I have two baby geckos. When I bought the first one it was tame and it wasn't jumpy. The second one runs from and tries to bite me. Any suggestions on taming it?
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taming a baby leopard gecko
CookieSnCreaM
Feb 09, 2004 04:49 PM
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jack7777766
Feb 09, 2004 04:52 PM
Leos are sometimes very frightened and flighty when their young theyll ussually grow out of it on their own, wait till it gets bigger and then start handling him.
Jack
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geckogod2
Feb 09, 2004 09:48 PM
just give it time..it will calm down...
geckogod2
StarGecko
Feb 11, 2004 11:06 AM
When it gets to be 5 inches or so it should start to calm down, you can start handling it then. Right now you will just be stressing it out. When it comes to handling I try to be the gecko whisperer- let them tell you what they are comfortable with.
A few tips to calm a gecko:
Make a little cage out of your hands and ienclose its head so it's dark. This will make your gecko feel safe
Let the gecko sit on you. Don't insist on grasping it if it is struggling to get away (unless medically neccessary), you will stress it out and I think, create fear towards you
The more you can make each encounter with your gecko calm and safe feeling for them, the faster they will tame IMO
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