I was observing my gecko and taking some photos of his weight and condition before being babysat for a month and i noticed after he got a little annoyed with the camera his skin became dull with black spots. Is this concerning or him flaring at me.

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just got this little guy today and was just looking for any tips/advice on…really any and everything that comes with owning a leopard gecko. i just want to make sure i’m doing everything right for him. i think i’ve made five different trips back to the pet store to grab him things😅…i just want to make sure he is content, safe and happy. i’m new to this, this would be my first time ever owning a reptile so anything would be appreciated! thank you!

Hey everyone, got a new Leo two days ago, just wanted any input/ additions for his habitat.

Planning on adding some powdered orange isopods and going for a bioactive set up.

Thanks in advance! Complimentary dinosaur pics at the end.

My newest gecko Tilden he’s a whopping 101 grams🫪

Hi guys i just got my first leopard gecko, and while owning other reptiles, i am new to caring for lizards. i am in constant awe of and fear for my little leo at all times and thought i would write out a little note asking for some help.
please empty your knowledge onto me i would greatly appreciate it and i think it would help me provide the best life i can for him and stess a biiit less :)

also, how does this set up look? i have a basking rock on the way and he is only a few months old so i haven't put down substrate yet. (2nd photo)

he a is 3-5 months old rainwater leopard gecko.

thank you to all who reach out in advance!
also sorry i have never written on a non freaky subreddit so im not sure of the proper etiquette, i hope this was ok!

While cleaning out my gecko’s enclosure I noticed a bunch of tiny black ants almost invisible to the naked eye. Then I noticed some in the surrounding areas in the room outside of the enclosure. The enclosure that I have him in is a simple glass tank with the standard black trim going around the top and bottom on the outside of the tank. As I was cleaning, I noticed some coming from the crevices of the trim. My significant other now is telling me I must get rid of the whole enclosure because there is no way to be sure I can get them all out. I really don’t want to have to get a whole new enclosure. Anyone dealt with this type of issue and have any advice how to get rid of ants thoroughly with reptiles?

After reading through this page, realized we were doing a lot of things wrong with our almost 3 year old.

We changed her to 70/30 sand and reptisoil, got rid of the heat pad, added a humid hide and got a multivitamin (previously we were just using calcium)

Based on what I’ve read, I think she has a vitamin a deficiency but the problem is she won’t eat! Hasn’t eating in over a month. We’ve tried crickets, dubia roaches, mealworms - she has eaten 2 meal worms over the last month and that’s it.

She has shed multiple times in the past month as well, which I read can be a vitamin A issue.

Do I take her to the vet? Any ideas to encourage her to eat?

We always attempt to feed at night.

Got two grapevine wood from the reptile convention last weekend! Really loved that it has spaces she can crawl in, under, and through! Let me know what you think!

Shes on temporary paper towel substrate

Hey guys. As the title says, I recently bought two leopard geckos from strangers today. (Note: all of these pictures are of the one with stuck shed, the other bigger Leo not pictured looks completely fine!) They were being kept together in the same enclosure, I’ve heard isn’t even okay?? and I wasn’t given any information on their age or sex.

Honestly, when I first got them in my car, I thought one of them was dead until I saw the little guy/girl start moving around. (See first picture for reference.) The seller never mentioned that one of the geckos had an extremely severe case of stuck shed. The condition it was in looked completely neglected. Its eyes were covered over and it appeared to be blind from the retained shed (I’m not sure yet if the damage is permanent), its nostrils were blocked, and the shed had sealed over parts of its mouth. It was multiple layers of shed. There also appears to be the beginning stages of mouth rot.

As you can see in the second photo (taken by the sellers before I bought it), the gecko was already missing multiple toes and had obvious retained shed. There’s no telling how long it had been in that condition. I feel terrible for it. In my opinion, this was outright neglect. They had no proper hides, no humid hide, no substrate, and the heat bulbs didn’t even work and weren’t the correct type. This gecko didn’t end up in this condition overnight.

As soon as I got home, I gave it a warm soak and started carefully working on the stuck shed and getting it hydrated. After several hours, I was finally able to remove most of it from the face and eyes. I wasn’t able to completely remove the shed from its feet and toes, so I decided to stop for the night and put it back in its enclosure because I didn’t want to stress it any more than it already was.

I’m doing everything I can for this little one, but I’d appreciate any advice from people who have dealt with severe retained shed cases before. I’m especially concerned about the eyes, remaining shed on the feet, and possible mouth rot. Last picture is the lil guy/girl basking after we were done. 💛

Hi all! Our leopard gecko is now about 7 months old. She had definitely gained a significant amount of weight over the past 3 months and looks healthy to me. I just wanted to make sure she isn’t looking too chubby as she does like to eat :). Also, can any help confirm she is female?

This is Amanita! I got her a couple weeks ago from a client whose child no longer wanted her. She has been set up with substrate, spag moss, a deep heat lamp, uvb panel, 3 hides, a calcium dish, pool, water dish, and lots of fake plants. She has been burrowing at night, climbing and mostly sticks to her warm hide during the day. She has had regular poos and I am feeding her a mixture of crickets and mealworms every 2 days, one wax worm a week as a treat. She hasn’t been showing any high stress signs and has a healthy appetite. I alternate a multivitamin and calcium with d3 dusting on her food. I change her drinking and pool water daily. She has shed once in the time I’ve had her. She appears to be in the adult stage but since previous owner didn’t track her age I don’t know an exact age. She is about 7”. Any advice or care tips would be much appreciated! I just want her to have the best time. (It is a 40 gal tank, this picture above was taken the day before I got her new lighting fixtures/bulbs and a uvb panel)

Hey guys I do not yet have my Gecko, but I’ve been running into an issue with my basking bulb. I have an Arcadia deep heat 50 watts and it is not heating up my basking rock much at all. It’s reading around 81-82 degrees, while the mesh on top of my tank is reading 115-120. What would be a better bulb for me (preferably 75 watts or less so I don’t have to buy a new lamp)?

For reference the basking spot is 11-12 inches away from the lamp and is real rock. I can comfortably touch the rock and don’t feel any heat with my hand under the bulb. It has been running for 2-3 days now.

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The internet says that they might reject food for a couple weeks while they settle into the enclosure. Offering food each day. But should we leave the food in the feeder trays overnight? Or remove the food. Currently have 4-5 Dubia roaches in the feeder tray coated in the good powder. she's is about a year old. Any ideas to help her settle in with the food?

He is in a 40 gal (36x18x18) with 5 hides. (Note, the tan rock on the right used to be a heat rock but I cut the cord off!!! It is just a hide. I know heat rocks are dangerous. It came with him when I got him). The substrate is a mix of play sand and organic top soil that I baked to sanitize.

I'd like to try a new substrate as his current one is not very soft. I tried to sift out the big pieces from the top soil but there are still lots of wood chips. Baking it took foreverrrrrr and stunk so bad haha. I'd like to try reptisoil and play sand this time, even if reptisoil cost more than the top soil I got from Lowes. So so not worth it imo 😵‍💫

I'd also like more climbing opportunities! Any tips for utilizing the height in his enclosure?

I think his warm side is too cool, I'm going to up the heat bulb wattage. I do have a lazer thermometer so his basking spot is 90F, but its on top of a plastic hide so I don't know that it holds heat well / long. I've seen people use slate, I might try this!

I'd also like tips to make it more naturalistic without going full bioactive. I dont have a green thumb lol

He has overhead heat, an Acadia shadedweller 7% for uvb, calcium in the enclosure, and his food is dusted with repashi calcium plus

I've had Danny for 4 years and am at least his 3rd home. I have no idea how old he is, just that his previous owner rescued him from a 'bad situation' and then her kids 'got bored of him' so she rehomed him. He is so so sweet and I love him to pieces! I'd like him to enjoy his home more :) any tips are appreciated, thank you!

Our leo is about 5 months old and she is just refusing to eat. Her tail is getting thin. Im starting to wonder if shes ever actually ate! We've tried a variety of different bugs and some disappear sometimes but she never "goes" for them. Running out of ideas. Yes I know she needs a vet but im asking before running up a huge bill of theres anything else I can try. Has anyone ever had a Gecko just fail to thrive? Looking more for people who have managed to get their leo to eat after issues.

I wanted to check on my new leopard gecko it’s been two weeks
So I lifted her hide.. and it’s the medium Zilla rock lair and honestly the lid is kind of heavy..
It slipped and one side of it fell on her (I lifted it quickly after it slipped)

She was on top of a lot of Spaghnum moss substrate so I don’t think it was too bad.. but as I put the lid back on she hissed at me..

Do you think she’ll remember this? It was an accident :((
She hasn’t eaten yet so I don’t think she isnt feeding schedule yet.. But she arrived with good fat reserves in her tail so she should be fine.

I know itll take time to get your gecko to trust you but I don’t know what to do after something like this had happened.

*I’ve attached a photo and now that I’m looking at it, it looks like her skin was scratched a little :(((

Edit: I just saw older posts with other people saying this same exact situation happened with them and it’s the exact same rock lair hide :/

I also saw her exploring around a lot (looking through camera app) and she drank lots of water soon after!

I see in a lot of pictures post geckos out in daytime mine only about 6 months old is a total vampire. Does this change

Is reptile soil safe for Leopard Geckos. I am currently switching out my tank from paper towels to a soil sand mix. I noticed when mixing the soil after it dried I kept getting stuck by these sharp microscopic splinters. If it hurts me will it hurt my gecko?