| Leopard gecko prices can range anywhere from very | | | | Your leopard gecko's heating needs will cost you |
| low to very high, depending on what you're looking | | | | under $20. This includes an undertank heating pad or |
| for. They are one of the cheapest pets, starting at | | | | spotlight, and a cheap thermometer to watch the |
| $20 for a full grown adult. If you want a special | | | | temperature with. |
| breed, you can expect to pay as much as $200. | | | | Substrate can cost anywhere from free to $10, |
| Pet stores usually carry leopard geckos, and you can | | | | depending on what you use. Flat rocks, newspaper |
| also buy them from reptile shows or directly from | | | | and paper towels are the most economical way to |
| breeders. The easiest way to buy a leo is to head to | | | | do it. You can buy a big bag of play sand for five |
| your local pet shop, where you'll find them for around | | | | dollars, and you won't have to buy it again for awhile. |
| $50. | | | | Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner For Your Leo |
| With breeders and lizard shows you can buy a simple | | | | Feeding needs can be totally free if you can catch |
| leopard gecko even more cheaply, usually as low as | | | | your own gecko food. Go out and hunt crickets and |
| $20. Pet stores run sales sometimes, too. If you're | | | | mealworms, and you can feed your leo for nothing. |
| looking for a special morph, you probably won't find it | | | | If you'd rather just buy them from the pet store, |
| at your local pet store. For those, go to a breeder or | | | | crickets and mealworms are very cheap. You can |
| lizard show. | | | | buy bulk and find deals like 1,000 bugs for $10. |
| Your Leopard Gecko's Housing Costs | | | | One thing you'll need to buy is calcium powder and |
| While you can do it for less, you should plan to spend | | | | reptile multivitamin. For about $7 you can buy a jar of |
| around $100 to get your leo, your cage, and all the | | | | powder that will last quite a while. You can also save |
| other little things you need. | | | | money buy catching and gut-feeding insects. |
| A 10 gallon aquarium costs around $15. This is the | | | | This lovable lizard is one of the cheapest pets to buy |
| simplest kind of cage, and you can always pay a little | | | | and keep. That's one reason they're so popular. |
| more for something better. | | | | |