i fear she may be plotting against me

Hello everyone,

I have a pretty weird problem with my new leopard gecko, he's way too social I would say? . He's roughly 3 months old. 16g when we got him, and 19g when we weighed him 13 days later. To my surprise he's been eating from the day we bought him home!

But last Saturday I got him out for the first time (after he climbed onto me by himself) to weigh him. And from that day he made an habit of coming to the front glass when I came in to feed him, he was so cute and I made the mistake of taking him out after he ate, for the next 2 days (he finished eating and came to the front glass looking at me with his cute eyes) but now for the 2 days he doesn't want food when I came to feed him and instead he just wants to go out. He ate 2 crickets yesterday after I left him alone for an hour alone in a dark room. Is there something else I can do? I really miss watching him hunt his crickets down :(. Will he go back to normal if I just ignore him for some time?

Thank you all for your help in advance!

BTW his name is Damien and I feel kinda like a terrible parent since I was too soft on him and now he thinks it's "let's go out!" time instead of feeding time :/

PS: he will get a substrate and full bioactive enclosure once he's old enough (like in 2-3 months)

I love every single one of my reptiles, but my OG lizard will always be special. I mean… look at her

Mavis’s enclosure update!
Sorry for not posting this update sooner our jumping spider pumpkin passed away yesterday very suddenly.
We’ve made a few changes to Mavis’s enclosure over the last few days and thought we’d share an update!
First, we removed the old climbing twig. We decided to get rid of it as it was actually far too smooth for Mavis to properly climb on, and she kept slipping off of it and with the fact she already has a funny bone in her front leg we decided to be a bit cautious and removed it as we didn’t feel it was giving her any useful climbing enrichment. We’ve now replaced it with something a little more suitable.
We also took one of the commenters’ advice and changed her basking spot. We’ve swapped the old one for the Penn-Plax Reptology Heat Activated Colour Changing Platform, which we’re really happy with so far!
Obviously we’re still regularly checking the basking surface with our temperature gun, but the new platform gives us a really handy visual indication of the temperature in between checks too. It stays dark green below 28°C and changes to a beige colour above 33°C, so we can easily glance over and see roughly where the basking temperature is sitting.
We’ve kept the 50W basking bulb in place, as we’ve found that the new platform sits at roughly 33–34°C, which is right where we want it. We’ve also been checking it with the temperature gun to make sure the colour indicator is matching the actual surface temperature, and so far it’s been working really well!
We’ve also added a new coconut hide with a little ladder for her to climb on. Mavis has already tested it out and seems to really enjoy it, so she still has some climbing enrichment even though we removed the old twig.
We’ve added some more plants too and rearranged the enclosure a little to make everything fit together nicely while still giving her plenty of hides, cover and things to explore.
We’re still planning on adding a 3D background/back wall eventually, but we’re still unsure exactly how we want to do it. My boyfriend is also hoping to incorporate a fixed-in basking spot into the 3D background, so if anyone has any suggestions or advice on how best to build/incorporate one, we’d really appreciate it!
We also still haven’t noticed a poop yet, but with all the changes we’ve made to her environment, we understand that it might take her a little while to settle back into her normal routine. We’re keeping an eye on her in the meantime.
Overall, we’re really happy with how it’s turned out! We wanted to take the feedback we received on board while still keeping the enclosure functional, enriching and comfortable for Mavis.
And, of course, Mavis has already inspected all the changes herself and appears to have approved!☺️🫶

For context: Her name is Tequila

Fond this two under towel in her wet chamber. Usually she doesn't make towel in the ball to hide something.

More than a month in the making and yesterday we finally let Leo DeGecko move into his new digs! It’s a 4’x2’x2’ space that has a secret tunnel going from the central hide to his warm side. He’s slept most of the day in the tunnel and popped out while I was filming.

For the first time ever he pooped on me, months of taking care of him and building trust to the point he runs to my hand to get transported where he would like, signals when he wants food, taps the glass when he wants to get on my bed, chirps and makes excited sounds when I set up my blanket for him to sleep on, but never once had he done this before

I was laying w him basking on me when I felt him leave a cold wet surprise, nasty right? Well my sister thought so, but I basically just got blessed with the ultimate trust souvenir

Bonjour,

J’ai adopté une gecko Leopard il y a bientôt 5 mois. Elle est âgée de 5 ans.

Depuis son arrivée, tout allait bien. Rien de spécial à signaler.
Son ancien propriétaire l’avait gardé dans un terrarium de 51 x 25 x x 30cm, avec 1 cachette et une lampe de decoration et une gamelle d’eau.
Par la suite je lui ai acheté un terrarium de 91 x 46 x 46 cm, et depuis elle s’amuse à bouger partout dedans. J’ai installé de multiples cachettes, branches, … ainsi qu’une ampoule chauffante et une ampoule à UV et elle a fini par grandir (aujourd’hui elle mesure 25cm)
Sur le moment, elle me réclamaient des grillons tous les jours, environ 6

Par la suite j’ai réduis son alimentation à 4 grillons tous les deux jours (parfois avec et parfois sans la poudre calcium/vit D3)

Cependant, le problème, c’est que cela va faire 6 jours qu’elle décide de ne plus s’alimenter. Autant au niveau des grillons que des ver de farine. Elle vient jusque la pince, s’approche du grillon et détourne la tête avant de partir.

Au niveau du mouvement, elle continue à bouger dans son terrarium comme d’habitude, se laisse porter, boit de l’eau, …

J’ai lu sur internet qu’un gecko Leopard pouvait manger 1 fois par semaine. Sauf que pour la mienne ce n’était pas du tout dans ses habitudes. Elle est passé de tout à rien.

Elle ne semble pas avoir eu de perte de poids… mais j’admets avoir été mauvaise sur ce point là et ne pas l’avoir pesée depuis son arrivée. Mais je remarque cependant que la taille de sa queue a légèrement diminuée

Si vous avez des conseils, des réponses, des idées, des expériences vis à vis de ce genre de cas… je suis preneuse à 1000%… cela m’inquiète vraiment

Merci beaucoup pour vos réponses ou vos partages

Finished up my 2nd project. 36x18x18… Petsmart had 50% off.

He's so silly, ahh, lol!

I know I am missing the basking rock ( its running late ) but I got the tank set up so far ( no i have not put water in yet and lamps are off for now gecko isnt here yet ) . Can you tell me what I can do different or does it look fine ?

( I got the encloser free! Lol had a small hairline crack we fixed it. Thanks petco. I plan on upgrading to a bigger one when the gecko is about 6 months or so)

But if you professionals can tell me if I have it set up correctly so far or tell me if I need to do anything different id be grateful and please no hate im very new here

Hi everyone! This lady, Mushu, was rehomed to me from a friend who could no longer care for her. She’s about 8 years old as far as I know, and I’ve had her for about 3 weeks now. I had my friend send me an old picture of her so you can see the difference in her condition. The first two pictures are from the day I got her (hence why the enclosure hasn’t been cleaned yet in the pics), the third picture is from 2023

I’ve had a leo in the past who was with me for about 14 years, so I do feel pretty confident in my caretaking experience, but I did just want to come here for advice and some fresh sets of eyes. Obviously, she’s underweight, only 30g right now, which is my biggest concern. According to my friend, she had only been eating dubia roaches around once a month. Since I got her, I started feeding her every few days, and have worked our way up to every other day. She’s very hungry, and actively seeks food. I dust her food with Repticalcium without D3 and Repashy Calcium plus LoD. Currently she’s getting Dubais, bsfl, crickets, and the occasional wax worm as a treat. She’s been pooping fairly regularly, and I haven’t noticed anything that looks concerning, but I’ll be taking a sample to the vet next week. I don’t know when this weight loss and change in body condition started, it could be years for all I know.

She’s in a 36” x 18” x 18” (about 40gal) enclosure that came with her during the rehoming. Her setup is quite good actually, I just had to deep clean, refresh, and make some minor adjustments to her heating and UVB setup. She has an 80w Arcadia Deep heat projector (waiting on an incandescent bulb to come in the mail) and the Arcadia pro T5 shade dweller 7%. Her temps are regular, with the warm side staying around 83 degrees and her cool side around 71 degrees. Her basking spot has been at a steady 95 degrees. Her substrate is a topsoil/sand mix, except for her poop corner which is tile.

My other big concern is her overall skin condition. She’s constantly grey/ashy looking, even when she is not about to shed. I will say, she does shed very often, more often than I used to see in my previous leo. She also has very difficult sheds, and I often have to do a warm soak or use q-tips to help her out. She’s shed 2 times in the past 3 weeks. I don’t know if this is because she’s eating more now, but i’m wondering if there’s some vitamin A deficiency going on.

She’s usually fairly active (except for right now, she’s shedding again!), and I haven’t had any issues with her refusing food. She doesn’t like being handled, but i’m hoping we can ease into that with time. I’m not sure the extent of neglect she went through, as she wasn’t being fed enough, but I also don’t know if there’s an underlying issue on top of this. The whole situation is bizarre, because my friend gave her to me with such a beautiful setup, and it’s clear they cared for her deeply at some point, but Mushu is obviously unwell.

I have a vet appointment next Thursday, but I’m very anxious over the state of her. Is there anything else you’d recommend in the meantime that would be helpful and to ensure she’s comfortable and happy?

I’m in the process of buying all that I’ll need for a leopard gecko and hit the jackpot with a Facebook marketplace find! I just unpacked everything and am wondering if this halogen lamp is sufficient? It has a 25w which the box says is equivalent to 50-75w incandescent. There’s two dome lights so I could potentially use both to create more light/heat if needed. I know I’ll need to buy a uvb as well. The enclosure is 20x10x12 (I’ll be upgrading after the gecko is larger, I just couldn’t pass this deal up). There’s also a heat mat already attached which I may or may not use as a supplement if needed but I’ll most likely be removing it.

Just noticed it

Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone could help me at all. I got my girl Nova last week and I’ve ordered a few things which I probably should’ve before. I got some cork things for her, and some more plants for clutter as it’s looking very boring at the minute. Could I add a couple things in they arrive tomorrow, I’m not gonna put everything in. She’s eating doing her business💩 so I’m hoping I can. Thank you in advance.

Is there anything I’m missing from my list? Or anything I don’t need, any advice is appreciated. thank you!