HE's here :D Pics included

Well here's just a few :D what i could find so far, of him and his setup. he's still very shy which the person i got him from doesn't understand, but i guess the shipping was very traumatic for him :(

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics002.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics012.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics007.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics006.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics013.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics010.jpg

Cute! :wuv:


Can you please resize those pics? They're WAY too big. If not, I'll edit them into links that folks can click to view.

very nice! (but PLEASE resize your pics--they're huge!)

it is totally understandable that he is shy right now. he will need several days to settle in before you can expect to start handling him and whatnot. shipping is stressful and he just needs some time to chill and get used to his new surroundings. :)

strange in some other forums it resized them unless you click on them, how do i fix that? i'm doing the image tag from photoshop, how do i fix it so they're relatively small, like a thumbnail, they only give me the 3 options url, tag, and image :(

well i recessed little 2oz dixie condiment cups since i have them by the ton, one for his water, and one for clarks, and i used an ashtray (since we have no smoking now) to put mealies in, although i may end up putting the baby food in this and worms in another little dish but heres the updated photo's of how i have the bottom set up
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics007.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics006.jpg
And one that's not recessed to show you the size of the actual cups
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...newpics008.jpg

You have a GREAT cresty setup there. Great pics

I would avoid mealworms for cresteds. If you want a good worm for them, feed them some phoenix worms. Which are about the same value as crickets, but have a lot more calcium.

Well i have some silkies but i need to get him down to eat first of all :( he hasn't eaten since i got him :( and i have a calcium syrup that i will be giving him one drop a week for his calcium

he may not come down or eat for the first few days. he's pretty stressed right now from shipping and a change in environment and needs to have some time to settle in to his new surroundings. there is nothing to worry about at all if you don't see him eating at first, just give him some space and let him get comfortable.

as greenmonkey pointed out, mealworms really aren't a good choice for cresteds. you can also try roaches, crickets, phoenix worms, etc. but mealworms aren't easily digested by cresteds and therefore are of little nutritional value.

what kind of calcium syrup are you going to give him? if you feed t-rex crested gecko diet and/or insects dusted with herptivite and calcium you shouldn't need to supplement with anything else and doing so actually risks poisoning your gecko with too much calcium.

Called Neo Calgllicon i think, came with him just .01 mil which is 1 drop / week....i have clarks in there now but am about to mix up a batch of cgd as well and put it in there in another bowl see if either will lure him down

The best thing is to put the CGD in, turn out the lights and just leave him alone. I've only had a couple geckos eat right away after shipping, so he'll be fine for now. Who reccomended the calcium syrup, I've never heard of anybody using that for cresteds. Unless its the stuff a vet might give a female who suddenly calcium crashes. I sometimes throw a little powdered calcium in the CGD just to make sure they get enough.

i don't feed newly arrived geckos at all for the first 2-4 days after they arrive. i just make sure that they get plenty of fresh water via misting and/or a shallow dish in case they are slightly dehydrated from shipping. stick with the cgd and lightly dusting insects you shouldn't need the extra calcium at all.

CGD has calc. in it already, oh well i'll see how everything goes over the weekend i put it all in a lid so i can see if there's little foot prints in it or not :D

For my little guys I use the tops of prescription pill bottles. Fill the inner part and you can tell pretty easy if they've been eating. I dont like to use larger cups or dishes until Im positive they're eating well.