FAQ

What is leopard gecko, and are they biting and make lots of noise like their cousin Tokay Gecko?
Leopard gecko is a type of gecko originally from Pakistan, India, and the surrounding area. They are very tame, would not bite, cannot make a loud noise and climb a clean surface, unlike their cousin, Tokay Gecko. Leopard gecko makes a great pet for children to advance breeder.

What type of housing they required?
Leopard gecko is a terrestrial animal, floor area is more important than volume. 60 x 40 Aquarium is enough to house 3-4 animals. Even though they cannot climb but somewhat they are an escape artist and cover will be needed. This is also to protect your LG against vermin like rat and mouse.
Simple leopard gecko cages will only required an aquarium or plastic container, substrate, a hide and flat drinking bowl.

What are LG eating?
Cricket, mealworm, or superworm is all suitable as Leopard gecko food. They are insectivore. Waxworm is suitable only for a treat not as staple diet as they are high in fat. We feed all our LG solely on cricket. All the food item have to be gut loaded, they were given a dried chicken/fish/dog/cat and vegetables for their food and drink until they are plump before given to your LG. A good food item will also mean a quality meal for your LG.

Which calcium I should use with or without D3?
Leopard gecko need a calcium supplement if they were raised on newspaper. They were place is a flat dish for the LG to lick. If you are giving your gecko a routine supplement, we suggest you are using a calcium WITHOUT D3, as overdose of these vitamin is poisonous and lethal to your LG.

Do LG need a UV light?
LG is a nocturnal animals, it means they are active during night. They do not need any UV light and need not any UVB or UVA lighting. They do not need sunlight, as matter of fact, they will died if you put them under the sunlight.

What the difference between UVB and UVA??
UVB is the correct UV for the formation of vitamin D3, whereas UVA is use to increase the appetite of you reptile.

What kind of substrate I should use?
There are two main substrate currently used for leopard gecko. They are zeolite powder and newspaper. Both of the substrate was good, but they have their limitation as well
Newspaper / paper towel, they are very easy to find and can be replaced daily. Calcium has to be given in form of calcium powder in a bowl. Because they have to be replaced daily, they will create extra works for people with high number of animals.
Zeolite powder is absorbing water and also smells, they need not to be replaced daily. Spot clean of fecal matter will be enough. They contain about 17% of calcium, so calcium supplement is not needed. They are very dusty when used, and can caused compaction *. To reduce the risk, only in powder form, can be used not in granular, which is used as hamster or cat litter.

How to differentiate male and female?
LG male and female where differentiate by their hemispores and hemipenis bulge. A male LG have a rough hemispores and two hemipenis bulge at the base of the tail. This characteristic were missing in LG female.
See Illustrate picture below:

When can I start breeding leopard gecko?
Breeding LG is relatively easy. You will need at least one male and a female. LG can be put together as early as 8 months, but we strongly suggested that you start putting LG together at 12 months. When they are being put together,

Why is my gecko not eating?
If you just received your LG, then it is probably stressed because they are still acclimating to their new home. We suggest further that you do not handle them first and only give them 1-3 cricket every second day.
If you are live in a cold place, then their surrounding is to cold. Cold temperature will make them become less active. Their optimum temperature is 28-32 degree Celsius. Try to put a spot light (25-60 watt) at one of the corner of the cages. The placement of the light is crucial as it will determine the flow of air and enable the LG to choose their optimum temperature.
The size of the cages also important, a cage that too big will make it harder to chase the food item.

What happen if the new gecko died during shipment?
Any death on arrivals will be our responsibility, except you forget to pick up your gecko from the arranged location, or you forget to be home at the time of the animals arrival, or an accident cause force majeure / expedition fault.
Please let us know the condition of the shipment at the latest 24 hours after shipment, for us to accept your claims. We can only replace the animals, not the shipping and handling.

What shipment will be used and how much it cost?
Depending on your location, we will be using Herona Express, TIKI, Mentari, Airlines Cargo, and TIKI JNE as our authorized shipper.
The cost of the shipping and handling will be charged to buyer as they incurred, we are not taking any profit from the shipment of our animals.
For your reference, the following shipping charges can change at any time and without prior notice:
TIKI Rp 20,000 – Rp 100,000
HERONA Rp 50,000
Airlines Cargo approx. Rp 300,000 (include cargo and quarantine)
Mentari Rp 25,000