The Complete Leopard Gecko Owner's Guide

Your comprehensive veterinary guide to keeping healthy leopard geckos. Written by Dr. Rosemary Stolzer-Bolton, DVM, this 34-page guide covers Eublepharis macularius husbandry, health, and breeding. What's inside: • Meet the leopard gecko — natural history, lifespan, and why they make great pets • Morphs & selection — common and designer morphs, health screening, sourcing • Enclosure setup — tank size, substrate, hides (warm, cool, humid), enrichment • Lighting & heating — under-tank heaters vs overhead, UVB debate, thermal gradients • Nutrition — gut-loaded insects, calcium/D3 dusting, feeding schedules by age • Common health problems — MBD, parasites, respiratory infections, impaction • Shedding — normal ecdysis, stuck shed, humidity management • The tail — fat storage indicator, autotomy, regeneration, tail health • Breeding — sexing, incubation, temperature-dependent sex determination • Emergencies & records — first aid, finding a reptile vet, health logs