Considering moving to a DHP full-time with a dimmer and setting it a few degrees colder during the night hours. I'll also have a UVB lamp on during the day and shut it off at night. During the day I have a standard LED lightbulb lamp to light the room + a window across the room.

Is that enough daytime light, and would it be better if the UVB stayed on at night, or is that part of their sleep rhythm that the UVB turns off?

Thanks all

Hi all - my crested gecko has recently lost interest in crickets. She used to peep them from far away when it was feeding time and would literally lunge for them from the top rope of her container.

Recently though, she's started to turn her head away from them. Now, she flat out moves away from them when offered. I replaced the crickets with some wax worms. She's not had them before, but sadly had a similar response of just walking away from them. It's as if they bother her.

At the moment I give her two types of Pangea (one I keep near her bed and the other where she normally climbs). The insects were supposed to be a treat every now and again for variety (I usually offered one every 2-3 days)

Any tips on getting her interested again? I wonder if I gut-loaded the insects incorrectly (I gave them this substance called "beastie feast"). Is there something else I could gut load them with that makes them more appetizing perhaps?

Are there any other types of food I could offer her to give her some variety? I hear they can eat fruit as a treat as well?

She's around 9 months old and 29 grams if it helps.

Thank you!

\"Midge\" lurking in her bed. This is where I normally put one of her Pangea mixes (I always leave one in there if that is correct?)

Hey guys ill be going on vacation in may or june but idk how long, i have two adult cresties and one baby/juvenile. I cant keep their heat lamps on the whole time so ill have to leave those off, they will have water at all times but im worried about food for the juvenile how long can they go without food? What food can i throw in there for the mean time?

I've done my research and I'm hopefully planning on getting a crested very soon, seen one who needs rehoming very soon. Comes with everything apparently. I've looked after a beardy before and a giant snail, so I'm confident I could do a crested as I heard they're fair simple in regards to reptiles. I've seen mixed things about diet and food, so what is the best to ensure they're healthy (I want to do it right). As for lighting, I've seen some people have uv lights and some not. What's best ? I have done research but honestly I'd appreciate owners just telling me their experiences and what they'd advise about anything.

Look at how I found him sleeping today! 🥹

What the HELL do I do??? My enclosure is completely bioactive and I dont want to scrap the substrate and kill my CUC’s (if i have to I will) but PLEASE someone help!

My Little guy has decided his bedroom is an artificial fern that I have hanging upside down against the wall of the tank. He is snuggled up against the fronds, always head up, tail down. His waking hours are spent on the various horizontal perches.

Does this put him at risk for FTS?

So I have plans to get one of my crested geckos tattoos on me in May. I’m wondering if anyone has one on their forearm

Has anyone had issues with handling their geckos because of it?

I want art of my babies but I don’t want to stress them out

So the problem is that the automatic misters cool the tank down and then the heat lamps come on, and they take forever to get up to temp (23-24C), and they turn on at night too so I'm afraid it's messing with his circadian rhythm. What I've done is change the automatic misters to only go off every 8 hours now, hoping to avoid them going off at night so the lamp doesn't turn on, but then I'm concerned it's not humid enough. We tried turning the lamp off at night, but I've woken two nights now because the alarm was going off because the temp dropped to 18C, so that's not an option.

My boyfriend suggested insulating the enclosure by putting something on top of the mesh, but I'm worried about air circulation. It would both keep it warm and humid, but at what risk?

Does anyone have any experience with striking a balance?

Fired down male

Hi, I am building a new bioactive tank for an adult male crested gecko. This will be my first aquarium to vivarium conversion and the biggest bio tank I have built yet(18”x18”x36”). With the lid being glass how do I get light fixtures installed and actually effective? I know I will need a CHE due to the lower temps of my house but not sure what size for a tank this tall. Also what fixture for CHE and LED or other additional lights for plants ? Would prefer to avoid a bunch of separate light fixtures for the one tank. Also any inspiration pictures are also welcome ! 😁🦎 TIA for the help!

Picked this guy up a few days ago, what's this morph.

my crestie luna has bump like growths above her ear holes n above her left eye on her head. i contacted one vet n they are completely booked. i only have one other option n i plan to call them up tmmr. unfortunately i live in an area where exotic vets are not that common :/ (n yes i checked reptifiles n other websites for vets in my area)

has anyone dealt w this before? is there smth i can do in the mean time to make her more comfortable? i HAVE to get to a vet this week bc i’ll be leaving for vacation next tuesday.

she is still active n eating btw - but i’m not sure how long i can let this go for. if i can’t get to a vet, idk what to do… i’m beyond stressed n worried :( im thinking it’s abscesses but i’m obviously no doctor so i can’t say for certain.

i am planning to get to a vet if they will accept the appointment when i call tmmr so pls don’t spam comments saying she needs a vet asap, im well aware she does 🥲

if anyone had similar experiences, pls lmk!

For some context I own a 6month old crestie and I’ve been offering Pangea powder diet mix everyday, as well as live feeding 1-2 times a week(mostly crickets because that’s what’s mostly available in my area). He hunts and munches on the crickets just fine. However when I first got him(Oct 2023) I noticed he’d eat the mix a lot more (maybe it was cause I haven’t introduced live feeding yet). But I’m now noticing he hasn’t been touching his powder food mix ever since he started getting used to the insect feeding. He only really takes the mix once I offer it right up close to his face. Advice on what to do please?

I can say I do notice pees and poops but I assume this is from his eating his insects.

i was feeding him yesterday and noticed that his little neck region was a bit bigger than usual. this is the only pic i have since he doesn’t like for me to pick him up a lot or move him around a lot.

We’re coming into spring and warm weather, and my guys tank is staying at about 77 with his humidity in the 70s.

I’ve read different things saying different temps for what is too hot. If his tank is too hot, how should I go about dropping temps? He has no extra heating provided because my house stays quite warm

My cousin and I both own crested geckos and are considering breeding. My cousin isn’t sure the sex of her crestie quite yet as it is very young. We are hoping it’s a girl so that way my male can possibly breed with her. I am very new to this so any advice on breeding is very helpful.