Hello! I’ve recently adopted my first leopard gecko, Bob. She’s obese, and the worker who assisted me in adopting her told me that she was a surrender who had previously lived in a 10 gallon tank (she’s in a 40 gallon now), and that she hadn’t eaten the entire time she had been there (1 week).

My problem stems from the fact that on the first day I got her settled into her home, she didn’t seem anxious at all and freely explored her enclosure. I offered her crickets coated in calcium and multivitamins (4 in total), and she easily hunted & ate them. I didn’t expect her to eat so early, and I’m wondering if since she wasn’t eating for a while before, if I should feed her a little more? I know that I need to put her on a diet since she’s obese, but I’m a little anxious.

The feeder insects I prepared before adopting her are dubia roaches and crickets, with mealworms as treats. Please help me make a feeding schedule for her!

I do not have the medical expenses to provide for my leopard gecko. He has a swollen eye and he’s not been eating or drinking. I’ve come to decide the best option for him would be to rehome/surrender. I’m not sure what the process it like. I’ve called the Longmont Humans society and they won’t accept him. Does anyone know any organizations or rehabilitation or anywhere I could take him in the Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont, Boulder, (Weld/Boulder county area.) I just got off the phone with NOCO humane society in Loveland and they said they would have to euthanize him. Please if anyone has any helpful suggestions on what to do I’m all ears. I can’t afford to take him to the vet so again that’s why I need to find a place for him to get proper care.

Bob was a rescue. He was aggressive when he showed up. Spent time around kids. You bit me so many times! But I was patient with you. You made messes with horn worms! When you finally made it to your eco enclosure, you became more active, and look how buff you got! You spent so much time in that coconut ball, I thought you’d escaped so many times! The master of hide and seek. You were my homie. You were a very good friend of mine.

Ovulation? Pre ovulation? I was debating pairing this girl but didn’t want to make the mistake of doing it too early .

I have a humid hide in the colder end of the terrarium and one in the warmer end. Is that bad? Should I move one of them, or get rid of one of them entirely? He of course also has other (dry) hides.

So my guy is 3 and was tested for parasites mid January, including crypto, and was all good. He’s fat as all hell, eats like a monster, and looks overall good. But I noticed that EVERY TIME I dust with vitamins, he has a big wet shart. The poops hold their shape once dried and it’s never true diarrhea, just very wet poops that come out a little mushy. I got him in September from Facebook marketplace and he was never fed vitamins before he came to me, so I’m wondering if his belly is still a bit sensitive to vitamins after 3 years of never having them? He could care less about his wet sharts and is acting totally normal, but it makes me super anxious. There’s no undigested food and when they dry they look normal, they just come out super hydrated. He also spends 99% of his life in his humid hut so it may just be excess hydration from being so moist and unbothered. Any thoughts?

How can we define "pure" black night geckos? As far as I know, black nights are often mixed with different species in breeding today.

Also, how can I find out if a breeder is not inbreeding too much? I'm planning to purchase several black night geckos from the same breeder—could that be risky?

I finally put my gecko on loose substrate, but the top soil i bought practically smells like a sewer. It has no manure or anything, apparently it just smells like that because of the decomposing material. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't in my bedroom...

Does anyone else have experience with top soil being stinky? Does it go away eventually?

Hi all! In the past I've always bought everything separately for my setups. I saw this in the jan sale on the swell website and it seems a cracking deal! What do we all think to the size and equipment provided?

https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/swell-leopard-gecko-starter-kit-gold

Cheers all!

Going on vacation in a couple months, and I get anxious as heck if I can't check in on my leo/snake, I've found a few decent options on ways to mount cameras in my snakes pvc tank, but my leo is in his old glass 4x2x1.5 and ive had no luck finding cameras I can mount on the glass. Should I just mount one through the wire mesh roof of the tank somehow?

And if anyone can help identify the morph that would be awesome!

What plants will do well in eco earth and are gecko friendly.. I know eco earth isn't ideal but I took bad advice and ran with it. I am thinking I will mix it with top soil/play sand if possible