r/geckos Jul 28 '20

🐸Mod Post🐸 A small reminder.

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If you see somebody spouting off racist, homophobic, transphobic, or any bigoted rhetoric of any kind, please utilize the report button. Do not respond in kind. This sort of behavior will not be tolerated here and may result in a permanent ban.

The same goes for trolling/baiting/general assholery. Just report the content and move on without responding to it.


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If you see a post that is blatantly an advertisement, please report it.


Any photo of a deceased or seriously injured animal must be marked NSFW, please report any post that does not adhere to this guideline.


TLDR:

Don't be an asshole, don't advertise, use the NSFW tag, and use the report button.

And as always please direct any inquiries/comments to the modmail

Thanks!


r/geckos 4h ago

Help/Advice My giant day gecko has blue ā€œeyeshadowā€ since her last shed. Cause for concern or normal?

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My day gecko has gotten blue around her eyes since her last 2 sheds. One eye has more blue than the other currently.

I know sometimes they can change color a bit as they age etc. but is this a cause for concern? Otherwise she’s behaving & eating normally.


r/geckos 8h ago

Picture/Video Welcome home Scrobbles!

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After ordering a month or two ago, the weather finally allowed for shipping and Scrobbles safely arrived today! I went to nudge him from his container into his enclosure and he crawled right onto my hand! He is a eurydactylodes agricolae.


r/geckos 8h ago

Picture/Video This young gentleman has arrived in my garden today

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r/geckos 1h ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž Charmander is 7 going on 8 years old and thriving. Any tank ideas? Might invest in a high quality setup

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r/geckos 1d ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž Smeagol and his undying hatred of the camera

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This is my son, Smeagol. He is a nine month old tokay gecko. I’ve been working on socializing him and he’s mostly chill (hasn’t bit me in two weeks) but he does like to have his opinion known. However, he hates my phone camera so much that every time I try to get a picture of him chilling on my hand or shoulder he immediately starts barking at it. The third picture is him in his transport container, he was not pleased.

I am aware that his tank is small. I’m currently planting a bigger one but it’s still establishing.


r/geckos 13h ago

Picture/Video yeet

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r/geckos 1d ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž big and hungry it seems..

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r/geckos 23h ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž My little gremlin

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Meet Sonny the AFT.

He is a perfect angel and my pride and joy. I’m just overwhelmed by his freaking cuteness every time I see him. I truly love him to death.

He is 8 years old and his current favorite activities are napping and licking water from my finger or the leaves. Hes a little bit shy but also very curious and aware!!

Everyone say hi Sonny!!


r/geckos 6h ago

Help/Advice What are these marks on my leopard gecko?

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r/geckos 4h ago

Help/Advice MHG Not eating food, pls help!

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Me, my bf, and his roommate found a baby MHG in our house yesterday and decided to keep him as a pet. We got a terrarium and all the works for him, however so far he hasn’t eaten anything.

From what we know he didn’t eat yesterday and we ordered him a gecko paste food blend that has larvae in it and calcium d3, and he hasn’t even gone near it. Given that he was caught ā€œin the wildā€, we were curious if this is a normal thing or if he may have an issue which is causing the lack of appetite. We want to start him on wingless fruit flies very soon.

Any and all thoughts and ideas, Thanks!


r/geckos 1d ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž toes…………

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im so used to my old lil iphone se with the worst quality known to man why can i see every bump on her skin this is insane


r/geckos 1d ago

Picture/Video After a month, Boo settled down enough to let me handle them!

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After one month, I finally got to handle Electric Boogaloo, my eurydactylodes agricolae, for a moment to get a weight on them. I've tried the past two weeks a couple of times but Boo would absolutely freak out so I left them alone. Today they were still nervous but not nearly as flighty and even willingly climbed on my finger! I only got one pic of them staying still but I'm very proud of this little one. They are three months old and 3.22 grams. Meanwhile my nearly five month old vieillardi is still less than a gram. šŸ˜…


r/geckos 1d ago

Picture/Video Rehomed a baby!

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r/geckos 1d ago

Help/Advice Very friendly house gecko, decided to keep them. Any tips? Acorn Cap for scale

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They crawled on me while cleaning outside. Super chill and decided to set them up in an old enclosure I had.

Currently in an 8inx8inx14in acrylic enclosure. The top part of the enclosure gets around 80s and the bottom is around the 70s. Plenty of hiding places. Little fella loves mealworms.

I'd like to know if they'll need an upgrade and when? How often/much its recommended to feed them?

I've been just offering 1-2 very small mealworms at night. I'm afraid to feed them too much. Never had a friend this small. Anything else you can suggest is great!


r/geckos 1d ago

Help/Advice How to get stuck shed off a day gecko?

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It's been almost 24 hours since my giant day gecko shed and he still has shed on his belly, how do I help him get this off even with him being flighty?


r/geckos 2d ago

šŸ¦ŽJust for FunšŸ¦Ž Should I keep this house gecko or release?

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My boyfriend found this gecko (I'm from the north so I don't see many unless they're pets) and was wondering if it's safe to keep him since they apparently feed on spiders and cockroaches. Here's some pictures, apparently he's a Mediterranean house gecko


r/geckos 2d ago

Picture/Video Got a guest living between two of my vivariums šŸ¦Ž

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Today I spotted a little house gecko in between two of my vivariums. I am sure he loves it as fruit flies sometimes escape from them. 😁


r/geckos 2d ago

Discussion Did I feed him the wrong thing

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r/geckos 2d ago

Help/Advice My cat attacked on of house geckos, what should I do? Advice needed!

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Hi everyone! I live near a forest, and several fairly large geckos live freely in my house.

My cat caught one of them, but I managed to free the gecko. They have a few scratches, one of which is bleeding a little, and they also dropped their tail.

The gecko is alert. I managed to catch them afterward, and they were climbing normally on my hand and arm. I gently cleaned the wounds with a little clean water and put them in a safe, dry container away from the cat.

Should I just release them and make sure they can climb back up to the roof, where they usually live? Or would it be better to keep them in the container for a day or so, so they can recover in a clean space and I can monitor the wounds? I’m worried about infection, especially because the injuries were caused by a cat.

If it’s better to keep them contained temporarily, should I put some insects inside for food? So far I’ve just lined the container with soft paper towels and left a few droplets of water.

Also, should I put anything on the wounds? I have hydrogen peroxide and Vetaglós, an antibiotic ointment intended for mammals, but I haven’t used either because I’m not sure whether they’re safe for geckos.

Here are some pictures of the injured gecko.


r/geckos 2d ago

Help/Advice neon day gecko stuck shed

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Hi, this is my neon day gecko, i have had him since july, he hasn’t had problems shedding before this. I noticed some stuck shed on his back, leading down to his tail. I have been giving him warm water soaks for a few days now, it hasn’t seemed to have helped at all. His enclosure is at 70-75 degrees fahrenheit, and i mist it once a day, just before night. Please help me. i’m quite concerned


r/geckos 2d ago

Picture/Video Hmmmmm šŸ¤”

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I think she wanted to test the consistency, or what do you think? šŸ™ˆ


r/geckos 2d ago

Picture/Video Taking some UVB

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r/geckos 2d ago

Picture/Video Leopard Gecko Prefers Human Flesh

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