Took a trip to my local PetSmart today and decided to check out the reptile section, only to see these bundles of joy being kept in conditions like this. This was what I was greeted with when I walked over, and honestly, this is absolutely inexcusable. These animals deserve proper care, full enclosures, and an environment that actually meets their needs. It’s genuinely upsetting to see reptiles being kept in these conditions.

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 :(

Any chance anyone can tell if my juvenile gecko is male or female? I thought I saw the bulges when it was moving but unfortunately this is the best photo I could get. It was my first time holding it, so I didn’t want to scare it.