Hey, so I'm new to geckos having recently purchased an 8month old leopard gecko and I just have a few questions...


Can I make a humid hide from a coconut shell or will it mould or not work?
(He hated the plastic one...)


And we were doing really well on the handling front, he was starting to climb on my hand when it was put in his enclosure but the other day my fiancé came in whilst I was taking him out and it obviously worried him and he ran (very quickly) in to his hide now he is terrified of me and goes further in to his hide whenever I attempt handling...so should I leave him be for a while or carry on with just placing my hand in the tank?


Lastly... I was told to keep his mealworms dish full (about 10 mealworms) and I feed him about 3/4 crickets every day, is this too much? (He usually eats about half the mealworms and all of the crickets)


Thanks in advance,
Shaney