Enrichment Study

A study was published about leopard geckos and enrichment!

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159124003356?fbclid=IwY2xjawHrk7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbdTRMo2W5SbI9N_j1XN4lNyPltJfaiJ_D5_ol9WNIaM6BloooyRPuxhCQ_aem_wjIeZQZFB6zn_BSQOhqVTg

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Of course we already understand how vital enrichment is, but having the science to back it up is important too.

I definitely learned things from reading through this! Apparently the leopard geckos in the study really appreciated having bigger water bowls they could fully step in.

My boy has always had a tiny one, because the community pretty much agrees leos don't soak. Buuut now that I think about it, I do notice Blue stepping in his water bowl pretty often and theres always dirt in it the day after I refill it, suggesting he does that pretty much every night. So I've given him a bigger one to see how he reacts!

A study was published about leopard geckos and enrichment!

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159124003356?fbclid=IwY2xjawHrk7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbdTRMo2W5SbI9N_j1XN4lNyPltJfaiJ_D5_ol9WNIaM6BloooyRPuxhCQ_aem_wjIeZQZFB6zn_BSQOhqVTg

(free to read)

Of course we already understand how vital enrichment is, but having the science to back it up is important too.

I definitely learned things from reading through this! Apparently the leopard geckos in the study really appreciated having bigger water bowls they could fully step in.

My boy has always had a tiny one, because the community pretty much agrees leos don't soak. Buuut now that I think about it, I do notice Blue stepping in his water bowl pretty often and theres always dirt in it the day after I refill it, suggesting he does that pretty much every night. So I've given him a bigger one to see how he reacts!