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    Filtered Water or Tap Water

    Since I wouldnt drink tap H20 myslef, I wouldnt give it to my gecko. I have plenty of bottled H20 on hand, so thats what I use. NEVER used distilled. It will leach vitamins and minerals from you and your gecko! It also can act as a solvent for the salts in body organs. blackle.com it!
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    Calcium vs. Calcium + D3

    As a scientist, I have never seen such an article in my cursory research. I did some simple calculations in page 1 and 2 of this thread regarding the actual amount of D3 a gecko typically gets if anyone is interested: http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=55664 My opinion is there is no...
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    what is better

    This. I doubt you would be happy with just one type of food for your whole life. I use mealies 50% of the time, crickets 40% and the last 10% is for treats like waxworms, roachs, etc. Regardless of feed choice, ALWAYS load w/ a high quality gutload. Possibly more important than bug choice.
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    Calcium vs. Calcium + D3

    Ive never seen any real evidence that cal+d3 is harmful in the long term. Being using it for 10 years and have never had any problems. Semi-related, I have been going through more than 3 gallons of milk per week for about 15 years and tan in the sun almost weekly. I recently had to have a...
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    Show Off Your Cages

    thanks tony! i am pretty happy w/ it myself. took out the smooth rocks today as they dont really "flow" w/ the desert setup. maybe some jagged ones would be better.
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    Show Off Your Cages

    got a few PM's but cant reply to them as i dont have enough posts. hides - the one on the right is a stryofoam box (minus 1 side) and the left is an empty plastic container, covered w/ white elmers glue (mixed 50/50 w/ water) and covered with sand to give it some roughness. this helps the...
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    Show Off Your Cages

    Some cool vivs here. Am looking to build a new one for my leo. Here is my 1st attempt at a DIY. Since I got some ideas from this thread, I decided it would be fair to share mine: Cheers!
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