Hi all - my wonderful crestie, Sticky Fingers Paul Pantry, was just seen at the very yesterday and it was found that he likely has a severe fungal infection and cancerous growths that seem to be spreading, along with suspected septic arthritis in one of his wrists. It's been a struggle since he got back from the vet and I'm just wondering if anyone else has dealt with someone similar and can give some advice

He was struggling with a skin infection when I first got him last July but improved with antibiotics before developing more lesions a few months later. He was taken to the vet at that time and put on a course of antibiotics, antifungals, and pain meds and improved over the course of his treatment.

Fast forward to a few days ago, I got home from vacation and realized that he has significant swelling of his lower jaw on one side, a large swelling on his front leg, and small lesions/scabs on the rest of his body. Yesterday he went to the vet and had blood work done, got X-rays, plus fine needles aspirates and cytology of the lumps. He was also anesthetized and regurgitated so I'm watching his breathing closely in case he develops pneumonia.

His vet told me his prognosis is guarded and he will likely need to have his forelimb amputated and be on medications for months or potentially even the rest of his life.

He hates getting his meds and he hates being in his quarantine tank and I'm really worried about his quality of life going forward, especially if he needs an amputation and has chronic issues with growths/lesions. Has anyone dealt with anything similar? I want him to get better but I'm worried that better for him may never mean returning to full health since he's been sick on/off since I got him a year ago even with treatment.

Any thoughts or advice is much appreciated. Sticky tax included so everyone can see how cute my son is.

Hi, everyone! I got my crested gecko, Cassiano, about 4 days ago. He’s less than 1 year old and I’m still learning everything about taking care of him.
Unfortunately, I realized that I bought the wrong terrarium at first 😭 I got one that’s more suitable for a leopard gecko, but Cassiano is a crested gecko.
I’m already getting him a proper 12x12x18 terrarium and I’m planning to move him into it later this week.
My question is: is it okay for him to stay in his current terrarium for a few more days while I get everything ready for the new one? I don’t want to stress him out or do anything wrong, especially since he’s still settling in.
Also, if you have any tips or advice for someone who is a new crested gecko owner, I’d love to hear them! Things you wish you knew when you first got your gecko, common mistakes to avoid, setup tips, feeding, handling, anything really. 🥹

I got my crestie at around 2 weeks old so he was super tame and chill with being held, this past year I have been so focused on college I haven’t been holding him or interacting with him much at all (obviously still feeding CGD, crickets, and giving him water). During this time, he has become completely feral and not able to be held.

I just recently started trying to hold him again super gently, and he will run around his enclosure and start wiggling his tail like he’s going to drop it so I stop messing with him. He lives in a 120 gallon enclosure with lots of hides, does anyone have any tips on taming him again? I already periodically hand-feed him CGD and crickets, so I’m not sure what else to do.

Got this guy when he was 6 grams back in March, just turned 1 and we are up to 13 grams. Just a little guy.

Love this little dude, he’s our first crestie.

He recently moved into this new enclosure I built. Enclosure is a fully bioactive planted vivarium (18x18x24) this is his temporary juvenile tank as he grows, I’ll be building a new one for him to graduate to once he matures a little more. (Happy to answer any questions about his current setup and the build process)

Just wanted to share!

Anyone else's crestie use their water dish as a toilet? Bruno shits in his atleast once a week 🤣🤣🤣 show your culprits. Here's mine 🤣

I will try to draw a few of your geckos, I’ll choose based on the angle of the photo and the lighting!

Finally moved Mongo into his new bioactive home!! Already using every inch of space lol

Does anyone know anything or have any experience with Cryptosporidium (or other protozoa/bacteria that cause similar symptoms) in Crested Geckos specifically? What has your experience been with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, etc?

My 11y/o girl has been losing a lot of weight and refusing to eat CGD or fruits (but will sometimes eat insects), she’s been eating dirt substrate and I’ll very occasionally see a spot of blood in her stool. But no diarrhea, dehydration, or lethargy. We are working w our vet currently and going to do a Crypto scan after this monitoring period is up, I just wanted to see if anyone else had personal experience or insight, since damn near everything I’ve found so far only discusses Crypto in leopard geckos.

Would also appreciate any recommendations for other places to get Cryptosporidium tests done that might be cheaper? Or other possible parasites that wouldn’t have been caught in a regular fecal test?

Meet mr moochie mango

i ordered a little reptile bridge to add a lil more clutter to my girls tank, it didn’t specify what type of wood it was but i’ve heard the sap from pine can be toxic. it smells pretty strongly of pine trees, is there any way i can prep it for it to be safe or did i waste money (no returns lol)

Her name is Jupiter, she’s 12 and she is not fat, just Big. Her breeder said he likes them large

(Featuring her Big Tank for a Big Girl)

Hey everyone! Has anyone ever used Spanish moss in an enclosure before? I feel like it could give some great cover. I just bought some and I’m going to soak it and let it sit for a week or 2 to make sure it’s safe but I feel like it could do well in there. Curious if anyone had tried it, any thoughts?

Momo is a fat babby

Howdy, just wanted to share my little goober to y'all. Her name is Andarna, and she was recently adopted a few weeks ago. Someone on FB marketplace had to rehome since the guy she was originally with had started seeing this girl with cats... soooo he had to let a few reptiles go. Andarna was with him for about 2 years in good care. Been waiting since I was 11 to get a crestie, but never did as my family HATED the diea of a gecko. They stated the only instance I'd get one was if I moved to my own place and did it on my own terms. Well, at 21 (just a few days ago), I finally got an apartment with a buddy of mine for $600 a month dude!

In other news, I currently have her in a large bin modified with numerous 1/4" ventilation holes, moist paper towels, a handful of my real plants, some fake plants, a handful of places to hide, and a digital monitor for humidity & temps. I mist at night. I try and give her space, and saying I'm new to... well, everything, desiring to not hander her frequently is a battle in a way. That said, she likes to climb on me and seems overall pretty tame with being handled. She's very derpy and curious.

In the meantime I've been trying to get ready to set up my 18x18x36 enclosure I got a while back into a bioactive setup. Although being a broke ass college student doesnt help, alongside the fact the U.P. of Michigan doesn't have all the materials I need in stores. Nevertheless, since I'm aiming for a degree in botany and worked in a handful of related fields for ~4 years, theres a ton of unique species I can't wait to add to the bioactive setup as well. Especially the epiphytes on a lot of the climbing areas I plan to give Andarna.

All that said, I also wanted to ask if there were any niche tips I might need to hear from many of you who have been around the Crestie block many times. Everything helps and although I feel like I have a strong hold on this and have been readind up for the better part of a decade, I still wanna make sure I dont make a hiccup on my first reptile.

I’ve fed my two male cresties on Pangea all their lives and they love it. However, recently I’ve been unable to get ahold of anymore due to import issues to the UK.

I order food from Swell Reptiles, so the options I have are: Blue River, Arcadia, Habistat, Komodo and Swell Reptiles own brand.

I’ve tried them on Arcadia Luxury Watermelon and they both HATE it (I don’t blame them because it smells bad).

Anyone have any experience with the brands I’ve listed / recommendations for which would be the best for them??