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.

She’s not skittish at all. She’s 5 months old and adorable! She seems very comfortable for her first day home with me. She’s exploring❤️🦎

She has a pinkish hue right… RIGHT?

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

Hi Everyone! I am so happy to be a new crested gecko parent. He was rehomed to me at 2 years old. My niece was no longer interested. It was an 800 mile one way road trip back to my house. He did great!
I set up his terrarium today. How does it look? Please give me any advice and criticism that you have, as I am new to crested geckos. I know they are arboreal, so I got several fake vines and plants. Did I go overboard? I also planted one of my Pothos houseplants in the substrate.
I used dechlorinated water to loosen up the coconut husk substrate. I put Springtail culture in the substrate, as well as 25 small dubias and 15 orange isopods. I figured those three will keep the substrate healthy.
I fed him 30 small crickets today. I put them right in the terrarium for him to eat at his leisure. Do you all typically just drop the food in or?
For light, I have a UVA, UVB, LED light on a timer and then a ceramic bulb for heat that I was planning on turning on only at night since it’s been in the 80s here. Once fall hits, I will probably leave the ceramic bulb on all the time. Or what do you recommend?
Thanks everyone! I’m super excited to be part of the group.

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***

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

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 ❤️

Miso says hey how ya doing

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

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 ❤️)

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

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!

(the little white bulb things growing)

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