Quote Originally Posted by eel588 View Post
First off congrats on your new addition. I know you have been considering one for a very long time. Welcome to the club!

I have never used a heater for any of my crested geckos. Unless your temps are getting below 65-60 at night I wouldn't use any type of heat. Also those meal worms have a hard to digest exoskeleton, some people are very against these types of feeders. I occasionally feed them to my adult bearded dragon but for a small crestie I wouldn't recommend it on a regular basis, it could lead to impaction. It's best to stick to crickets or roaches of appropriate size. Paper towels work great but most substrates are suitable for crested geckos. Honestly, cresties are one of the hardiest pets around, you really have to try to kill them, or have bad luck. Either way enjoy your new guy, they are very enjoyable!
Thanks! I'm very excited about him/her

The only reason im using a UTH is because im going to have my crestie in the dorms and we keep our room pretty cold, i really doubt it gets below 65 but i'd rather just have the peace of mind knowing there is heat if he needs it.
Thanks for informing me about the mealworms. petco gives such great advice...
And i just figured i would put him on paper towels so i could monitor his health better before i switched him over. I also wanted to make sure cypress mulch was ok (petco said it was good so that threw up red flags, lol). After a week or two i will probably switch him over to the good stuff. I'm super excited to watch him grow and see his personality, i can already tell these little guys have a lo of it.

They aren't too needy about how their cage is set up are they? Food, water, plenty of leaves to hide in/climb on (security), right temps. That's all right? Change the water and food every other day? this seems too easy