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leo in her own cage got about 7 crickets and i did have meal worms but the crickets ate them before i could get them away from them... i didnt see that one coming at all. i am thinking of takeing her back even though i dont want to.. wat do u guys think i should do ? i am so confused right now, they say that leos get stressed very easy yes i know but dang it more stress on me then it is her...

Hi

No, you are not going to take her back, there that pressure of making that decision has been taken off your shoulders.

Don't give up on her that easily, these gecko are worth the effort and time we put into taking care of them.

You really need to calm down a relax and just give her some time. She will calm down a relax at her own pace, but you just need to hold on and give her time.

We now that you are concerned and worried and so is everyone when they get a new gecko.

We will all be here for you to vent any frustrations out with, and yes, waiting for her to get settled in and comfortable is hard to do, but you just really have to give her, her own space and she will settle in when she is ready.

It is like the story of watching the pot boil, as long as you are watching it, it won't, but as soon as you stop it will.

Another thing to think about, is that animals can sometimes pick up on there owner moods, for example- when you are stressed,worried,hurt,sad etc..

Just give her a couple weeks or so to settle in, she will.

Take Care, TLB

Hi

In my personal experience with all of my geckos, of which I raised them all from baby's, I have found that they don't really get super stressed out like you may think. They may get a little stressed at first with some, but nothing worth panicking over.

I have always personally held every one of my baby's the first day I had gotten them, and found that they started to calm down pretty fast.

Let me tell you a little story, I once went into a petstore and the manager was taking care of the reptiles at that moment and I asked to see a couple of the baby geckos, and so the manager got them out for me and they were really restless in her hands and kept trying to get out of them. I then asked the manager if I could hold one of them and she said okay, but be very careful and hold on good. I took one of the geckos from her and held it gentle and even opened up my hand to let it crawl from hand to hand and it did so calmly and then it just settled down in my hand and I tell you the manager could not believe how good it was with me. As soon as I handed the gecko back to the manager to hold the other one, the gecko I was holding got wild with her again. I held the other one that was wild with her also and the same thing happened for me again and she couldn't believe it.

All I did was to hold them and talk calmly to them and I felt so much love inside of me for them and I think that they could feel that coming from me and knew that I really cared.

Just something I thought I would share with you.

Take Care, TLB

Just relax...her stress should be decreasing now that you have her alone. Give a week or so...if she doesn't start eating by then, then you can start to worry...but until then just relax...she's just getting used to her new environment.
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

i was to the point i was trying to get her to eat out of tweesers!! that is just terrible i am gunna leave her alone from her out.. besides feeding her and keeping up on hides and keeping her water up.. my male is out alot more now that she isnt in there even though he didnt act like it i think he was stressed out that she was in there to... he is eating like crazy.. he always has ate like crazy i have never had a problem with him eating, the problem is getting him to gain weight he eats everyother day, she keeps getting crickets in her cage.. i think that she has ate 1 out of 7 i am to lazy to get up and check up i know she only at 1 atleast ***.. thanx again u guys and gurls alot of help. my parents a lil mad at me cause i took her out, but they just dont know how much u guys realy made me feel, and think about takeing alot better care of them, they dont miss tomany meals i know that much though...

Brandon,

I know that this is going to be hard for you, but trust me. These geckos are one of the most heariest reptiles, if not the heartiest.

They can go for a week or so without food. Do this. Take all the crickets out of her cage. Give her a few more hides. And leave her alone for a week. Then throw some crickets in there, and leave her alone. Do this for a few days, until she comes out all on her own.

Trust me,
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Modern Geckos
Josh Ellis
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I'm glad you have them separate regardless of your parents...its so much better for them. Your parents will get over it...and your leos will be much better off because of it. As far as how your girl is doing (what's her name btw??....lol) try to leave her completely alone for 2 days...tongight make sure there is no food in the tank, make sure it's clean, put clean fresh water in, and make sure the humid hide has plenty of moisture...and then for 2 days COMPLETELY avoid the tank except to make sure she has water. On the third day just put some dusted feeders in the tank for her...that should really help her settle down and get her appetite going. Don't do anything else to the tank except to put the feeders in. If she eats them right away, give her as much as she can eat, and then you can clean her tank that night and start trying to feed her daily. If she doesn't eat them right away, go ahead and leave them overnight and clean the tank in the morning whether she eats any or not (make sure you count what you put in and what you take out!). If she eats start trying to feed her daily. If she doesn't eat, then do the same thing again. Let me know if that makes sense...lol Just relax! I'm sure she'll start eating for you!
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

i got 5 crix in there and dude it a 20 gallon not much room for alot of hides.. i can fit about oh 3-4 and that is about enough. it feels wierd to go from a 3 ft long tank to a 1ft lol she should be just fine. i felt so bad today . i walked into my room and check hides to see wat she was doing then go look at my male. and he is out looking at me. i havent got him outa tank till today and i got her last monday wow that a first i been so worried about her i actually just sorda pushed him to the side which isnt nice of me at all! i will put some fake plants in there to. to help give her some security.. i hope this sorda tells u wat i am doing. yr post was ok but not that good i think i got it but tell me about not feeding her... cause i got 5 crix in there right now... should i take them out ???

wat u think of that she is a jungle leo she is scared and easily stressed wat u think name should be ?

lol...I had a hampster named baby once...just cause that's what I always called her...I gave her a different name originally...but then I just started calling her baby...lol
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

Hi

Here is some thoughts for you. I named some of my geckos by a pattern I may have seen on them, for example - one is "crescent moon" because she had the shape of a half moon on the back of her kneck pattern, I named one "Bullseye" because on his back he had a dark brown circle, then inside that circle there was a circle of white and then inside that white circle there was a brown spot and that mad me think of a bullseye.

Then there were some geckos I named because of there personality's, for example - "curioso" because he is just so curious about everything, "hideaway" because he always liked to hide under his papertowel substrate, "pitch" because she looked like she had a pitch fork shape on her head. Then there were other names I used, because they just sounded right for that specific gecko, for example - "sprite", "squirt", "smokey" and so on.

Just some idea's for you to think about.

Take Care, TLB

With what I've seen, they seem to get very stressed out by the crickets being constantly in there. I'd just take them all out and leave her be for 3-5 days, then try to feed her. Some of my older geckos wont eat if I've left anything in their tank from the night before. May it be one superworm, or a cricket, I take it out, and they eat like mad the next day.
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Modern Geckos
Josh Ellis
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I wouldn't leave her for 3-5 days...since its already been a week since she's had a decent meal. I'd take all the crickets out tonight, make sure the tank is clean and stuff like I said before, and try putting crickets in again in three days. Is she in your bedroom or somewhere where there isn't much "people traffic?" If she's in your room you might be able to help calm her down by putting a towel or something over her tank...otherwise just try to stay away from the tank except to see if she has water once each day. When you put the crickets in, start with just one, and drop it in trying not to disturb her too much, if she goes after it right away, just keep adding crickets till she stops...if not, put 5 or so in there and leave them overnight.
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

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if you like it. Just choose a name you like that you think fits her.
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

wat would be a realy kewl name like some of yr leos names and i can sorda think of something that way... it like getting her out OOHH BABY LOL!

all my leos names are in my signature... Blinkers is blinkers because of the spots on her head, Skissor is skissor b/c she tried to bite me several times during the first couple weeks I had her, Vahz is vahz b/c she has a vase-like shape on her back, Spitfire is spitfire because he is...lol, and finally Bronx...my fav leo!!...is bronx just because it seemed to fit him for some reason. I dunno...some other cute names could be Brooklyn, Brook, Georgia...hehe..places...lol Something might just come to you...you never know.
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

even though i didnt see it but my male isnt as jumpy now that the female (unnames so far) male= gax but he is more open and he is all sprowled out on the rock sleeping.. he didnt change his eating ways.. OH yea does it stress her out by haveing a radio on and by me typeing ? it shouldnt but i dunno ima talk to her though when she starts eating again.. my mom always talks to gax i am always laughing at her it funny.. when he didnt have a name she called him Mr.Geko BLAHAHA! i thought it was so funny ! i had to put up a sign that said my name is gax not Mr.Geko and she got a chuckle outa that 1.. ima have to post some pics of gax when he starts to faten up that tail of his.. he cant seem to gain weight and he eats 15 crix and about 4 meal worms everyother day which i think is doing pritty good for a juvinile... i have been trying hard to start getting my own crix at home.. any of u guys know where i can get a good place cheep but they check there crix? anyways he eats alot man, he starting to make me just about get a job, with baseball, school, gunna be a good old time .. hey you guys srys for being such an As* and makeing u guys sorda get pis*ed and have to explain to me so much y to get them outa there. thanx again srys for being a pain in the A*s lol thanx again
brandon
p.s. think of a name for me she is a jungle i am thinking realy hard that is y i cant think of a name but it will be ok

Take a look at what I said about your name question.

>> I wouldn't leave her for 3-5 days...since its already been a week since she's had a decent meal. I'd take all the crickets out tonight, make sure the tank is clean and stuff like I said before, and try putting crickets in again in three days.

Three days does fall inbetween 3 and 5 right? Thought I was mistaken!

Just leave her be, Brandon. That's all I can tell you.
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Modern Geckos
Josh Ellis
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Hi Brandon

I'am not asking this to mean anything bad, I'am just plan old curious. What state do you live in? and how old are you?.

Like I said I'am just curious.

Take Care, TLB

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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

i am 14 years of age just about 15 and i live in illinois how old are all of you guys ?

I'm 20...where in IL are ya at?...I go to school in Urbana-Champaign
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

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Hi Brandon

No, I haven't gone to bed yet.

TLB

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