i’m such a goddamn idiot i left the enclosure door open overnight and she could be anywhere in my room. does anyone have any tips about where to look???
photo for tax despite my panic
EDIT: more questions/updates in replies
Hey guys, this is my fist time getting a reptile, it’s gonna be a one year old crested gecko and before I get him I wanted to ask if yall think I did a good job, I ordered a new thermometer/hygrometer which will arrive tomorrow and a T5 uvb lamp as well, which will take a little longer to arrive but D3 is also in the food for him,
Please be honest and let me know if you have any recommendations! It’s 50x50x100 cm
She reaches around one year old this June. Her tank has a lot of coverage. She is fed Pangea every day. I use repti-safe for her drinking and misting water. The humidity reaches between 60-80%(with the higher end after misting) and temperature is at 75 degrees. She has a UVB light. I don’t see any stuck shed and I don’t see ribs. She is active at night in her tank. She is eating because I see little poops (as evidenced by the big one dumped in her temporary tank white I cleaned her regular one tonight).
Yet she is only 7 grams. I saw the vet who suggested I monitor her weight and said she is on the low side. I will be bringing her back in if nothing changes soon.
I got her from someone else who couldn’t take care of her, so it’s possible she’s a little older or younger than I was told.
Any suggestions? Should I be concerned?
Hello yall… just wondering if she looks good to the community. Ive had her about 2 years and I feel like she’s been more stressed recently. Tonight I noticed she had what appeared to be blood at the base of her tail and wanted to consult the experts.
- I feed her every other day, often trying to feed her by hand to make sure she eats
- I spray her cage daily and she also has a water bowl in her cage that I refresh every other day or so
- her color is mostly as pictured, but she’ll flare up every once in while if I spray her cage while she’s out of her shelter
- she spends about 90% of her time hiding behind some branches in the top of her cage. I rarely see her elsewhere
I attached images of her eye, general body size, and the base of her tail. Please let me know if there’s anything that I should address. I just want my lizard to be as happy as possible.
I posed here a bit ago when I first got my crestie Winston, I wanted to know if it was a boy or girl. Only a few people commented and said it was a boy. And the more they grew the more I saw prominent ballz. BUT I WAS DEEP CLEANING TODAY ( I haven’t dug up behind a chunk of moss since the tank swap around a year ago) AND FOUND ONE EGG THAN 2. My jaw is still on the floor, I thought Winston was a boy this whole time.
Okay so I did post this before but the video didn’t load into the post.
For context i've had my gecko since the 9th may. i only started handling it yesterday. it lives in a 45x 45 x 60 at the moment. unsure of the gender as it was born on march 9th apparently, so it's only two-three months old. im just curious if im handling it right and if its happy on me?
I’ll also post some pictures of it in the comments.
It's going to be weird not being able to see his precious and derpy face 🥹 Miss you buddy 🦎
Is this ointment reptile safe? I've looked into what's safe and not safe for reptiles ointment wise but Google really only says to avoid pain relief agents since those are toxic to reptiles and so I got both this and neosporin but the neosporin had pain relief additives so I know i can't use that and I was told that this triple ointment was basically neosporin - the pain relief agents but I'm still very cautious of this because well if you didn't see my previous post you can go look at that or to sum it up my crested gecko lost his tail and got injured from what I am assuming to be a bad fall of sorts from escaping his enclosure (i am working on getting a new one - he is currently in a temporary one). I have taken him to a vet they only said he is dehydrated which honestly yeah most of the signs he is showing points to that but in my previous post with photos of him theres something with his eye and a few scrapes I'm worried about but those appear to be healing normally but I've been getting a lot of advice including using anti-infection stuff on him as a just in case and so thats what I am currently trying to do but I'm trying to do it in a safe and not traumatizing way
Any additional advice is always welcome and thank you 🙏
I have some lefts pinkies from my snake and i dont know what to do with them ,i heard some people the give pinkies to their Gecko ,but i heard just for females ,i have a male and hes almost 1 year ,it is okay to give one pinkie per month?even if it is a male?
No hate please!!!
I just rearranged my tank enclosure. I added a couple more things and more upright wood and plants to climb. We are in the process of getting him his adult tank (18x18x36). When it comes he will get bigger and better and more plants. Also attached photos of previous setup. It is still a work in progress as I still need more coverage up top.
Ok I need advice.
so I brought my new lil lady home on Saturday.
She is a small juvenile.
Her Enclosure is 12x12x18.
The breeder I got her from kept them in small plastic container maybe 6”-8” tall which is normal for breeders.
Ever since I got my little lady home, she has been on the bottom of the tank. She is eating every other day but refuses to use the rest of the tank. She spends her whole day and night in the plants on the floor.
I know she needs to get acquainted, but is this normal behavior???? Is this enclosure stressful for her???
Petrie is seriously my fav dude of all time, bro is just perched, look at the hands 😭 usually don’t see this guy until it’s dark but today I seen him sneaking about at 7:30pm to watch the sun go down over my neighbour’s rooftop. And he gave me these looks 😍
I don’t know what to do.
We got our crestie in December last year.
I have a good setup (see previous posts in this Sub).
I always see geckos here that are so hyperactive and waddling around. And our crestie mostly just chills and doesn’t move. He was fed by a little spoon in the shop where we got him. So food time consists of us getting him out, feeding him food with a little spoon or little insects and then taking him back to his enclosure.
He’s eating fine, temperature and humidity are always perfect.
Is he maybe just a bit… slower?
He also lost his tail early on, so I don’t know how he was before he lost it.
EDIT WITH OUR ENCLOSURE: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrestedGecko/s/cAwQuUZDs4
When I first got my boy, Momo, he was okay with being handled, and when I went away on vacation for a month I had a friend watching him, but she never wanted to take him out of his enclosure because she was scared she would lose him which is understandable. Well now that I’m back, he suddenly doesn’t like being held anymore and goes to bite if I try to hold him. Should I keep trying to re-familiarize him with me or not because the last thing I want to do is stress him out. Any advice is appreciated!
Im getting my crestie sunday and wanted to know what I should do to improve its terrarium
Last time he had diarrhea was a little more than 2 months ago. What’s the cause?
Just was wondering if she looked calm in this photo bc I had someone watch her and then I got her back that day