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My first gecko!
I am picking up this lovely little one on saturday: (Image credit to Kevin Loveless on facebook)
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Possible female, not yet confirmed :) I have 2 ball pythons, a rainbow boa, a corn snake, and a beardie already so I am good knowing reptile care, the only thing I worry about is helping her keep her tail. A little tiny bit of calcium in the food once a week hopefully should help with that :)
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Congrats on the soon to be new addition :D
Cresties are quite different care wise as the other reptiles you have as they are from a tropical environment and don't need as much high temperatures.
I have to ask, how does calcium help keep the tail ? Mine was a few years old when he lost his but it was only as a defence against my cats when he decided he did not like his tank anymore.
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Thank you! :)
I am aware of the care, I actually recently got a rainbow boa who also requires pretty low temps (tho still higher than a crestie) so I am getting used to 'cold' reptiles, haha.
I was told by a few keepers that mixing a tiny bit of calcium into their food can help the more skittish geckos keep their tails. And I might as well try it, just in case :)
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We've been keeping cresties for a little while now, I never heard that they just drop their tails. That's interesting
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I have kept many cresties over the past 8 yrs. Cresties randomly lose their tails as a defense mechanism.. They do not grow back once lost. It just depends on the crestie, I had one that dropped his tail the minute I untaped his cup and went to put him in his enclosure (this on the day he came in via fed ex to me). Keeping calcium in for it certainly isnt going to harm him or her.. But I highly doubt it helps to keep more nervous cresties from dropping a tail. That all has to do w how nervous said crestie is at the time it drops its tail. Unfort, some are just more skittish than others. Enjoy your new little one, its beautiful!!
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Thanks guys! :)
This is basically gonna become a progression thread for him/her, so expect lots of pics!
I am very excited, the smallest reptile I've owned was my corn snake as a baby, and she was 40g when I got her :) So a 10g baby is gonna be tiny for me!
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She's stunning! Such charismatic animals!
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Thank you! I agree :) She is so curious about everything!
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I love the one of her in midair. What a cutie!!!!#
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^ I second this! What a great shot you took of her in midjump!
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Thanks guys! :D When the camera shutter stopped and I saw the playback, I was so excited! That picture was my dream picture when I first got her, and it only took me a week to get :) It was totally an accident too!
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Ha! Great shots! Fly little crestie, fly!!
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Congrats on your two new geckos!
I've been keeping cresteds as my classroom pet for the last 7 years and they're great geckos. If you feed your cresties a complete diet (repashy or pangea complete or complete with insects) you shouldn't have to supplement extra calcium. If you feed any insects though, it is best to dust them with calcium +D3 powder.
I lost a gecko over Christmas break due to dehydration (was too close to the heater in my reptile room and by the time I caught it, it was too late), so I recently purchased a 6 gram baby crested myself.. .I can't get good pics of them though, mine is far too jumpy.
I've also recently gotten into gargs... I have one from a breeder now and have two waiting for shipping weather to come in.
Good luck with your cresteds!
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Looking good, OP!
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Originally Posted by artgecko
I lost a gecko over Christmas break due to dehydration (was too close to the heater in my reptile room and by the time I caught it, it was too late), so I recently purchased a 6 gram baby crested myself.. .I can't get good pics of them though, mine is far too jumpy.
I never thought of that. I have my new baby on top of my snake shelving, which is somewhat close to my heat vents in the basement, though not in its direct path. Definitely going to check temps there when I go home!! Thanks!
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I think it was more of an issue of not enough humidity in my case, but temp gunning that location would be a good idea too. I changed things up in my room and moved the shelving unit the geckos are on as far from the heater as possible and I bought a pump mister (easier to spray more cages) and spray religiously every day. I am also running a humidifier in the room, but am looking for a better model that will be easier to maintain. The humidifier can't hurt my snakes... I think it will benefit all of the critters in the room.
Just make sure that you're misting fairly heavily and he should be fine.
I am looking into buying a humidity gauge for the room as well, just so I can keep an eye on things.
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I only got the one gecko ;) She just looks drastically different when fired up and fired down :) Thank you though! Also thank you for the warning, I will definitely keep her away from the drier parts of the house as well. But she shed off that old skin last night and is looking great!
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Beautiful crestie you have there! Love them so much, one day I hope to have one. :)
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She is adorable! She is so girlie looking with thoughs long eyelashes:)
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Looks like she loves bug day too :D
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I love the pictures of her on the branch. She looks like it's arm day in geckoland!!!
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Aww, a crestie! Aren't they great?
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Thanks guys! :D I agree, cresties are just the cutest little things <3
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Love her!
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Super cute.
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So darn cute!
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