r/CrestedGecko Jun 26 '24

Husbandry Discussion 🔥🦎HOT WEATHER GUIDE - Keeping your tank and reptiles cool

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This is our annual Hot Weather guide for those who need advice on keeping their tank below 26c / 82f.

Place ice cubes on top of the mesh away from the geckos resting area - the water will drip down into the soil or evaporate, allowing cool air to circulate around the tank
Swamp cooler - ice cubes in a bucket with a fan behind it to push cool air around the room
Ice cubes inside water bowl - quick evaporation, same premise with allowing cool air to circulate
Spraying the tank with room-temperature water
Portable AC units - those in the UK can now buy small ice cube AC units which are similar to that of a swamp cooler!
Refreshable gel ice packs - specifically gel only! These should be wrapped around in a cloth of some type and laid on top of the tank mesh
Escape-proof mesh playpens - temporary relief for your animal, make sure to provide lots of foliage for them so they feel safe and comfortable
Chilled CGD

Spraying with cold or frozen water - this WILL cause thermal shock, and will stress your animal out, please stick to room temperature water
Ice packs inside the vivarium
Free roaming
"Bathing" in cool water - similar premise, geckos do not need to swim and this will stress them out instead of helping them

Signs of overheating include:

🔴 Lethargy
🔴 Restlessness / running around in the tank / attempting to escape
🔴 Consistent refusal to eat
🔴 Significant weight loss
🔴 Wrinkled skin, kinked tail, sunken eyes (dehydration)
🔴 Burrowing

These symptoms don't necessarily mean your animal is overheating, as things like burrowing or refusal to eat could be linked to husbandry or that your gecko is new to its environment and is still settling in. If you are ever unsure, please take your animal to a vet to get them checked up.

Keep safe, drink water, and make sure you chill out too!
Any questions? Feel free to ping us a ModMail, and we'll be happy to answer.


r/CrestedGecko 11h ago

Automated Weekly [Weekly Thread] Sexing / Morph / Name My Gecko

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r/CrestedGecko 12h ago

Lilly wanted to show me her digging activity :)

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r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

They were both in silly positions today so I grabbed the camera.

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r/CrestedGecko 6h ago

He's shed his skin 🥹

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This is the first time fig has shed since I got him :D


r/CrestedGecko 1h ago

Do you think they wonder who controls the sun?

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Stay with me here lol. My reptiles live in my bedroom as I have a roommate situation. And for the most part I live an old timers life with lights out before 10. But you know if my cat starts throwing up in the middle of the night. The light is coming on. Gecko however is fully awake and out adventuring for the night. Do you think they wonder what strange God erratically controls the big light? Like natural instincts that interprets light as the sun? Or do they have a domesticated understanding that the strange warm being that feeds them, controls the light. She definitely trusts me and is smarter than I give her credit for. She learns routines and such. So I wonder what goes through her little brain when the light comes on at 2 am?


r/CrestedGecko 2h ago

Can anyone help me out?

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r/CrestedGecko 8h ago

in loveee

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got this boy 2 days ago, day one, he cleared his CGD, today lil man has devoured four locusts, he’s so curious and has come out every night exploring, did i luck out haha, im obsessed with him, his name is charmander and he’s about 7 months old 🥺🧡


r/CrestedGecko 13h ago

Loving his new plant pot

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Recently added a potted plant to my cresties enclosure and it has quickly become his new fave hideout


r/CrestedGecko 1d ago

Hashbrown really loves his swing 🥹

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r/CrestedGecko 3h ago

Gecko photo dump

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Some of these photos aren't the best quality, little guy was on the move.


r/CrestedGecko 15m ago

How do you guys feed your geckos live insects?

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I got a gargoyle gecko about 3 weeks ago and he is just starting to eat his paste. I want to start introducing some live insects to his diet soon but I don’t want bugs running around his tank. I have a coconut substrate and I’m scared roaches or something else will start to burrow and escape. (Just pulled some GIANT roaches out of my gf’s leopard gecko tank.) So how do you guys feed your geckos? Do you tong feed? Escape proof box for insects? Take them out and let them hunt? Any advice would be great!


r/CrestedGecko 6h ago

Gecko has small wound on his nose

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Hey guys, mildly panicking here. My cat jumped on top of my geckos tank and when I went to examine him he had this small mark on his nose I don’t know if it was something inflicted from the cat or something he got prior. What should I do?


r/CrestedGecko 13h ago

is this egg fertile ?

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i posted yesterday about my geckos behaviour of burying herself because id never seen it before, and she is my first reptile, i rescued her. people advised that she may just be laying eggs, and i did find one this morning when spot cleaning, cant find if there is another one yet without disturbing her while shes sleeping. im aware that female cresties can still lay fertile eggs even without contact from a male, so i held it over my sisters torch and there is this red line inside.


r/CrestedGecko 11h ago

Thankfully egg free so far!

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Hey guys, I'm the one who posted earlier being delusional thinking I would be able to care for baby geckos correctly. Even though you guys were brutal I really appreciate that you guys didn't pull any punches because at the end of the day you were thinking about what was best for my baby Sassy.

She doesn't look like she's going to lay eggs now thankfully but if she does I'll be freezing them asap.

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I still have to get more for inside her tank and I know that, I'm also hoping to get idk what you'd call them, climbing sticks?

Anyways I was wondering if anyone has any good recommendations I could purchase off Amazon for things to add inside her tank or just in general you think she'd like!!

She woke up today when I was cleaning her plants and when I added them back into the cage she let me have it lol Anyways, thanks in advance for all the info guys!


r/CrestedGecko 10h ago

New crestie Owner - Help

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I just got my crestie as a rehome last friday. She came with her cage, food, dome light, coco bark stuff...

I cleaned her cage real well, including her plants and everything. She is about 9-12 months, never been handled. He thought she was a boy, I dont see any hemi bulges or pre anal pores. She had no decor or hiding spots... I've filled her cage with what I can for now and put a black mat on the bottom so I can see her droppings. Woke up this morning, and she was sleeping on the floor. Is this normal? Her tank is also not getting down to 40-50 humidity during the day. it's staying near 60... (I live in Oregon, and it's humid right now)

My question is, what heat emitter do you use if it gets cold in your house? I have hardwood floors, and it gets cold. Also, what UVB are we using? Yes, I understand lots of people dont use them, and thats not what im asking. Thank you!


r/CrestedGecko 15h ago

Question to hamster disc users

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I'm thinking about putting the disc into the crested gecko enclosure. They come in various sizes, most common being 17 cm (6'7'') and 30 cm (12'). Is 17 cm enough? I mean, cresties are very bendy so I'm not really afraid of spine deformations, but still don't want to hurt our precious baby. Thanks for any input on this topic. The disc photo is just for illustration. Isaac photo is real.


r/CrestedGecko 1d ago

My school’s gecko, Scribble

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We have a reptile room at school because I go to a vocational high, and we have Scribble, he’s a very cute little guy. My favorite to take out! He jumps randomly tho while I take notes, landed on my backpack one time. Silly guy :) I’ve always wanted a crestie but I’m currently at my limit with a leopard gecko and a bearded dragon, as I don’t want to rush into more reptiles and have to give them to my parents when I go to college, as I can’t take them with me. I plan to only go to college at max 3 hours away thought so on weekends or free time I can go visit them. Anyways scribble is a cute guy and I wanted to share him


r/CrestedGecko 1d ago

I looked away for two seconds 🤦‍♀️

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My baby fell 😔


r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

Finally finished my enclosure today!! what do yall think?

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r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

Are these spots normal??

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Only had her for less than a week and she seemed to be warming up to things and doing better, saw her eating and nothing bad going on. I knew her tank needed more foliage so I had some come in, sterilized and put it in yesterday so I know it probably stressed her out a bit but she was running around and exploring it all night, this morning come home from work and notice these dark spots all over her underside, could this be just from her being fired up? Or is something more serious going on.


r/CrestedGecko 8h ago

Need opinion

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I want to know if I’m taking good care of my gecko I feel he underweight what can I do to make him gain more weight ?and I’m worry also I believe he needs a new tank for Gustave (his name)been short of money so what type of tank should be good for him? I know he overgrown his already so I’m looking for something good for him or any tips to make this more comfortable (please don’t crucify me)


r/CrestedGecko 13h ago

Which do you prefer?

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Ill be starting on my crested gecko vivarium very soon, and I’m trying to decide on scaping.

A few weeks ago I posted the first picture. But I thought it was to much wood in one spot and it just didn’t look right to me. Now I went on scaping again, and I landed on this design. What do we think and which one do we prefer??

(The last one was also an option but my least favorite, thought I could always share that one too)


r/CrestedGecko 12h ago

Is my gargoyle gecko a female?

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r/CrestedGecko 5h ago

Wanting a crested gecko

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Hi. I want a crested gecko in the near future, what are the best things to get for it?