Where Are Leopard Geckos Naturally Found?

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Taken from "Do Reptiles Have Feelings?" - The Animals at Home Podcast: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpq1Y2irmNSpmLM

[@tullyDT]

If you look at a map of their range Pakistan, North West India, South East Afghanistan and then check it against google earth their habitats are incredibly varied there's arid lands including two desserts, grasslands, mangroves, forested areas and mountains.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Love this! Leopard geckos are found over such a vast area, they’re so adaptable and the more we learn about their wild environment the more we can adapt our care 😊

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Exactly! 😊 there’s such versatile little creatures!

[@pamhouweling7141]

Please do more on leopard geckos, Tokay, and crested and gargoyles geckos. In home care and requirements. Love all the going forward information to better our reptile care.

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Will do! 😊

[@WG9775]

I love these leopard gecko videos, I hope there’s more to come of these and more people actually going out into there wild habitat to see how they actually live

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

I hope so too!

[@thomasmcqueen8276]

I am so happy that I found these types of videos, I am looking to get into the hobby, and am now thinking of creating a 4*2*2 tank that is hot, more arid plant style on one side with a "mountain" in the middle and a cooler more lush planted look on the other side

[@InomayWolf]

need to redo my enclosure again.

[@EmmanuelChico-d4p]

Mood

[@Chris-b4w8t]

This is such a helpful video! I want to make my leopard gecko’s enclosure as naturalistic as possible. She’s about 4 years old now and is really healthy, but I’m always learning more about leopard gecko care and trying to upgrade and change her setup for the better.

[@G.r.e.g.g.l.e.s]

This makes me want to build a 4x2x2 or bigger enclosure for 2 female leos with a variety of semi-arid substrate, lush mangrove, and woody hill with trees. It would be interesting to see where they choose to spend their time

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Yeah, that would be fascinating! The only worry with this is cleaning… So I’ll see how that goes

[@Chris-b4w8t]

I’m currently working on a 4x2x2 enclosure!

[@avaogara]

your podcasts are so excellent .I own a crested gecko 🦎 but found this do interesting!

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Thanks, Ava 🙂

[@ZaryaTheLaika]

You rediscovered the episode!

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Haha yes! I’m finally becoming a little more efficient with other areas the podcast, so now I have time to To make clips/shorts… Something I should’ve been doing doing for years now!

[@Stumpwater27]

The wild leopard geckos really look so much better and healthy to me

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

They look so much leaner than I’m used to seeing

[@Stumpwater27]

@@AnimalsatHomePodcast yea and the tail looks so much better not being chubby

[@LizardsAndLeaves]

Loved the full episode! I learned a lot. Bucket list item for me is to actually go out there and look for them 😅

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for checking out the full episode! That is a great bucket list item 😀

[@jaydagr87]

How would i go about making a leopard gecko vivarium? Should i make it more on arid side? Or should i go for a more tropical take? What levels of moisture should i actually give em? Please let me know, thank you!

[@KW_Biotopes]

Those photo's of forest are taken of the area where they found 'our' leopard gecko's?

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Yes, that’s correct!

[@fincombes5577]

Great video

[@AquaticMoose]

So should we keep leopard geckos in horizonatal versions of crestie setups? Could our original leopard geckos have been collected from desert populations?

[@brianpeck7901]

So what would be the recommended humidity range be for captive leopard geckos?

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

A gradient from 40% to 80% is ideal. Typically this is easiest achieved, using a humid hide.

[@brianpeck7901]

@@AnimalsatHomePodcast ok the avg overall humidity throughout my enclosure seems to hold between 45-60% during the day. I'm not exactly sure what it is inside humid hide but I'm sure it's higher. Is my overall to high?

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

@@brianpeck7901 nope I’d say your good 👍🏼

[@Hemp1972]

So.. they ALSO live in arid desert land? .. Well, my leopard has a suitable enclosure then! 🔆

[@justinking5109]

I mean I don’t think anyone is saying hey let’s drop the temps to 40 degrees for a prolonged time. But if it dips a little more one night than what most people would consider comfortable then it’s fine. It’s easier to just stick with simplicity and follow certain “rules” for dummies if you will but providing temperature drops can also be extremely beneficial. As in going into brumation. While freezing temperatures are certainly a no no, I don’t believe anyone is saying to do that when we talk about temperature drops

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Precisely👌🏼

[@Net_Babylon]

However, most of them were caught in dry areas.

[@Rebeccasbugz]

scared of the cold. i think this is a little harsh on most keepers cold is proven to kill... it is also a confined space. yes their temps in the wild can get very cold however in the wild they have options to go deep into tunnels or deep into trees all of which have been found to be warmer than the outside temps. if you drop temps in a confined enclosure where there is no options you are risking your animals life and overall health. in the wild a bearded dragon lowest ever recorded temp is -9c that's cold but when that happens dragons have access to animal holes. take wombats for example they have have chambers unto 11ft down where the temps will be no where near as harsh as on the surface.

[@shanelowe3902]

The study that I read traced their origin to Pakistan. India has not allowed export for many, many years. I'm interested to learn more about this because it contradicts what I've researched. The researchers were from India but the animals were traced back to Pakistan.

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Reach out to Ben at C&F H. He is the primary source for the info shared in this video and will be able to help: www.captiveandfieldherpetology.com/

[@chrisinutahpagano6774]

They 'thrive' in plastic shoeboxes on paper towels. You almost have to try to kill them they're so hardy. The Sierra I live in is a "similar" biome to herpetologist Mohammed's finds in the upper elevations of the Salt Range. Up to 8000' in mountainous cedar forests

[@Neardarkphotography]

The care guides have been worked out over years of success. Im sure they do live in certain areas you wouldnt expect but they have just done it that way because it works.

[@JuhSparrow]

I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in my reptile room, the normal humidity is 60-70%. Tbh I don’t remember to moisten their hides all the time, and they shed their skin beautifully! They are all healthy, never had any issues with the higher humidity. This video makes total sense

[@AnimalsatHomePodcast]

Yeah, that makes perfect sense! It’s definitely nice to live in a country with naturally high humidity levels!

[@Sigmaboy69420-j]

I’m from Hong Kong and i have the same situation with humidity