Petco Animal Cruelty

[ConcinusMan]

That tank is just a little smaller than your average 10 gallon tank.

Yes, I know. It's nearly identical to the gecko tank at the petco across the street from me. So what?

It's both common and incredibly overrated. If you ever hear someone say "It's just common sense." you can pretty bet the farm on it being completely and utterly wrong. The same thing applies to the phrase "It's self-evident."

Wait a second, is that some sort of crack about how the U.S. constitution was written? If so, good one. Nice job.

[Stefan-A]

Wait a second, is that some sort of crack about how the U.S. constitution was written? If so, good one. Nice job.

Declaration of Independence and no, any similarities are accidental.

[Greg'sGarters]

Yes, I know. It's nearly identical to the gecko tank at the petco across the street from me. So what?

There should be no more than 4 leopard geckos per 10 gallons. They have 7. I don't have a problem with cage size just overcrowded leopard geckos. I used to breed them and plan to start up again next season.

[d_virginiana]

Ugh. Went in my local Petco yesterday, and every single goldfish and koi in the store had ick. Every goldie tank in the store has had ick in it for at least a week or two, and they JUST put up a sign saying that they weren't currently for sale. (I guess that's because even an idiot knows a fish with no fins is sick)
I can understand temporarily overcrowding species that can handle it, but they should really be more conscientious of the fish. That sort of stress just kills them.

There should be no more than 4 leopard geckos per 10 gallons. They have 7. I don't have a problem with cage size just overcrowded leopard geckos. I used to breed them and plan to start up again next season.

Speaking of how they house geckos; what is the deal with sand? I've never kept them so idk, but I've always heard that sand was a no-no unless you feed them in a separate container or tong-feed or something.
Just wondering what the protocol on that was out of curiosity.

[Greg'sGarters]

Speaking of how they house geckos; what is the deal with sand? I've never kept them so idk, but I've always heard that sand was a no-no unless you feed them in a separate container or tong-feed or something.
Just wondering what the protocol on that was out of curiosity.

I advise against sand. It's always safer not to use sand but you can't exactly find paper towels or newspaper in Pakistan (not natural looking). Have you ever been to the beach, in the ocean, and when you get out and walk on the beach, the sand clumps on your feet? That's what can happen in a leopard gecko's intestines if the gecko ingests too much sand. If it's for a private collection which you don't plan to show off, you should use paper towels. If you want to show it off, use calcium sand. It looks like real sand but it will break down in a leopard gecko's intestines, as not to cause compaction. It looks just like the real deal. Whether you use real sand (not recommended), calcium sand (recommended), or paper towels (highly recommended), you should feed them mealworms in a certain type of dish called a mealworm dish. This will help keep their eating a little neater, and GREATLY reduce the risk of them ingesting any substrate.