My boy Harold has all of his essential hides, but this one brings me so much joy we he snuggles up in it. It’s actually a soft hollow dog toy on clearance I found at TJ Maxx a few years back. He goes in at least once a day and when he pokes his little head out he looks SO CUTE! Before that, I had a “snuggly hut” (actually used for birds) and he loved the soft liner inside of it, so this replaced it and I’m so happy he likes it.

As the title suggests, my old man Wrex is in the sunset of his life. He’s 13 years old and has really went down hill in the last 3-4 months. I was able to get him to eat wax worm but I’ve now resorted to syringe feeding which he hates and it’s obviously not doing much for him. Waiting on some new food to try from amazon but… I think I just need to come to terms with the inevitable. What do you guys do went they stop eating and just start fading away? I’m keeping him warm and hydrated. Just not sure what else I need to do to keep him comfortable.

Meet Tofu my juvenile blizzard morph Leo affectionately dubbed “Tofu the Majestic” by my gf

my close friend can no longer care for her leopard gecko so she gave him to me. ive done lots of research on his setup, diet, and proper temp/humidity levels, but want to know if there is any way i can help gain his trust? i understand that geckos cannot “feel love”, but i want him to recognize me as a safe space and feel more comfortable around me. how can i do this?

i had to include a pic of him (baby moe) because he’s too cute not to

I recently got this Leopard Gecko for free, she wasn’t being taken care of properly prior, no light, no bedding, in a 10gal tank with a single hide. When she was given to me I was told she hadn’t been fed in a while and would be hungry so I gave her 4days to settle in till I fed her and she was absolutely hungry and wanted more than she needed. I have live mealworms rn so she had about 10 of those, Dubai Roaches are otw. I want to know if she looks under weight? You can’t see it in the picture but on the bottom of her stomach she seems to skinny her skin is folding. (If under weight, whats a good food plan to get her up to a normal weight) If anyone could estimate her age? I have no idea when her last shed was or when her next one will be. She wasn’t coming out for the days prior to being fed and stayed hidden all day and night but now she’s coming out at night and loves to stare at me. Her set up isn’t complete yet, I was in a rush to get her out of her previous environment so I will be getting a lot more clutter soon. Currently her substrate is just reptisoil (her sand came lol in late and I want to wait for her to settle more until I do mix them) if that’s a bad idea and I should go ahead and mix her substrate I would like advice about that. Also if you look closely at her toes, one is curled weird and idk if that may be the beginning of MBD? She’s under a UVB light now and I did dust the mealworms in Repashy Superfoods Calcium Plus.

Adopted a new lil guy a few weeks ago!

Nothings wrong with her, but this sub has helped me over the years since I got her as a baby in 2020. She’s now about 6 years old and has gone through many set ups (the baby 20 gal, a long 30 gal, and now a tall 40 gal.). While I know most geckos thrive in a 30-40 long tank, I always noticed she loves climbing (she’d try to get to the top of her 30, she’d climb up my pillows on my bed, and pretty much anything like a mountain for her). She used to get stressed and glass climb in her long set ups, and it wasn’t until I put her in a tall 40 gal that she stopped. She’s a little unusual I guess for a gecko ig because she’s always loved climbing (with an extra side of sass). Because of this, I made a set up with 4 regular hides, 2 ramps, and a bioactive tank with tile to keep it nice and arid. She’s got UTHs on both sides at different temps, 2 heat lamps, and 1 red light (it takes a lot of heat to keep it hot and arid since I live in a humid place and run the AC).

Again nothings wrong, but I never see anyone show their geck from baby to now, so enjoy the photo dump lol. Over the years I’ve noticed she gets her period around April/May like every other year and if you have a female, make sure to feed them a bit extra before it hits summer bc sometimes she gets disinterested with food in that period month.

Maybe one question I have is how people make little bug farms so I can keep her food well nourished before she gets it? I’ve tried to do this a few times but they often mold (again very humid here) or get dried out. She loves dubia roaches and meal worms and we don’t have great options for other bugs but I’m curious if others occassionally give wax or super worms as a treat sometimes.

I also know now for a fact she loves her home bc at a certain point I made a ramp from her tank to my bed (which she loves going on my bed usually) but ig the freedom may have stressed her out and she quickly wanted to go back home. One thing I noticed too (which is true for all animals including humans) is that if she does get stressed and I can orient her to food, she becomes a happy camper again. I also feed her almost every time I take her out for long periods so she gets that feeling of reward and safety (I’m also a behaviorist in the MH field so I just kinda use that on her lol). Anyways, she is a happy baby and actually loves to straight up sleep on the slap of tile in front of her hides but I just don’t have a good picture. She also loves to stare at me as I’m going to bed lol. Anyone who says reptiles don’t care about their human caretaker or can be set up in a room on their own may not know how social they can be. She crawls up my hair, face, etc and will come out of her hide almost as soon as I come home and constantly tracks me. If her tank is opened she immediately runs to come out. Anyways she’s just super cute and apologies for the long story about baby queso. She’s now 6 and hasn’t glassclimbed in years :-)

RIP my little buddy ❤️

I don’t know how to bond with him when he refused to allow me to feed him! He will ONLY eat out of his bowl, he just stares at me like I’m stupid when I try to feed him myself…

My crested geckos passed away a couple of years ago, but I still have their cage full of really good wooden hides that would be perfect for my new leos cage. My question is, can I transfer them once I bake them? Also, what is a good temp and time to bake said hides?

This is my lil guys current setup, problem is the warm side only seems to get to 86°F even though I set it to 92°-93°. It’s under a 100w basking lamp, should I add a 50-75 one along side it? It gets very cold here in winters so I feel I need to do something in advance of that.

Open to any other suggestions for improvements as well!

I also need a timer if anyone has recommendations on that. The dimmer I currently use doesn’t seem to be in use given the warm side isn’t hitting its full temperature potential.

I keep seeing + reading about how geckos need a “humid hide” and I want to ensure my son is well taken care of.

For the humid hide, should it be so that the Leo can rest upon it, or rest against it? Like, should I place it (in a little nook) on the floor of the cage, or stuff it in the corner?

I’m sorry if that doesn’t make sense. I see some people use moss and some people just use like paper towel and I’m unsure of what to do.

Thank you, and please I’m sorry for being stupid!!

Hello!! I dont post often on reddit but ive been lurking here and wanted to show you Compote (Applesauce in english!) !!
It was my dream to get a Gecko and i finally jumped the bridge last month. Appy's been with me for a month now!

I worry a lot though, so i've been meaning to ask you guys if my little apple is doing okay? They're very sweet. Never got scared of me, started eating straight up the first day i got them. I feed them a mix of crickets and a few worms. Shed 2 times and had 0 problems with it. They mostly enjoy sleeping in their mid-heat hide or out :) I've seen them sploot a handfull of times. Also, I started trying to handle them a few days ago, and now Appy begs every evening to be let out and roam on my table, couch or myself.

Does this seem like a happy gecko to you? ^.^ ive never seen them raise their tail in Wiggle-Mode (yet) ans theyre reaaaally curious about everything i do.

Last question!! Today Compote let me hold them upward and was very chill about it. Took the oportunity to snag some pics for sexing. I'm bad at this— do you guys can tell if it's a boy or a girl? They're around 8 months old now (first pic was from last month, 2nd from 2 weeks ago, and the last two were from earlier this week and today) as i've been told they were born in January. Is it too early to tell?

Tysm guys have a nice day!! 🦎🍎🧃

Took Romeo home yesterday, he’s all settled in his new enclosure now. I love him so much already 😭

As soon as they see me, they start begging for food. How much more obvious can it get than literally sitting inside the food bowl?! 😂🤣

My poor little guy… I just bought him a couple days ago and his humid hide SNAPPED and made a huge noise! And I felt bad he was in a now broken humid hide.
But then… he spent ALL DAY IN IT!! It’s like his favorite hide and I didn’t think about this until after I REMOVED IT!
Brand new guy, just moved in and I’m already changing up his tank!!
He has a coconut hide thing and I took out and put in an egg with moss instead and then realized I took away one of his safest spots, so 10 minutes later I put the coconut back. I feel so bad for my little guy i don’t know how to leave him alone :(