My girl, Toasty Rangoon, has a fully planted bioactive tank with lots of hides and foliage, yet she decides that sleeping front and center on the glass is the best place to be. Previously, she slept near the very top of her tank in an extra feeding ledge (no food in the cup, but the cup was in the holder), but she's since outgrown that spot and I provided her with a larger hide in the same area. Anyone else's geck like this? Like, I thought you were supposed to be a secretive, hard to find reptile, lol. Bonus points for the "um, acktually ☝️🤓" foot pose in the pic.

I've been interested in giving my gecko Vital Meal since Pangea's pricing went up but I can't find it for sale with shipping under 7-8 dollars. Does anyone know of any place to buy it with a lower cost shipping?

For context my girl is sick and has been for a few months; not eating, losing weight, eating substrate, I am still working with my vet running thru all the diagnostic tests. She will still show interest and eat a superworm, so I usually try to sprinkle some CGD dust on the worm after she grabs it to round out her nutrition a little. But today she fully SPAT OUT the worm after I sprinkled CGD on it and refused to bite at another bug. Even when I try to put a little drop of glop on her lips to get her to lick up some CGD, her reaction has very clearly gone from “lick. Oh wait that’s kinda yummy👀👀” to flat out revulsion. I know plenty of maladies can cause lack of appetite, but has anyone ever heard of a gecko still interested in eating bugs, but not the prepared diet??? I have tried Pangea, Repashy, and even ZooMed just in case she was being picky about the brand or flavor but she won’t willingly eat any of it. Does anyone have any clue at all??? 😭

I just love him

Are all cresties just lil nasty boys? 🥲

I went to feed mine today and before I could set the food down he splooged and then took the fattest dump. Like, as long as a pothos leaf.

Is he just a particularly nasty boy or are they all like this? 🥲

I still love him, but damn, he ain't right 😭

I didnt weight him when i got him, which i regret but he was so smoll 🥹 he gained 4g in a month, now being at 19g ! (Got him in november)

Ain't no way she doesn't have back pain

So this is Maple I've had her for 6 years now. (She's 7-8) She's a rescue, the first owner was not able to properly take care of her. She was so tiny when I got her. We thought she was just a small girl, but with the setup she had. It was not possible to get high enough humidity, so after I fixed the setup. She grew so fast!!

But because she started life with a bad setup, she never really learned how to remove her shed. So me and my husband had to help her a lot in the beginning, a humid box and q tip with water. But because of us helping her, she hates whenever I come into the room. She's scared I will pick her up. I've been trying to pick her up at random times, just to show nothing will happen. (And so she can be handle incase of vet visit). She lost her tail last year, and I feel she's even more skittish after it. She panics much more when I'm holding her. Before she could handle some handling, now she freaks out. My question is would a new home help?? Like with people who have not done her "wrong" in her eyes. I don't want to re-home her, but if it could help her I would. (I'm writing this right before sleep, so I will probably answer tomorrow 😅 thx to who ever cared to read it all ❤️)

(the little white bulb things growing)

I am getting my crested gecko either tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday what are some extra things to know or do before getting them?

Hi! Me again.

I need to move some things around in the enclosure. This is my first crestie so it’s been a learning experience. I need to move my plants further up so he has more canopy coverage if that makes sense, and I need to clean his food bowl so it’s ready for tonight. Do I need to wait until night time to do things in the enclosure? Should I put him in a Tupperware with holes while I do my thing? He’s only been here since Sunday so I’ve only been going in the enclosure quickly to mist and add his food and water. He is super nervous and jumpy (understandably) and so I’m just wondering what the best, least stressful option is for me to move things around a little.

Hi! i used to be a biiiig incense/candle girlie before i got my geckos but obviously now i don't use any of that. i do miss having a nice refreshing smell to my room though, especially now that i have to keep live food and no matter how often i clean them out, they always stink up the whole room within a day or two. so does anyone know of any air fresheners or candles or anything i can use to make my room smell nice that wont harm my babies' noses

She has a pinkish hue right… RIGHT?

Idk what he likes to show off more, his balls or his grip strength 😆

My little guy has been very curious about my electric piano lately. He has chilled out on the music stand a couple times now, staying still long enough for me to play him a song. The piano is right next to his enclosure, maybe he's been listening to me play!

Disclaimer: I noticed a different, computer-savvy crestie posted here recently who is also named Papaya! This is not the same gecko, but clearly, geckos named Papaya must be highly intelligent.

My beloved Romeo has licked up a small drop of soapy water. I can’t believe such a horrible accident could happen. Pray for him. 🙏

***AGAIN, THIS IS SATIRE***

I'm working on a new bioactive created gecko tank to upgrade from my 12x12x18 to this 18x18x24.
I haven't added any of the live plants or other fake greenery yet, and as much as I want to simply "trust the process" I don't know how I like this so far. It looks a bit busy in my opinion but at the same time I also don't want any dead space.
Any ideas/advise is appreciated!

I managed to catch both Punkin and Chai in the middle of shedding tonight, crazy that they both decided to shed on the same night! Punkin looks so cute in her little hoodie ❤️

I've spent way too much money and time on him but I'm happy because I think he's happy.