Your gecko’s home
An aquarium or terrarium tank is best suited for your leopard gecko’s home. Glass cages are readily available and relatively inexpensive. A good rule of thumb is 10 gallons per gecko. So if you have two leopard geckos a 20 to 30 gallon tank will work well. Do not place more than one male per enclosure. They will fight. A screened top is also necessary for your tank. It will prevent your gecko from escaping and prevents any other pets from getting to your gecko.

Decorations and supplies
Your geckos cage will need substrate. You can use sand, paper towels, newspaper, or reptile carpet. Play sand works very well and looks natural. A hide box for each gecko is also required. A variety of caves, logs, and hide boxes are available from pet stores. The cage will also need a food bowl, calcium bowl, and water dish. You can add decorations like rocks, ledges and logs to make the habitat look more natural. Make sure that all decorations are secure. You would not want a rock ledge to fall and hurt your pet lizard.

Lighting and heating
Leopard geckos are nocturnal so no special UV bulbs or basking lights are required. A lamp with an ordinary incandescent bulb on one side of the tank will do the trick. Heating the tank is accomplished with an under-tank heat mat. The heat mat is placed under the bottom glass on one side of the tank. This way there is a warm area and a cool area for your gecko to regulate body temperature. Do not use a heat rock. Your lizard may not know its too hot and can get burned. Geckos need access to a moist area to aid in shedding. This can be supplied by moistening the substrate under the hide areas.

Cage cleaning
Cleaning your leopard gecko’s habitat is quick and easy. Their waste is dry and solid. Geckos are creatures of habit and defecate in the same spot. Use a small aquarium fish net or an old spoon to clean up the mess once or twice a week.