Iām adopting a blind leopard gecko, but Iāve never owned a gecko before. I know they need to be real dry and all the other basic care requirements, but for a blind one in particular do you think I should use a smaller enclosure to insure he doesnāt get lost on the cool side or get hurt on something in there? He gets around okay, and heās active, but he canāt catch his own food and has to be hand fed. Any advice would be appreciated!!
Oh no, poor thing! D: Iād be really interested to see his feeding response, honestly. I imagine that, if his food wiggles against his chin or mouth, he probably takes it pretty easily? Or what about smelly foods? I donāt really recommend feeding canned insects to geckos, but they do tend to have a pretty obvious smell to them (so do crickets if theyāre kept in a container for more than a few days). I wonder if heād be able to find those and know what they were? Very interesting, youāll have to try a few different things and see what works best for him! And donāt forget to calcium dust them for him :)
But if he gets around well, I wouldnāt worry overly about how big the enclosure is. You may not want to go overboard, but a twenty gallon long or something similar would still be perfect. Itās very doubtful heāll get lost or wont be able to find his way from cool side to warm spot, etc, since heāll be able to feel the temperature difference. And, since heās blind, youāll have to make sure to give him lots of different textures for enrichment. The only thing you may want to be careful about is how tall you stack things, just to be safe in case he takes an unexpected tumble off the top of something. You also may want to set it up quite bare/basic for a the first few weeks; make sure to have an established area for his hot spot, water bowl, humid hide, etc. and let him get used to where all the important basics are before you start adding in other obstacles. And when cleaning and rearranging, Iād probably be sure to always leave those few things in the same place so heās sure to have an easy time finding them and using them to orient himself with his position in the enclosure.


















