Where to find leopard geckos?

Where to find Leopard Geckos?

The Leopard Gecko is a native of Pakistan, southern Asia, India, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. Today, nearly all Leopard geckos sold as pets in the United States are hatched and raised in captivity. This eliminates the hardships and stress suffered by the animals from being captured in the wild and then shipped for long distances.

Here are some other places and ways to find a Leopard Gecko:

Pet Shops

Pet shops are probably the easiest location to go and search for leopard geckos for sale. Almost any town has local pet shops. If they do not have leopard geckos for sale, you can have them order it for you. The only trouble you can get from pet shops is that you are not able to know if it is healthy or where does it came from. You might purchase a gecko that can be wild caught or was cage together with other wild caught geckos where it could possibly get disease or parasites. Also, pet shops have limited range of animals and the likely to become more costly.

Reptile Show

It can be an ideal place to search for leopard geckos. The range of animals you can see there is wide and diverse. You will be able to search for geckos of different ages, colors and most of the prices are viable. Reptile shows became very famous and you must be able to search for one. The sellers at the shows are normally very supportive and ready to talk about the proper care of their animals.

Leopard Gecko Breeders

There are a number of mail order and online breeders. You can find many variation and color of gecko that you want. Breeders are truly an ideal way to search for a particular sort of leopard gecko. There is some problem when ordering gecko from them. You are not able to examine the gecko before you buy them. The gecko should be transported and it can possibly cause illness or injury. Leopard geckos are very pricey. Most prices of the breeders are reasonable. However the cost having the gecko transported through overnight deliver usually increases its cost.