I blame y'all. My first Crestie

i use paper towels in all my crested enclosures. if you want to use something nicer and won't be feeding insects often try some cage carpet. i really liked the look and neatness of it when i used it for my cresteds at one point, but i found that some of them caught their teeth in it every time they tried to grab a cricket. sometimes they got really stuck and had to violently shake and twist to get their teeth out of it--that's why i switched completely to paper towels. if you feed phoenix worms instead of crickets or feed crickets from a dish (pull of their back legs so they can't jump out) then it could be a good option.

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The darn thing creeps me out. No matter where he is in his cage, everytime I look over at him he's staring at me. At the same time, whenever I hold him he crawls up to my shoulder and just sits there. or decides he want a higher perch and climbs on my ear. Either way, I heard juvies were jumpy, and this fella just wants to get comfy and sit still. I wish my beagle could learn a few things from him. lol.

ha ha, hes' just checking you out. from his point of view, you are the one staring at him! :omg: it's cool that he is relaxed--some are just more chill than others--sounds like you got a good one. :)

Of course I got a good one. duh. He's mine, I got the best! :P lol

Not complaining really, i like him. I like how I know where he is at all times. Just have to look for the purplish/pink eyes. lol

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The darn thing creeps me out. No matter where he is in his cage, everytime I look over at him he's staring at me. At the same time, whenever I hold him he crawls up to my shoulder and just sits there. or decides he want a higher perch and climbs on my ear. Either way, I heard juvies were jumpy, and this fella just wants to get comfy and sit still. I wish my beagle could learn a few things from him. lol.

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:8: LOL!!! When I got Simpler he was so small... that I'd sit w/ my nose pressed to the glass for a good minute or two before I spotted him. Same thing, he was always looking right at me, like... "Huh, some predator YOU are"... :P So glad your lovin your Crestie!!! :sunny:

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:8: LOL!!! When I got Simpler he was so small... that I'd sit w/ my nose pressed to the glass for a good minute or two before I spotted him. Same thing, he was always looking right at me, like... "Huh, some predator YOU are"... :P So glad your lovin your Crestie!!! :sunny:

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haha, I got mine one of those fake dead trees with all the holes in it for them to hide in, along with some plants. But he's always in one of three places.

#1) On the ground where he has dug almost to the bottom of the bedding to lay close to the UTH when it gets cool. But thats been 3 times I've spotted him there now.

#2) His favorite is inside the log halfway up with just his head sticking out. Of course... staring at me.

#3) On the very top of the log hiding in the plant leaves. but once again, his lil noggin is stickin out, staring at me.

He's so awesome some of my friends who dislike my bp because she's puny compared to my RTB, has fallen for him. lol.

Right? My friend that bypasses all my snakes cause they're "icky" :rolleyes: ...

LOVES mine! She said, "Oh my! Do they come in Pink"??? :P I said, "As a matter of fact"............... LOL!!!!!

Yea... One day when I was goofin around I showed my gf the lavender albino piebald on ralphdavis, and now apparently she doesn't want an engagement ring anymore. She wants the money to go somewhere else... :confuzd:

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#1) On the ground where he has dug almost to the bottom of the bedding to lay close to the UTH when it gets cool. But thats been 3 times I've spotted him there now.

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since cresteds are arboreal many people that have to use a uth put it on the side or back of their enclosure. this way the gecko can hang out on a branch or on the side/back of the tank. it does depend somewhat on what kind of setup you have, but it's just a thought. :)

hey check out the lil guy, helooks just like my biggie, and does the same thing, everytime i look in there hes stareing at me. the first couple days my g/f was gettin changed and she happend to look over and biggie was like stareing at her like ooooo lol. And if he is not stareing at her, hes stareing at himself in the reflection on the other side of the tank..its hilarious...Congrats on your new guy and good luck youll love it.. new party show and tell pet lol, everyone always wants to play wit the reptiles.