01
The Animal
Native range across the rocky arid grasslands of Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwest India. Crepuscular biology, eyelids, tail fat stores — the foundation for every decision that follows.
Care Library · Vol. II
Leopard gecko.
The lizard that taught a generation to keep reptiles — done properly. Volume Two of the Citadel Culebra Care Library.
Why this guide
Hardy is not the same as forgiving. The most common beginner lizard is also the most commonly kept wrong.
Belly heat, not heat lamps. Thermostats, not guesswork. Three hides, not one. The husbandry that turns a ten-year animal into a twenty-year animal — written by keepers who run hundreds of them.
What's inside
Every chapter.
02
Heat & The Enclosure
Belly heat from below on a thermostat, a 90°F warm surface, a true thermal gradient, and the three-hide rule: warm, cool, and a humid hide for clean sheds.
03
Feeding & Supplements
Insectivore feeding by size and age, gut-loading, and the calcium and D3 schedule that prevents metabolic bone disease — the number-one killer of pet geckos.
04
Health & Shedding
Reading the warning signs, stuck shed on toes and eyes, impaction risk from loose substrate, brumation, and when to get a vet involved.
Web + EPUB
Read it the way you want to.
Full interactive web experience plus a downloadable EPUB for offline reference next to the enclosure.
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Common questions
Before you buy.
Yes. The early chapters work as a complete first-lizard guide, and the later chapters cover health and breeding for keepers ready to go deeper.
We cover the current evidence in full. Low-level UVB is beneficial and we explain how to provide it safely alongside dietary D3.
Yes. Care Library volumes are versioned — buyers get every future revision of the volume they purchased.
Care Library · Vol. II
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Web experience + downloadable EPUB.