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Hi, ok I've got fat tails but they are roughly the same thing:-
1. I hate crickets but my geckos just won't eat mealworms so I've got to put up with their wretched bouncing (and escaping)! Also I wouldn't be completely happy with a full diet of mealworm with the hard to digest problems but that is purely personal. Also only one of my geckos will eat pinkies (I've tried everything). So I'd go with crickets and very small locust which are expensive over here but the geckos love 'em.
2. I used to use calci sand but have moved to paper towels as I find them quicker and less smelly in the long run. Plus the cost of calci sand Agh! Both are equally ok though, personal taste again.
3. I've got a heat lamp and a heat mat, the lamp is a 25 watt blue bulb and is on for 12 hours a day, the mat comes on at night and is on a mat stat just to make sure it doesn't get too cold in the winter. The bulb going off provides a drop in temp at night. Their temps go from 82 to 92 degrees during the day and down to about 75 in the cool end at night.
4. Hmm, I had one on its own for a while and only got her a friend when I happed just to find one in a shop. My lone one didn't seem lonely before but they do look cute cuddled up together in their wet box at night. The handling should be kept to a minimum for a few days just to let the gecko settle in but then it can be increased, just as long as the gecko isn't stressed or cold, mine are out exploring for anything between 5 minutes and an hour.
Think that's all! Good luck [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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