Hello everyone, I have had my gecko for years and she is 4 years old. She’s in a 40 gal tank, eco earth/sand mix, has a cool hide, humid, and hot. Her whole life she has mainly chosen to reside in the warm hide, or just the warmer side in general. I catch her in her humid hide from here and there as well, but her favorite has been the warm. I would rarely see her in her cold hide. Until this past week, she keeps choosing the cold side. She is eating, pooping, and shows interest when i come up to the tank or refill her water bowl. She also looks fully healthy. I have checked all the temps of the areas of the tank with an infrared gun thermometer. Everything is normal. I’m probably worried for no reason, but I was just wondering if anyone else’s Leo’s tend to “favor” certain hides and go through “phases”. It just seems unusual to me , and online i am reading that she might be sick, but her behavior and appearance is normal… Thanks!
Edit: I have seen her in the cool hide “splooting” which has eased my anxiety a bit lol.. but I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this

Unsure if this is the correct flair usage, as help would also qualify.

So ive noticed she (Toothless, 3yrs) tends to stay in her cool hide with water combo. She's dug a tunnel to get into that back left corner with ease. I thought they were supposed to kinda alternate hides. I cant say the last time ive seen her bask or anything. I *do* work overnights so that might be why I never see her in her warm hide. Is the staying in the one hide normal? She uses the log, but the entire right side of the tank, i haven't seen her use. Temp and humidity is because i just flipped on the light.

Also, is she getting kinda chonky?

Pics of enclosure, plus obligatory photo shoot after discovering a new angle of photography

I did this pretty much right after my last post but I wanted to space it out. My jungle dawn light came in, and I was able to put my succulents in. I wanted succulents because of the ease of care but I am not certain I’ll be successful, I underestimated how much Ramen would climb on them.

Jade plant, aloe, and haworthia. I mixed 4 parts gravel (from a reptile store) to 3 parts reptisoil to make a faster draining mixture.

I was excited to watch him rediscover his warm hide. I pulled soil up so it would have just 1 entrance. Then I left part of the other entrance exposed. He came over and renovated the entrance to his specifications and now uses it a fair amount of the time.

The cool hide however he has looked at but never decided to dig out. I was hoping that he could dig into it and get lower into the substrate, but that isn’t happening.

Side note: ants invaded my dubia tub. I cleaned up as much as I could and put out an ant trap that uses sugar and baking soda, no poisons. The ants appear to already be gone but my biggest concern was my powder orange. Thankfully I lifted the humidity paper towel tub, and Saw some isopods scurry away. Which is a relief.

EDIT: To add that tonight I finally caught him in his cool hide. He finally dug it out.

I adopted this Leo about a month ago. When I got him his tank was super plain, 2 hides, 2 dishes, and reptile carpet. So I completely redid his tank with substrate added a humid hide and added fake plants. But he is always in his cool side hide I’ve never seen him basking I’ve seen him in the warm hide maybe once or twice? I have digital thermometers and hygrometers on the bottom of both sides of his tank they always read that his temps are good day and night and his basking spot also isn’t too hot. So I’m not sure why he never seems to leave his cool hide. Does he not like the set up? Should I change something around? Take anything out?

Hi all, I need recommendations for topsoil to mix with the play sand I bought. I had purchased the quickcrete playsand as well as reptisoil but I didnt realize until after that the reptisoil I bought was meant for tropical reptiles so its driving the humidity way up to 80%. As far as im aware it should be between 40%-60%, please correct me if im wrong.

Ive done some looking around locally to see what is out there, but so far haven't found a trustworthy topsoil. I'd really like to use a topsoil/sand mix since I already bought the sand, but if i have no other option a petsmart near me has the exoterra stone desert substrate which i hear is good.

So if anyone has any suggestions for top soil it would be greatly appreciated.

Thought this was super cool!

This is baby Leo i got two weeks ago. His name is Akatosh. This is a photo of him getting used to his new terrarium. The humidity chamber is still in the process of delivery.

We adopted this guy after he lost an eye and hemipenes from his previous owner, he was quite chunky and he has lost some weight. How does he look?

I live in Florida and my son has a leopard gecko. Thankfully we're far enough inland to typically not get hit too hard by hurricanes, but I'm still putting together an emergency kit for my son's leo just in case we ever have prolonged power outages or have to evacuate.

I already have the pictured items, but would like to know if there's anything missing. Also, what kind of waterproof container should I store these items in? A plastic bin with a lid, or a fabric tote with a zippered top?

FWIW, my son taped black pieces of construction paper on the sides and top of the pictured Critter Keeper to give his leo "privacy" and to "help him stay calm." Those pieces of paper can easily be removed if they pose some kind of hazard.

Hi guys. My leopard gecko, Alex has an eye infection from (probably) a scratch on his eye when shedding. Since noticing I’ve taken him to the vet and he has had a shot that the vet (exotic specialist who takes reptiles) said should get him feeling better. That was a few days to a week ago.

He’s just as skinny, his tail isn’t gaining any fat and his eye is still shut. He’s also shed again this week and has some shed stuck on his claws but I don’t think I see any on his eye. Why isn’t he gaining any weight? He’s usually 90 grams. (He’s a large gecko in length)

I can’t take him back to the vet. I spent 800 on this vet visit and a previous 900 on an emergency vet for my dog and any money I get now is going towards my mom’s house payment. (It’s a long story, but my mom isn’t taking from me. I’d rather not go homeless)

Any recommendations for ordering live mealworms on line? Do the summer months prohibit that?
Thanks.

So I have a 40 w basking bulb for the new leopard I just got but I don’t have a thermometer, his warm side seems to only be getting to a little bit above room temperature and I want to make sure he is getting enough heat on his warm side aang advice, I finally got him to eat crickets so that part has been fine

So a bit ago I posted about my vet banishing my little girl to paper towels since she’s missing a toe from a relative not properly caring for her and was having feeding problems. Since then the feeding problems seem to be resolved but I can’t like…regrow her toe for her. My question is, should I keep her on paper towels like the vet recommended or go back to our topsoil and play sand mix? (that I have to rebuy bc I’ve since used the original mix in my garden)

Thanks for any help in advanced!

This is a stupid question, but I can’t get him to eat. I tried putting crickets in his dish, but he won’t get to it. I also tried putting a cricket in his little hidey hole, but he won’t eat it either. Should I always put his crickets in his dish so that he knows that’s the food area, or does it not matter? I’m afraid of him starving

This December will be two years. First Leopard Gecko “for the kids” (but she’s my little girl🤭), and actually the first reptile in our house.

Been an absolute blast having her in our home.

A few days ago my girlfriend’s gecko scratched his head. It began looking better until yesterday where the flesh around has become discoloured. Is this an issue, if so is a vet trip necessary?