u/Mayinfall

Forgive me for sounding stupid, but I just want to double check. If I weigh a cup with my gecko in it and then once again without the gecko and then subtract I should get an approximate weight? I tried to TARE the cup but she just didn’t want to stay still enough for me to get her in the cup and then stay in it lol. Figure instead of frantically trying to handle her a lot to position her right just quickly get her in the cup with a closed lid

Just sleeping stretched out, but first time I was able to get a good shot of the belly

New UVB added. Much brighter than my original zoomed one. Thanks to those who recommended the Arcadia brand.

we’ve got another trip planned soon 😊

Rajah’s: 8th, 1st was a month long cross country national parks trip

Saphire/Saffy’s: 5th

They have mom and dad, three years apart :)

my new nighttime routine now consists of checking in on the gecko in bed before I turn off my light 😅

Im using a light fixture and uvb bulb my friend had an extra of and from what Ive been reading this would be okay? Most people use the longer tube ones so I’m just checking if this will be okay for bow and the distant future if I need to reconsider and get a tube bulb shape instead.

how to make it easier for my roommate to take care of my gecko while I’m gone?

quick context: I’ll be going on a week long camping trip a little less than two weeks from now. I got my new crestie on the 28th.

My local pet store does pet boarding, and I know them well and they are very trusted. She’d have proper light/heating but smaller space and less “clutter” coverage and since I just got her was thinking maybe it’s just simpler to have her stay in her new home and not stress her out.

Now my roommate has taken care of my fish and axolotl & newts. But never a lizard. The lights are on a timer, there is a thermostat on the che. So all she would have to do is mist and replace food in the evening. I heard you can pre-prepare Pangea food in the fridge for seven days. So if I mix cups up before I go and could literally just label them so she can replace them. She hates bugs so the crestie will just have to go without for the 6 days we’d be gone. I haven’t yet seen evidence shes liking her food so I’m hoping by the time I leave shell be at least eating okay.

I’ve started getting her used to being held and I’d assume the 6 days of no interaction wouldnt put our progress to far back either.

I guess I’m just looking for advice/experience/comments to help me better make a decision, thank you

Got this girl today, the seller was pretty sure she’s a female. 11.6 grams around 7months old. I did forget to ask what morph she was exactly.

currently just getting used to her new set up and hiding on/near the floor in the back with a open and closing of her mouth, but I assume that Is like a stress response from the move?

half the time his paws are oriented normally when he sits like this the other times his right paw is completely side ways. No injuries or sensitivity in the paw, I guess he just likes to place it that way or is it’s his actual bone structure or something?