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last night i held my gecko for the first time (well she crawled up my arm)and i was sooooooo excited i just wanted everyone to know!!! now shes done it once is it likely she will do it again soon?

thanks to all the people who gave me tips before they really helped.

>>last night i held my gecko for the first time (well she crawled up my arm)and i was sooooooo excited i just wanted everyone to know!!! now shes done it once is it likely she will do it again soon?
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>>thanks to all the people who gave me tips before they really helped.

If you mean that she voluntarily climbed up onto your hand, then yes, it's likely she'll do it again. Sounds like she's learning that you're not a threat, which is obviously the goal. I like to think that mine sees me as warm, moving terrain.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Mine just snaps at me as if to say ''if your gonna put your hand in here make sure its got some food in it''

>>Mine just snaps at me as if to say ''if your gonna put your hand in here make sure its got some food in it''

I trust you're not hand feeding directly with your fingers? Using tongs (or just tossing in crickets for the gecko to catch instead of hand feeding) greatly reduces the chance of the gecko associating your fingers with food...
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Most likely, she will continue to do it again. Just introduce her to handling every other night and before you know it, she'll be looking for your hand
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ALGeckos
Aimee Salazar & Leon Holland