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My 6 month old crested gecko holds his tail out away from his body at about a 45 degree angle while climbing glass. He's not using the end of his tail to hold on with. I see no sign of injury and the tail tip (and the rest of the tail) isn't tender to touch.

He's in an aquarium that is aprox 12" x 18" x 24" with a mesh lid. The cage is misted 2x daily and several layers of newspaper are on the lid to help hold in moisture. There is a layer of spagnum moss on the bottom, climbing branches of various diameters, and a spider plant.

Anyone know what's causing this or have any thoughts?
Thanks!
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color=navy Andrea Alexander /color=navy

From Emerson Sy's Care Sheet.

"Floppy Tail Syndrome
FTS is a condition when the tail flops to one side, which may be due to weakness of the caudal attachment to the pelvis to facilitate tail loss when threatened. de Vosjoli hypothesized that this may be due to lack of appropriate climbing branches in the enclosure and early calcium deficiency that weakened the precaudal pelvic bones. FTS does not negatively affect a crested gecko's ability to reproduce."

More information can be found on our site under Care.
-Mike