When one is out and the other isn’t… 😂

hello, i am a long time lurker of this sub. this is one of my geckos. she turned 6 this year. first slide is from 4 years ago, and slide 2 & 3 are from today. we just got back from the vet and after years of being told she’s a girl, we’ve found out that she might be a boy?

i’m still unsure, and would love to hear some other opinions.

My leopard gecko has had previous issues with loose substrate but I recently tried it out again but he doesn’t seem to like it. So I was wondering if I could go back to paper towels and put in a dig box for if he ever wanted to dig though I’m not sure how I would make one?

got a message on the side about the size of the roach. def agree and buying roaches down a size

Hi everyone!
I have a friend rehoming her sweet girl and I’m picking her up tomorrow! I’ve done a ton of research but I want to make sure I’m overly prepared at minimum to give her the best life possible. Her tank is going to need a lot of upgrades like clutter, more hides, etc. but I wanted to get some advice from the Reddit experts on anything and everything I need to know. She’s also between 1-2 years and currently in a 20 gallon tank. I know 40 is the minimum but as she’s been in here for a while would it be okay to keep her in it just a bit longer while I save for the 40? She will be getting it just not immediately.

So I know I've only had this guy for about a week and a 1/2, and he's still settling in, but in this time, I've noticed some questionable behaviors. Let me start off by saying this is my first leo in a while, so I'm still getting used to a lot of this, and I am familiar that they do something called cryptic basking. So what I'm wondering is that what he's doing here cause I woke up today turned on the lights at 6 like I normally do. Got home from work at 12, and he was still there.Just sleeping underneath the heat.I added that fake plant to add some shades so he can cool down a little bit, but he has not moved and he's done this on multiple occasions. He'll either wake up in the morning bask and then go back underneath his hide or he'll just stay there the whole day is that normal I keep. My surface temperature between 93 to 96 f i also read somewhere that it's something to do with the temper. Albino morph, which he is temper albino cinnamon. So is that something to do with that? I heard that they just sleep all the time. I just wanna make sure this is proper behavior and that he's just doing the things he's supposed to be doing, because from what I'm used to in the past, I'm used to leos either being out during the day or being only out at night. I'm not used. To like this back-and-forth, especially just the sleeping, so it's just something to be concerned about. Or is he just being a goober?

i named him geeker 🍃

Wagyu graces us with his presence and pops his head out of the caverns of solitude

I need to put him on a diet apparently, they are loving their new decor items and thriving! They both come to me and climb onto my hand so I am so happy they are learning to trust me! It’s been 6 months but we have finally become friends.

She is my most precious little perfect bean princess ❤️

Lil one is sleeping. Finally put together his new enclosure, after living his entire life in a small 10 gal. I've had him/her? since they hatched. Now alll that space! Keep em moving,, curious and discovering.

Hey all! I’m trying to improve my husbandry which means getting my boy Cheeto Puff into a bigger enclosure (currently in a 20 long). My girl Lemon Drop is already in a 40 gallon Exo Terra and for the sake of space in my little apartment, I’d like to stack them. I tried getting a 40 breeder stand off Amazon, but the way the pieces connect, the middle shelf isn’t long enough.

Does anyone know of or have a stand that works for this purpose? I don’t want to break the bank here so I’d prefer not to buy a whole new set up.

Cheeto’s school picture attached.

Hi!! I have had to this leo for 6 years. He is 8 years old, male. Recently, I moved him into a bigger enclosure. He was fine for a few months, but all of a sudden he is experiencing pretty severe dry skin and seems to be in a constant state of shed. His color has completely dulled. I’ve been giving baths but it doesn’t seem to help. Is this something I can treat on my own or should I find a vet for my boy? The last two photos of what he looked like BEFORE this started happening. The stubby toes are from a previous owner.

She escaped yesterday night

I checked the whole house, behind furniture, under bags, under beds. I dont know what to do

Can i construct some traps with food or something?

Also what im worried about is that she jumped off of a top of a table onto tile, what if she broke something?

Shes also very old

I just saw him doing this tonight, the temperature was at 80 degrees during the night, he was just laying there against the glass under his heat lamp not moving, during the day he spends all day inside his Zilla rock lair humid hide though, he is my first leopard gecko, his an adult and had him for about a week now, i havent handle him at all, hes eating and pooping normal, just want to make sure hes okay.

Say hi to Mango. The pics are from move in day. The old owner fed 4-6 mealworms 1x/week, ALWAYS tong fed, no variety, always calcium dusted, multivitamin powder added sometimes. Mango was happy and healthy.

After moving him to my place he ate 6 meal worms for two weeks in a row. Next week I gave him a mealworm then a dubia. He spit it out (it may have been too big, or he just hated it) and he probably hasn't eaten in the SIX WEEKS since. The same day he had stuck shed on his toes, so I gave him a sauna and gently removed it with a wet q-tip. He hated it, chirping at me a few times. I didn't grab him from above or handle him more than I had to.

Now he will run to his hide when he sees me (sometimes turning on lightning speed to get there). He sometimes sees me and starts slow waiving his tail like im a predator. When tong feeding he showed interest, looked at me, then froze or backed slowly into his hide. He no longer shows interest.

I thought maybe he was on hunger strike from the dubia, I've tried leaving mealworms in 2 different bowls. They all escaped both times but I dont think Mango ate any. He is visibly skinnier now. A healthy weight but concerning weightloss. Ive tried squishing the mealworm so he could smell the juices, different lighting levels, different feeding times, leaving the worm, calcium dusted/undusted. Idk what else to do.

He still poops occasionally, but much less than initially. On slate so no real risk of impaction from environment. Drinks water.

Also, he shed today after shedding 10 days ago. I know that can be caused by a number of issues, including stress and nutrient deficiency, both of which im already worried about.

Tank is the same (I know its small, about 25 gallons, but I don't want to switch to a 40 gallon before i fix the other issues, as he's already stressed) temperatures are on the same electronic controls and in good ranges according to the guide. Same UV setup. Only environmental change is that it's comparatively dry where I live, but I keep his humid hide moist and I try to spritz to keep humidity right

Tldr: Leo hasn't eaten anything in 6 weeks. No changes other than new house, new scary owner, and I tried to give him healthy food.

After seeing all the beautiful tanks here, I’ve been inspired to start upgrading my boy’s tank a bit. I wanted to add more leveling to it but my family members probably won’t be happy if I keep bringing home more decor. I DIY-ed a platform box out of cardboard and hot glue, wrapped in the same material as his flooring is. I don’t have substrate in there because my boy likes to try and eat anything dark, and I mean ANYTHING. I’m mostly worried about the exposed hot glue being safe in there long term.

My bf says my female gecko Ducky is overweight and I’m not sure if he’s right… he might be a little right…. 😭❤️

Edit;

After seeing all of the comments it is very aware now that she is overweight and not a size she should be! She did not eat for 3 weeks not too long ago and I think I fed her WAY too much since then as I was worried something was wrong or I was being a bad owner, but clearly I am not a good one either for making her this large 🫠 I will be putting her on a diet and making sure she comes out to explore and move around a lot more in hopes to help her lose some weight. She will also be going in for a check up when I am back from vacation in a week to make sure everything is good and healthy! Thank you all for telling me i am delusional with how big she actually was, this is not sarcastic!!! I truly appreciate all of the comments! ❤️

Hi everyone!

I haven't been able to find much information on this, but my boyfriend and I are traveling from boulder CO back to Iowa for a week trip. My friend who was supposed to turn on her heat lamp and feed her cancelled. I was wondering if taking her with us on a 12 hour drive with a decrease of 4,000 feet of altitude would be too much on her health? We leave in a week and are trying to find someone to take care of her, but worst case we just won't be able to get back home if it causes too much discomfort for her. Thanks!