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 :)

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.

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 :)

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!

Here she is! I adore her fired down colors
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She's stunning! Such charismatic animals!

Thank you! I agree :) She is so curious about everything!

She is settling in very well!
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