Yay! Getting a leopard gecko. But a question first!

[raine555]

Hey everyone! We went to the petshop, and I've convinced my mom to let me get a leo! My parents are not usually big on the reptile thing, but if I keep it in my room it's ok.
So, I'm getting my leo from a local reptile breeder. It will be a baby, for 45 dollars. I have one concern, though. I have a 10 gallon aquarium, and it has a wooden bottom. I've found this: http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.as...ona-_-2-_-6353 but would it be strong enough for a leo?

Also I have a checklist. Can anyone tell me what else I am missing? Or if I dont need something?
* UTH
* Humid hide
* Regular hides
* Food, water, and calcium dish
* Fake plants and real branches
* Paper (for the bottom)

Thanks

[swedishfish]

nice pet choise, leos are awesome
im not sure what you meen wooden bottem? a aqarium wuld have water soak through if it haved a wooden bottem? hmm so im not sure how the uth will convey heet with that, but for a normal(glass bottem)aquarium that uth shuld be strong enuf maybe even too strong because the air temp dont matter only the temp of the bottem surface. it shuld be like 31C degrees where the uth is. if its too hot you can pile on more substrate or buy somthing to regulate to maximum temp. also what you using for substrate in the humid hide make sur its not loose because possible impacton is more likely for babys. but the checklist look good. leos are mostly terrestrial so i dont know if it wuld climb much but hey anything is possible for leos haha. also make sure you get a veryvery good pure calcium supplement and another multivitamin its especaly important when they growing it stops mbd (which you dont want believe me my leo have it). so good luck with your gecko!