Original post by clopez8771 — 2020-04-12 18:07:51 GMT
About 6 weeks ago i built a custom background for my crested geckos new bioactive tank. I was wondering if anyone had any good tips for getting the silicone smell out. I have not put my gecko in the tank yet. Again its been about 4 to 6 weeks of letting it air out.
]]>Original post by HenerytheGecko — 2020-03-25 22:43:44 GMT
My crested gecko has MBD and needs calcium suppliment. How should I go about giving it to him? I cannot put it on his crickets as I let his crickets free roam around his cage, and it will come off. How much should I put in his Pangea diet? If I give him a scoop of Pangea, how much calcium should go in that?
]]>Original post by HenerytheGecko — 2020-03-25 18:50:51 GMT
My gecko has small dark marks on his back and leg. They are not spots because they stick out. I thought it was dirt at first so I tried to wipe it to make sure and he did not seem to like being touched in that spot. I rescued him and I know he had some wounds when he was rescued. Are these rotted skin that failed to shed, scars, or parasites? Please let me know if you know!
]]>Original post by Juno123 — 2015-03-03 18:53:37 GMT
We have had the crested for 2 months now. I have been feeding him crickets every 5 days in addition to his crested gecko food on the advice of the pet store since he is a baby and wanted him to get used to his new home, and they weren't sure if he would take to the food right away. We were told to do that for about a month. I am not sure that he even eats the gecko food so I have been afraid to stop the crickets. Other than there being a noticeable amount of food gone, how do I know if he is eating the food? I don't notice that he is eating that food.
]]>Original post by mantisftw — 2014-10-12 01:09:25 GMT
Hello all, im the proud owner of two new cresties. This is my first time owning crested geckos but not my first reptile, I also raise panther chameleons, a green tree python, a corn snake, and I had a beardie plus lots of other non-reptilian animals. Im fairly confident that I have a good basic knowledge on crestie care and husbandry and Ive done some research. I have a Zoomed naturalistic terrarium 12x12x18, and its a planted tank with several layers of different substrates for humidity and filtration. had planned on getting a crestie about a month ago and waited for petcos reptile rally to get it at half-off (im aware of the cautions of buying from chain pet stores). I couldnt resist because he was a very pretty crestie, im thinking a flame, and the price was good. It seems pretty healthy as well. The second crestie I got from a local breeder that I met at petco and we did the exchange there. Both geckos appear to be only a few months old, at around 3 inches. However, some of the information the breeder told me didnt seem right.
He told me hes been breeding cresties for years. I told him that I was getting one at petco, and he said I should take a look at his. I mentioned that I had a small tank for what I thought was meant for only a single gecko. He said that he had a 10 gallon tank with 6 geckos in it (I was somewhat appalled by this, but ended up getting a second crestie anyway because it was another awesome flame). He said that he feeds the food mixture dry because when its wet, the geckos walk in it, get it all over the walls, and it creates bacteria. He also said to get isopods (such as roly-polys) to break down tank matter. I mentioned springtails, he said they werent as good. I think there may have been some other questionable things, I just cant think of them on the spot right now.
Now, I have not nor do I plan on taking his information as fact yet. I wanted to ask on forums before I did the research myself just to get second opinions. So far though, I already know that feeding geckos a dry mixture is pretty controversial... but more thought on this matter would be appropriated! I can post pics of the geckos upon request, I might like to know if a gender can be deducted yet and what exact morph they are.
]]>Original post by fantasyxbabygurl — 2014-07-29 14:31:14 GMT
I'm sure this comes up all the time but I tried searching the forums and came up with too much non related stuff.
Does anyone know a link to a good site or post giving detailed instructions for natural crested habitat enclosures? I'm converting a piece of furniture in to crested enclosure and would like to do it natural but am not quite sure what's needed to keep maintenance up. Cleaning a glass tank is way simpler than maintaining live plants and dirt without allowing harmful bacteria to grow...
So I'd like to start, knowing the correct things I may need to incorporate into the system first before I throw anything in there.
By natural, I mean that I prefer dirt ground, planted plants, ect
]]>Original post by dahawks02 — 2014-05-17 16:36:09 GMT
Hi all! My crestie is about 10 months old. I was wondering if you guys can tell me what you think the morph is. Bi have more pics of the crestie if need be! Thank you
Reply by dahawks02 — 2014-05-17 16:38:21 GMT
Retry
Original post by antegy — 2014-05-11 16:58:06 GMT
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has experience housing a crested gecko with another type of gecko?
We're thinking of getting an African fat-tailed gecko, or maybe a leopard gecko, and housing it with our female crested gecko.
Is this okay? Any potential issues?
Thanks,
- Mark
Reply by shamrock75 — 2014-06-06 06:03:30 GMT
Crested geckos are territorial and may be stressed by the different species.Also the ideal habitat for Cresteds isn't going to agree with most other species and vice versa.They may be housed with other New Caledonian geckos of similar size but then you can expect cross breeding.Do some research...
Original post by MuggyB — 2013-12-04 22:08:41 GMT
I found these at work and I'm in illinois came on pallets from asia I think.. they die in the winter though. . I don't think their leopard geckos they can climb have sticky feet..
Reply by jetfire — 2014-01-24 12:06:00 GMT
those are Mediterranean geckos. they're all over most east coast port cities,an excellent example of an invasive species filling a niche role (especially here in Charleston,SC...only native herps we have that are nocturnal insectivores are tree frogs,and these geckos eat A LOT of bugs).
Not all invasive species are bad,plus they're cute!
Original post by rodingotx — 2013-10-11 19:49:44 GMT
Can anyone tell me what sex these geckos are? The first one has 4 pics, the second one has 2 pics.
Original post by dfrantz343 — 2013-08-14 17:28:25 GMT
Original post by dfrantz343 — 2013-08-11 18:18:33 GMT
How do input pictures on here off my phone
]]>Original post by HerpZillA — 2013-07-27 04:09:45 GMT
OK,, I'm looking to get a lizard. I have had tons of stuff over the years and cresties are on my short list now. I have a spot I want to layout a cage, 7' long maybe 36" tall and 18" deep.
I have read to many conflicting things about co habitation. Also read young ones do not fair well in large cages.
So,, can I have 2.4 adults in one cage that large? Heavily planted. To many? Or could it do more? I probably would not do more but it would set my mind at ease if that cage could.
Thanks for any help.
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Reply by fantasyxbabygurl — 2014-07-29 14:16:18 GMT
I'm not sure if there are further concerns about the amount of geckos. The biggest issue that kept me from attempting a large enclosure like that was throwing away money on wasted food. You would need quite a few food dishes to ensure your geckos would eat enough.
In a smaller cage you can effectively put in the appropriate amount of food for one or two geckos in one or two places and know that they will get to it.
In a 7 ft enclosure if you only have one or two dishes, some geckos may never even see the food dish if the decide to stay in a particular area, if you divide their food into 7 dishes all spaced equally across the cage, all your geckos may happen to stay in one half of the cage, leaving only half the food eaten and half the amount they need, wasting the rest.
But if your willing to have many dishes and fill them with extra food, knowing some of the dishes will be wasted, it could probably work. You would also want to check on your geckos health to make sure they are finding and getting the proper amount of food each. (If 3 geckos continually converge on a dish that holds only enough food for two and a half for a few days in a row, one gecko could slowly starve)
Original post by lilronney — 2013-03-06 23:55:30 GMT
I just got male crested gecko who is about a year old he only eats the big fat gecko diet and he won't eat unless he is being held I would like him to start eating crickets so I can gut load and dust them is there any tips or tricks to switch him over to crickets he is a little skinny and I wanna get him to be bigger so he is healthier thanks for any help
]]>Original post by Haugen — 2012-10-10 11:47:48 GMT
As opposed to build your own enclosure or the standard aquariums, what commercial enclosures do you prefer for Rhacs? Do you use full spectrum for Rhacs or not? As far as UV/spectrum lighting goes, I've heard it both ways. Everything from racks with heat tape and no lighting, to full blown gecko's version of "cribs" setups. Any preferences?
]]>Original post by crsy — 2012-08-02 02:45:40 GMT
Hi,
I started my crestie addiction with one little girl.. and now I'm up to twelve! ... It went fast. I am interested in begging to breed and have a pair set up but have had no luck with eggs from her yet.
My first question is this. I have a little baby I purchased, when i got him the breeder mentioned he was shedding his back legs. So when i got him home i gave him a warm bath and made sure to keep his kk moist... Ive had him for almost a month now. He cant climb the side of the kk like my other babies, he can barely hold on when i pick him up, and he seems to have some difficulties when walking. Both his feet on his back legs seem to be kinda stuck together.. though i've given many many warm baths to him, nothing seems to help. He eats his crickets and some cgd, and licks the leaves in his kk, but i am very worried about his back legs... any advice?
My second question is about the eggs I found in my girls terrarium. I have 4 girls together, and i found two eggs. they may or may not be fertile im not sure because three of the girls had been with males before i got them. My question is, do all eggs come out perfectly oval? one of my eggs is pushed in on the side. not like its been crushed, or bitten, because there are no cracks, but almost like it was laid this way... the other one looks perfect so should i still hold on to it, will it still hatch if it is fertile?(the one on the right is the dented one)
Any other advice would be welcomed.. as i just started this adventure and my community exploded from 1 - 12... lol
I also acquired a Gargoyle and a Leopard in my collection making it total 14... my brother thinks im crazy..
Thanks~!
Crsy
Original post by vferra7777 — 2012-07-30 22:36:10 GMT
Hello. I do need some help. One of my customers has been breeding cresties the last two years. Doing great. Hatched a 2 headed crestie on the 21st of July. 2 heads, 2 mouths, 2 tongues, 4 eyes [even though "middle" eyes look as one and do not seem to work very well]. Egg was enormous, I figure a ton of yolk. No "poop" so far or sign of eating yet he/she is large, incredibly healthy looking and acting. Does anyone have any experience with 2 heads getting through the first few weeks? Thank you, Vinny Ferraiolo
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Original post by DeHart — 2012-03-08 15:34:26 GMT
Internet searches have yielded pics of varying shades of "moonglow" some of which do not look very abnormal in my opinion. Anyway, just curious how well it breeds true, and who may have some should I decide to be wanting one/some.
Thanks!
Chris
Original post by bunkerkingkgb — 2012-03-05 16:04:45 GMT
Getting back into reptiles, used to help a friend breed cresties. Just picked up this little guy, photo not the best and it is young. But what do you folks think?
Thanks for anyone who replies.
Reply by bunkerkingkgb — 2012-05-22 18:27:10 GMT
here are a few more pics.
My crestie by bunkerkingkgb
Crestie from the side by bunkerkingkgb
Reply by kouneli — 2012-04-29 05:28:29 GMT
Looks like an almost full pinstripe, but not quite. Gorgeous crestie.
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Owned by the following;
1 male minilop rabbit
1 male shetland sheepdog
1 male maine coon mix cat
1 female winter white dwarf hamster
1.1 corn snakes
2.0 white's tree frogs
0.1.1 Leptopelis vermiculatus
1.3 crested geckos
1.3 leopard geckos
1 male crowntail betta
1 male veiled betta
Original post by HogIsland85 — 2012-02-08 02:10:35 GMT
Hello, So I have been feeding my Crested Gecko soft Kiwi and banana's along with a mixture of Crested Gecko Diet that I throw into his meal about once every 2 weeks.. he seemed to be doing good.
About two weeks ago I went to mist the cage before going to work and he fell out of the fake ivy and started twisting and freaking out, he was shedding. I quickly grabbed him and slowely worked him with a soft qtip and freed his feet and mouth and behind before I went to work, and finished up helping him when I got home from work.
Starting about 3 - 4 days ago I noticed he was hanging around down by the bottom of the cage, and hasnt been climbing much. Im worried he might have hurt himself.. or maybe even be malneurished, He is still so small Its hard to see if hes eating.. Today I dabbed some CGD on his nose and he was eating it off. Anyone have any Idea's before I end up taking him to the Vet?
Reply by cbean00 — 2012-09-28 02:37:26 GMT
My now adult crested gecko used to look just like yours as a hatchling- rubbery and frail. My vet diagnosed him with metabolic bone disease and gave me a liquid calcium supplement to mix with his food.
I'm not sure if it was the reptile shop's fault or if it's possible that the mother didn't get enough calcium. Anyway, my best advice would be to get him into a vet or try to find a similar supplement online.
I can happily say that my gecko's a normal looking adult these days and has made a full recovery, so there's hope!
Reply by PHLdyPayne — 2012-02-28 22:29:46 GMT
I suggest, skip the kiwi stuff and feed exclusively the crested gecko diet, especially if its the T-Rex/Rapeshy super diet which is designed exclusively for crested geckos. Your guy is badly suffering from calcium deficiency so a vet visit to get him calcium injected into his bloodstream would be helpful.
Young crested geckos should be fed every evening, all they can eat in the evening and any uneaten removed in the morning. As yours needs calcium I would actually mix some extra ultra fine calcium into the crested gecko diet to give him a boost. A pinch per tablespoon of mixed diet (use the calcium powder without d3)
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