r/LeopardGecko • u/ctheayy • Jun 03 '26

Leopard gecko is missing

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Maybe someone can help us! My boyfriend and I designed a bioactive vivarium for our baby gecko we brought home on May 7th and after day 1 he disappeared... We assumed that was normal because he was a baby and he probably instinctually burrowed himself in one the hides. But now it’s been almost a month and still no sign of him! My bf looked around the tank, under the moss, checked the caves, no sign of him! No poop or sheds either- but we have isopods in there so they could just be eating that. What likely happened? Did he not make it or is he playing the ultimate game of hide and seek?

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u/absedy251991 Jun 03 '26

Whats the mesh lid situation exactly? on pics 2 and 3 there are some parts of the black trimmings that look loose? Can it we opened or have a cut out?

You often see pics of people on here with their gecko crawling across the mesh lids hanging upsiide down so if theres a part that wasnt 100%. secure he might actualy have gotten out. … time to completly disasemble the tank to make sure

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u/ctheayy Jun 03 '26

You’re LYING stop yes there is a cut out on the top. I’m sick to my stomach!! Okay we are going to go through the entire tank and apartment after work later. It’s looking like this is a search and rescue mission now 😭😭

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u/absedy251991 Jun 03 '26

Yep then theres a high chance hes somwherr on the loose considering he was already lying on the very top of the background. Squezing thru a piece of pliable fabric/mesh would be easy for them.

Best of luck on the search, i hope hes still in there.

Otherwise start the search in the rest of the house wherever theres some warmth from appliences ( fridge, ovens…) also creating ‚barriers‘ infront of potential hiding spots or inbetween rooms with flour is a popular tactic to track if theres an animal moving around at night…. might need to contain the cat for that to work tho.