r/CrestedGecko Jun 26 '24

Husbandry Discussion 🔥🦎HOT WEATHER GUIDE - Keeping your tank and reptiles cool

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This is our annual Hot Weather guide for those who need advice on keeping their tank below 26c / 82f.

Place ice cubes on top of the mesh away from the geckos resting area - the water will drip down into the soil or evaporate, allowing cool air to circulate around the tank
Swamp cooler - ice cubes in a bucket with a fan behind it to push cool air around the room
Ice cubes inside water bowl - quick evaporation, same premise with allowing cool air to circulate
Spraying the tank with room-temperature water
Portable AC units - those in the UK can now buy small ice cube AC units which are similar to that of a swamp cooler!
Refreshable gel ice packs - specifically gel only! These should be wrapped around in a cloth of some type and laid on top of the tank mesh
Escape-proof mesh playpens - temporary relief for your animal, make sure to provide lots of foliage for them so they feel safe and comfortable
Chilled CGD

Spraying with cold or frozen water - this WILL cause thermal shock, and will stress your animal out, please stick to room temperature water
Ice packs inside the vivarium
Free roaming
"Bathing" in cool water - similar premise, geckos do not need to swim and this will stress them out instead of helping them

Signs of overheating include:

🔴 Lethargy
🔴 Restlessness / running around in the tank / attempting to escape
🔴 Consistent refusal to eat
🔴 Significant weight loss
🔴 Wrinkled skin, kinked tail, sunken eyes (dehydration)
🔴 Burrowing

These symptoms don't necessarily mean your animal is overheating, as things like burrowing or refusal to eat could be linked to husbandry or that your gecko is new to its environment and is still settling in. If you are ever unsure, please take your animal to a vet to get them checked up.

Keep safe, drink water, and make sure you chill out too!
Any questions? Feel free to ping us a ModMail, and we'll be happy to answer.


r/CrestedGecko 4d ago

Automated Weekly [Weekly Thread] Sexing / Morph / Name My Gecko

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  • Only one of each type of post per user per thread - duplicates will be removed (you can still comment on other peoples posts within the thread)
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r/CrestedGecko 3h ago

Constant kisses

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179 Upvotes

Anyone else’s cresties bite you all the time? So much of the time that you wear gloves to stop from jumping?….. is this normal?


r/CrestedGecko 2h ago

Meet my new Cresty Draco 🐉

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23 Upvotes

I can't get over his lil red tips and how much he looks like a little dragon 🥺


r/CrestedGecko 5h ago

Been a month since I got my gecko and I still feel the clutter ain't enough (probably cause im a maximalist..) but yea🥲 (1st pic before, 2nd after-today)

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16 Upvotes

It is pretty full but I feel like something at the top in the front is missing. I don't want to over do it but just wanna add that one last thing that will make it amazing for my gecko and me to look at


r/CrestedGecko 21h ago

Drinking up after her misting

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287 Upvotes

haven’t seen her do this before she is so cute 😭


r/CrestedGecko 22h ago

Meet Ludo the dudo

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239 Upvotes

First time cresty owner, it’s a childhood dream come true and I couldn’t be happier.


r/CrestedGecko 9h ago

Help me pick a gecko!!

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21 Upvotes

I found two cresties that are being rehomed (diff people) and I can’t decided which one I want!! The first is male the second is female. I really wanted a female but I love the coloring on the male


r/CrestedGecko 18h ago

A story in two inages.

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82 Upvotes

Featuring the creature herself


r/CrestedGecko 28m ago

New crestie what should I name him?

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r/CrestedGecko 33m ago

Is my 7 month old crestie too skinny or is she just tiny

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r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

New Enclosure!

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6 Upvotes

Check out my new enclosure I built for my 14 month old crested as his new upgraded tank. Full bioactive just added the plants. Lemme know what you think and open to ideas for putting plants/moss in the background


r/CrestedGecko 5h ago

Tail question

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5 Upvotes

So I’ve been thinking about my geckos tail a lot recently and I’m wondering can some cresties just have kinky tails since birthday or have kinky tails without health issues? Mine has had some kinks since the day I got her, the first 4 photos are current and the last 4 are from the first day to the 4th month of owning. It’s looked the same/ gotten better, I got her at 2 months old and now is currently 8 and a half months. Is this to be concerned or normal or a concern when she gets bigger and heavier ?


r/CrestedGecko 2h ago

am i paranoid

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Hello! My crestie is less than a year old. He looks a little bit paler than usual. Everything i’ve read says to check for sunken eyes but i can’t even tell? He looks almost the same as when i got him but im still worried. I will go to vet if absolutely needed but trying to avoid any unnecessary cost as i am moving soon so money is tight. He is still eating and climbing. I usually handle him at night. Any tips?


r/CrestedGecko 6h ago

Has anyone used the 18x18x36 from ZooMed?

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4 Upvotes

Super disappointed to find out Exo Terra discontinued their original terrariums. Has anyone used a Zoo Med skyscraper? I am unfamiliar with the quality.


r/CrestedGecko 17h ago

Spent $140 at the vet only to find out he was just being picky about his food 🥲

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31 Upvotes

My crested gecko Gatsby stopped eating a few weeks ago and I freaked out a bit. He had some mold in his old tank so I was convinced it made him sick. I took him to the vet and we started on antibiotics. Poor thing had to get fed antibiotics every day for a week and assist fed with his gecko diet. He despised every minute of it.

After a while went by and he showed no signs of eating on his own, I was going to take him back to the vet when I remembered my vet mentioned trying a different food brand. I said what the heck and bought it and within one hour of the new food being out he ate half of it. So I threw away all his old food (repashy) and have replaced it with his new food (Pangea) and all is well! Rip my money tho


r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

Azalea tree wood for enclosure

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3 Upvotes

hello, I got some branches from an azalea tree that was cut last week. Google is giving me mixed answers I want to know if this is safe for my crested gecko enclosure. it says it’s the same that spiderwood is made from but some say it’s poisonous to humans and reptiles and dogs and cats. I planned to remove the bark sand it and sanitize it but i’m paranoid about it being dangerous


r/CrestedGecko 14h ago

The tiny spy is watching me work. My crested gecko on a secret mission from his hideout.

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10 Upvotes

r/CrestedGecko 23h ago

Peekie Petrie

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52 Upvotes

Behold the father of foliage. The king of canopy. Good boy Petrie


r/CrestedGecko 2h ago

Gecko Lovers!

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🦎 Gecko lovers!

What’s your favorite type of gecko and why?

I’m especially interested in crested, gargoyle, and leopard geckos. What do you like most about yours—personality, looks, handling, or something else?

Drop a pic of your gecko too! 👇🦎


r/CrestedGecko 19h ago

The last thing you see....

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20 Upvotes

But seriously, does anyone else have crazy friendly crested geckos? We went with choice-based handling and this guy didn't want anything to do with us for the first year.

And now I can't change his food dish without my wife watching because as soon as the front door is opened, he'll run out and launch himself at whoever's around because he likes being out so much. Not at all what I was expecting from my pre-ownership research.


r/CrestedGecko 16h ago

Meet Iris

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8 Upvotes

(Enclosure upgrade coming soon as “she” is still young)


r/CrestedGecko 12h ago

substrate recommendations for uk??

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5 Upvotes

dont mind buying a pre made one or mixing my own but id really appreciate recommendations, this is my girl custard🫶🏼 not bioactive btw


r/CrestedGecko 1d ago

Finally!

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54 Upvotes

In the 2 years I've had her she never has let me hold her without jumping away. Today after her cage cleaning it finally happened 🥹


r/CrestedGecko 7h ago

New Enclosure!

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1 Upvotes

Check out my new enclosure I built for my 14 month old crested as his new upgraded tank. Full bioactive just added the plants. Lemme know what you think and open to ideas for putting plants/moss in the background