Leopard Gecko In Cold Room

Like other reptiles leopard geckos are cold blooded.

Leopard gecko in cold room.

This means that they depend on outside heat to stay warm. Instead of producing their own heat like mammals they instead regulate their temperature by moving around their environment. If you re picking your leopard gecko up while they re on the cold side then it could very easily seem like they are naturally cold but really they re not they ve just adjusted to their surroundings. They for the most part live in very warm climates that never get cold so you need to make sure that they always have a warm place to stay in.

By ensuring the floor of your terrarium is this temperature and the air temperature isn t far off this usually happens automatically unless you are in a very cold place your leopard gecko will be happy and healthy. If the floor temperature gets a little too hot they can quite easily move to the cold side. Some owners get anxious because their leopard gecko is cold to the touch. Leopard gecko cage heating reptiles are very sensitive to the weather and the environment around them and this is why heat is usually required for most reptiles when housing them.

In this video i go through 5 reasons your leopard gecko is spending so much time in it s cold area hide and how you may be able to stop this if necessary. I should be getting my leopard gecko next week too my room is the coldest in the house but i put my rack on the opposite side of the room to the windows so its not so cold. Unless your leopard gecko was laying in the hot spot it might feel cold to you when you pick it up. If your leopard gecko is on the hot side then chances are that they ll feel a lot warmer than they would be when on the cold side.

Ches are very good at increasing ambient air temperature inside of a cold enclosure. Leopard geckos may bask in the morning sun to warm up or shelter beneath a rock ledge to keep cool in the hottest part of the day. My cool side temp is 21 23c and warm side is 27 30c at night although i will be lowering it 2c on my night setting.