heating

[reesanne]

Hi! my leo is about 1 now and they currently have an under tank heat mat but ive been seeing that some people like to use a basking light? do i need both or just one?

Also how often should i be feeding him? he gets a mixture of crickets and mealworms every other day with a dusting of calcium every other feeding?

 

[acpart]

Some people do use basking lights and I believe Arcadia makes lights that are specially designed for nocturnal reptiles. There are 2 problems that I see with basking lights. One is that if your gecko is sleeping inside the hide all day, it may not benefit from the lights (though I think Arcadia has a light that solves this problem). The other is that there will be no heat at night when the gecko is active. Some people deal with this by using ceramic heat emitters, but I think that dries out the air too much.
I think your current feeding schedule is pretty good.

Aliza