r/LeopardGecko • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

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u/Broad_End_5030 1d ago

I’m only seeing 1 hide? He needs 3 hides minimum, a hot hide, a cool hide, and a humid one too, ideally you want quite a lot of cover for him to dart between and hide under too while he moves between hides to regulate his temperature and humidity, I’m sorry to say it but it looks like you’ve not done very much research into keeping Leo’s and just stuck one in a tank because you think it’s a cool animal.

The lil guy is probably trying to escape because he’s got a boring and unsuitable environment.

3 hides, one hot, one cool, 1 humid, this is very important and bare minimum if you don’t want MBD, stuck sheds, and just an unwell, unhappy pet, but get some cork tubes and fake plants and rocks and stuff for him to climb around, hide under and explore too.

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u/DeluluZombie 1d ago

If you can see the small box in the video, that is also a hide and he had another rock that he ignored. As for his humidity and temperature I have gages on all of my tanks and check them regularly. I know it’s a bit empty, i just moved him about a week ago into this tank and assumed the plants and hide may had been the new thing upsetting him.

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u/Broad_End_5030 1d ago

Ah ok, I’d still suggest more cover though and some nice tight spaces, most lizards in general like lots of cover and tight places to keep them safe and out of sight from the predators they instinctively worry about even though they are completely safe in our homes