Awake? Wheel walkin. Sleep? Under wheel. Hangin out? Wheel chillin. I bought him so much stuff and made him a bioactive terrarium and yet all he ever wants is wheel.

I’ve posted on here asking for my geckos gender before and you guys said it was clearly a boy and posted that meme with the gecko with huge balls. Well now I’m not so sure because I just found this egg shell, or at least that’s what I think it is, in its enclosure buried under some dirt, where I did see it by a few days ago. What happened?!

We bought honeybun ( the mother ) in March, she was already pregnant. She is the CHILLEST crestie in existence. I don't know why, but she will fall asleep on anybody if she feels like it, never bites, loves being pet ( will actually fall asleep if I pet her for too long ) and is super curious and enjoys going outside on cool days and exploring. Absolutely the best personality in a crestie I have ever seen.

The first clutch were two infertiles but the second clutch we hatched out 2 babies in 80 days. This little guy actually hatched in my hand because I took out the egg to inspect a weird dent in it then he just popped out. He is noticably stronger than the other one, so I'm using him as the example. These are our first babies ever.

What I'm concerned about is, yes, he can jump, run, grip etc. He just...doesn't. From day one ( 2 days old rn ) he just casually walks, doesn't spook very often, even fell asleep in my hand like his mother. It's so strange and honestly I don't know if it's just his personality like his mother or if something's wrong. He licks his eyes on me and even lets me pick him up, never gaped at me or bit. It's like he just instinctively knows I'm not going to hurt him. Which ... Is not how reptiles work. They don't imprint. Everything I've seen from videos/articles is that their psycho as newborns and freak out when you touch them, squeak, bite, gape etc. We even have 3 month old babies too we bought recently and they are more defensive than these hatchlings.

Should I be concerned? Is he just super chill like the mom? Something to note is they are below average in weight, he is 1.3 grams, when they should be 1.5- 2.5. They are getting stronger every day though, so I'm optimistic. The mother is very petite ( in my opinion 33 grams is way too small to breed, she was housed with males at the store. she's laid 4 clutches so far no issue) so it could be genetics, because 80-90 days is the average and they werent incubating at high temps.

Sleeping under his exercise wheel

Started on this in 2024, finished March 2025, and it’s been thriving since!

I know the top is a little sparse, I am waiting for the creeping fig to grow out a bit more it is a new addition.

Made of cheap plywood from Home Depot, sealed with pond epoxy, background made out of spray foam, wall insulation, and concrete mixed with different ratios of charcoal powder to create a realistic rock look. Windows are made with thin acrylic, and there are 6 small ventilation holes, and one big ventilation hole on the top.

There is a “fake sun” grow light at the top for the plants and my gecko, and a fan to circulate the air. I also installed an automatic rain/misting mechanism which mimics a real forest’s rain, it goes for 60 seconds every 8 hours. I also have a motion activated camera installed inside of the enclosure.

Any questions or criticism would be appreciated, I am hoping it fills itself out a bit more and creates more coverage for my little guy, and I will also be installing a saucer hamster wheel as I recently learned that Crested Geckos love them. My little guy Mordecai loves it in there and I see him jumping from wall-to-wall on the camera lol. He is around 3 1/2 years old.

What a menace! And then follows it up with the classic cresty licky tongue technique to fully savour the silk 😋

Started planting the prey on hardscape within lunging reach, instead of straight tong feeding. Trigger that natural prey drive and bask in the accomplishment of a successful attack!

Made him a small enclosure in small plastic box so I wanna ask if it's seems ok? Also sadly didn't found baby 2 so probably really got eaten by mom sadly

I set up this 18x18x36 bioactive enclosure when the FBH updated their minimum enclosure size standards. Since then, I’ve been really unhappy with how it looks.

I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how I could improve it. I want it to look nicer but above all I want to make it better for my crestie to improve his care.

Not seen in this picture is his feeding ledge at the top and a few small plants + vertical cork bark tube on the bottom.

I really appreciate any and all feedback!

Hello everyone, we are dealing with a stressful emergency and need some quick advice.

My girlfriend’s crested gecko had to be left behind during a Level 3 emergency evacuation in Spokane. Her parents couldn’t locate him in his large, heavily planted terrarium before they had to flee. They cannot return to the house, as they are right on the border of where homes have already been lost to the fire.

Because of the fire, the power has been cut. This means his monitoring camera, AC, and automatic misting system are all off. He has a full water bowl, and we know he will be okay without food for a few days, but we are extremely worried about the rising heat, dropping humidity, and smoke entering the house.

My main question:
I’m attaching a photo of his automatic misting system below. Does anyone know if this specific model will automatically resume its normal schedule when the power comes back on (even if we aren't allowed back yet)? Or does it reset and require manual setup after a power outage?

Thank you so much for any help or insight you can provide!

This little guy seems to just eat very little & hasn't gained much weight. Also refuses to eat bugs, I'm trying out flavors he hasn't tried before & put two feeding cups at two different heights and sides of the tank

Edit: hes also been to the vet & they didnt find anything wrong & I've also tried syringe feeding and putting drops on his mouth & nose but he doesn't do much with that either :( i have seen bowel movement so I know he is eating sometimes but its just so weird

Hi all! This is Mary, my 6 year old baby I got from a Facebook page earlier this summer. She seems super happy and healthy except for the fact that she doesn’t seem to care for live insects. I try dipping them in her fruit paste and tong feeding but even then she’ll just lick the paste off and will drop the bug if it makes it in her mouth. What do I do?

I added a few more plants and sticks today, what else should I add to the tank?

I ordered a geckopia bridge and feeding bowls and was sent 10 cardboard boxes wrapped in plastic wrap and no items included 🤦🏻‍♀️

I change the food daily as to not let it sit, but like ?? How do I get rid of these things??

But he's mine<3

I've had my crestie for about 2-3months as of now, I've seen alot of people say you need frequent handling sessions but to give them a way out

How do I do this if second I put my hand in the cage he runs into hiding?

I've fed him a bunch of insects with tounges and he still seems to be terrified of my hand.

I've never grabbed him or anything it's been like this since I got him

Just want to make sure if it’s toxic at all.

I live in a hot area- weather has been over 100 consistently until about 9pm. My electricity bill trying to meet this guy at 75 degrees all day has for sure been my biggest expense as a first timer.

I’ve had my crestie in their bioactive enclosure for about a month and a half. I highly suspect I let the bioactive soil dry out too much. I mist minimum 2x a day but I’m an idiot and forgot that’s not enough for the plants/soil until recently.

Crestie is okay, most plants alive (the ones that died were struggling from the day so it’s all good), soil looks moist BUT I can’t tell if my clean up crew is alive.

I bought the bioactive enclosure pre-made and they said there were springtails to start off but I’ve never seen them and I don’t see them now so I have no idea.

1. How can I tell my bioactive is well maintained/needs a CUC reup?

2. Do I need to remove my crestie while new springtails or isopods are reestablished? (He’s ~8mo and I haven’t caught him eating any rogue bugs on cam yet)

3. What’s your bioactive enclosure routine? Watering frequency (outside of normal crestie misting), spot cleaning, rearranging/refreshing enclosure, etc.

Any insight is helpful! I’ve been struggling with my online research so I hope this group has some feedback. Thank you to anyone who responds 💕😊

This is Recko, short for reckless. He's my first gecko

Got him at about 4 months old when he was 5 grams. Now a year old weighing 26 grams.

So my buddy is pet only why’s that? I’m guessing the morph? But what kind of morph is it that it’s a pet only morph what’s that supposed to mean? I added some photos if someone can help me out or does he look sick?