBreathing · 01-10-13, 08:30 PM

I use between two and nine inches. Anything else to know:
-Natural substrate is pretty much useless without it being bio-active.
-Use lots of hides, start burrows, add leaf litter. They LOVE it.
-Make sure your animal is well hydrated at all times and that their basking spot works appropriately.

DiscoPat · 01-10-13, 08:47 PM

I am going to get the soil from Steve's cage which has had grass grown on it and had it die and become part of the soil again several times, It was also dug up from a small stream bank and should still be Bio Active, Steve's cage also has tiny, almost impossible to see baby crickets. Should I add anything else to it to make it more so? I can get some leaf litter outside tonight or tomorrow morning.

So would using a hillside set up work maybe 2-4 inches at the shallowest part and 6-9 on the higher end.
Should I grow any specific plants in it?

moshirimon · 02-11-13, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

-Natural substrate is pretty much useless without it being bio-active.

Why do you say this? With spot cleaning it should be fine?? I want to switch to loose substrate. Just really not sure I'm comfortable with mites and worms living in there

BarelyBreathing · 02-11-13, 12:05 PM

Bacteria spreads. You will have to do a full substrate change at least once every two weeks.