My new crested gecko!

[DonLisk]

I thought the tank below is a beautiful setup and you would rarely ever see him on the bottom. I am hoping to do something like this eventually for mine.
Love the abundance of climbing structure.

[myke66]

^^ Very cool viv!!


So I wanted to post an update on the eye shed.. I kept him in the tupperware for 35min, and afterwards i tried easing it off with a wet cue tip. Unfortunately it wasnt coming off, it seems to be just the very end of the eyelid. I do think it looks better than before though, below is a close up of his eye. I also took this time to upgrade his home a bit with some new foilage and some vine for climbing. I also setup an elevated food tray in the form of a leave which is up near his leaves. In the pictures below you'll see him standing on after being placed back in his tank.


Here are some pics of his eye up close..





Here's the new setup..




His elevated food dish


Right side


Left Side



Funny story...while i was setting up his new foliage and after i had already attempted to get his eye shed off, i told my finace she had to hold him before he went in. So she was enjoying handling him, even said how cute he was... till he pooped on her. She was like did Eddy just poop on me?? So naturally like any reptile owner i was excited to see poop... she however was not as much.

[Beardo]

Excellent points Jeff. I concur that my use of "any" was a bit of an exaggeration lol. The minority of keepers is likely more accurate.

[Beardo]

I thought the tank below is a beautiful setup and you would rarely ever see him on the bottom. I am hoping to do something like this eventually for mine.
Love the abundance of climbing structure.

This looks like it would make a bada$$ Uroplatus enclosure!

[DonLisk]

I saw a pretty good video of the Crested Gecko Sauna on Youtube and the young man doing the video was a little long winded but did do a good job. I have only had to use the sauna once due to food stuck to the poor guys back foot and it worked wonders.

Get use to the poop :-) Mine does it every time the wife or granddaughter holds him.
I always wondered if it was because of the warm hands.

[myke66]

How active are these guys supposed to be? Once mine crawls off my hand into a part of the tank, he will sit in that exact same spots for hours and not move. Nor do I see much activity over night..

[DonLisk]

I think that would depend on how much they have to climb on and explore. They usually sleep most of the day away and mine starts searching for a meal early evening.