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So recently I had to gently push my crested out of the way in order to put her food bowl down in her cage, freshly refilled, of course. She wasn't having it, and made her displeasure known audibly! It sounded like a parrot imitating a dog, if that description makes any sense. She didn't bite or run away - she just didn't want to be moved.

It struck me as both funny and cute, especially given that she is almost always silent, even including the times I've had to fairly vigorously persuade her to come out of her leaves for cage cleaning or just to interact with her. Normally the only sounds I hear from her terrarium are leaves rustling when she moves or a thump when she jumps.

Anybody else have similar experiences and/or just have geckos that are more frequently vocal than mine? (The only other time I've ever heard her "speak" was early in her life when she actually squawked at my leopard gecko in the next cage over!)
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

I haven't heard noises like that from my geckos, but occasionally when my male is sitting on my shoulder I'll hear him squeaking repeatedly, almost like a mouse. It's cute.

My adult male was extremely vocal when I got him (as an adult) last year. His screams accompanied his nervousness as his previous owner didn't handle him much. He has calmed down drastically now with regular handling and doesn't make much of a noise these days.

Some of the babies I've hatched this year (many from the above male) have been screamers, one young male in particular would screech his lungs out any time you touched him.

I've experienced this sort of noise with all of the geckos species I've ever bred (leos, caves, cresties and dune geckos) - some do it, some don't, but it mostly seems to be a "don't touch me" or "get away from me" noise that calms down the more they are handled and trust their owners.

She's totally silent when I get her out of her enclosure, which sometimes involves gently 'persuading' her with my hands, as her enclosure is fairly densely filled with fake plants, so it's not always easy to just reach in and grab her. Touching her normally doesn't cause that sort of reaction, and we've had her for 2.5 years, so if she's not used to us by now, then I guess she never will be.

She was silent before and has been silent since - it just seemed kinda goofy to me.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Thats funny. I got an order of 5 crested babies today, and a few minutes after I put them in their cage, I heard a noise. I have an african grey parrot, who was in the other room, who frequently imitates my dog. I heard a barking that was quite faint, and I specifically had to ask my boyfriend if the noise was coming from the parrot, or the gecko, as I have never heard a gecko bark before. Come to find out, it was the gecko. Not sure what its problem was, cause nothing seemed to be bothering him....cute little thing! 8-)