Because leopard geckos are hiding from the bright light you don t need any special uvb lighting in the vivarium.
Are red heat lamps bad for leopard geckos.
And also you should put the thermometer on the substrate so you can measure the temperature where your gecko.
While leopard geckos might benefit from a very low uvb lamp 2 5 many owners keep their leopard geckos without uvb lighting.
Incandescent heat lamp as daylight.
A heat light might work but i would go for a heat mat.
Here is a quick overview of a 5 element setup for any leo tank.
Leopard geckos shed at about two to four week intervals.
When shedding begins the gecko speeds the process by detaching the loose skin from its body and eating it.
Unless you want to see him at night.
I might work but considering that leopard geckos take in heat from a their bellies they might have trouble digesting.
As leopard geckos can actually observe the wavelengths of red light your leo will be led to think that it is indeed daytime and this in turn will have an effect on their sleep wake cycles.
T5 or t8 5 6 uvb bulb 2 3 for albinos.
This is what you need to replicate in your leopard gecko s vivarium.
Make sure you re sure though once you stick it on because once it s on the tank it s not going to be removed nor should it be removed.
The presence of moisture aids in the shedding.
For young geckos shedding occurs more frequently once a week but when they are fully grown they shed once every one to two months.
Best leopard gecko lighting setups.
Furthermore leopard geckos being crepuscular are also able to perceive into the ultra violet spectrum and thus are disturbed by red light.
Sometimes when you get the heat mat you don t even need a light.
Red blue or black night light which should be for a couple of hours while you want to watch your geckos optional.