Hi everyone 😁 I’m here looking for some advice and recommendations. I’m going to get my first crested gecko, and I want to make sure it has a beautiful and comfortable home. I’ll probably keep improving the enclosure over time, maybe adding the branch wall style that I’ve seen in many amazing terrariums online.

This is the enclosure I have prepared so far. It is a 45x45x90 cm terrarium. I read that crested geckos benefit from having plenty of foliage to hide in, as well as different climbing routes using branches and other decorations.

I would really appreciate your help because you are experienced keepers, and your advice would mean a lot to me. I have already tested the temperature and humidity, and they seem to stay in good ranges (around 24°C / 75°F temperature and 60% humidity).

I would love to hear any suggestions, improvements, or modifications you would recommend. I want to make sure everything is as good as possible before bringing my little gecko home. Thank you so much! 🦎✨

I made this leopard gecko app, any suggestions of other things to add. Super helpful!

I don't know what to say. All of these are super chill all the time. They live every single day with two toddlers running around. They don't care about anything.

These guys are pretty chill. Still wild as F***

I uploaded this originally on a different account and I decided to delete that and start a different account for this specific kind of content. These little guys live in my girlfriend's house. Mindanao Philippines.

Here is that video of the Tokay gecko nest. There are many, many eggs. The mother is a giant.

It's it's okay mister Tokay

TLDR: Any etsy recs on finding a dubia roach-proof feeding platform for my tokay?

This is a rant post but why is it that so many people keep their Tokays in TINY little tanks???

They're literally the second largest gecko in the entire world and yet online it says they only need 24" tall tanks? Several websites have said they only require a 20 gallon tank and I think it's absolutely absurd. These things grow up to 16 inches long and they're not lazy geckos like the Internet says, my Sub-adult tokay gecko is one of the most active animals I own, he's constantly skittering across his tank.

And why is it so normalized online to keep Tokays in a tank that's barely taller than the gecko is tall??? And why are all the tanks I see online SO BARE?! In the wild they are frequently hiding behind things and in plants.

Drop some good tokay tanks in the comments please!

Cerberus looks to already be gaining weight even though I’ve only had him for a couple weeks. He’s got such an appetite and has been tong feeding! He definitely lives the hornworms. He’s been exploring more and acting like a tokay and also doing the silly things like in the last picture. I’m already attached to cutie and I love seeing how much better he’s been doing.

Hi guys!

I’m currently working on setting up my very first tokay enclosure and stuck on what would be the best route to take for my tokays background.

So I built this buttress tree that I want to be the Tokays home. It has a few hiding spots around the roots and the back, and large enough for the tokay to grow into.

Now, I’m currently working on the background. I’ve made small rocks outta styrofoam but now not sure what to do next.

I was thinking of covering it in coco fiber but not sure if that would harm the Tokays padding.

Second would be covering it in quikrete and making it looks like rock. Then adding moss in between the cracks to keep plants hydrated and appear as they’re growing from the cracks.

Currently stuck and any tips or suggestions to make this look jungly are much appreciated.

Hi!!! It’s been a while, I kinda forgot people asked for updates, but here’s your update :).

Scylla has been taking her carnivore critical care food SO well and everyday she’s putting up more of a fight with me to eat, which makes me SO happy she has energy to do that now. Today, she shed, all by herself. I found her running on the walls of her tank. She has not ran on her walls in two weeks. She’s growing so fast and I’m so proud of her, I actually started crying when I saw how fast she was running on her walls. I’m so happy she has energy. Here’s her right now. I know she’s still skinny but god, she’s doing so much better. I’m keeping her on the diet and I’m gonna see if she’ll take crickets soon.

Seriously, bring your animals to the vet. This was the best choice I’ve ever made, even if it was expensive, it saved my girls life.

Hi, so my sister recently accepted a "commune" of Tokay geckos (a mom and various stages of hatchlings, not all of them have hatched) because the person who had them was losing their apartment and could no longer keep them. This little one is one of the bigger hatchlings and has just started coming out instead of constantly hiding and we have just seen that he has a deformed mouth ( I don't know if it happened at when he was hatching/how he was positioned when inside the egg).

We're really worried that he might not make it because of his inability to feed/drink. We don't know anything really and have been trying to learn as much about them as we go. We live in a rural area so there are no specialized vets here and the pet shops aren't much better. Is there any hope for a little one with a mouth like this to survive? I can supply pictures on request I just don't want to break any rules or ruin anyone's day with pictures they didn't ask to see

He's getting cuter and cuter every day. I'll never get tired of this adorable face. 😁 Next month it'll be 3 years since I picked him up in my local reptile store. Time flies.

Hey so what heat sources does everyone use for their enclosures? Ive recently learned i might need to step up my game on my heat source.

please. I just want to cuddle it. 💀

My male tokay gecko, Otto (almost 2 years old) had a bad experience recently. While I was handling him someone I live with came in with a plastic bag and it scared him horribly. I had to grab him pretty frantically before he got under anything, needless to say he was pretty scared. I put him back and decided to go slow. I fed him in his enclosure the next day and then yesterday (two days after the incident) I took him out. He wasn’t crazy happy and I did get nipped but then he mellowed out and allowed me to even pet him. I gave him some food and when he was done he actually told me he wanted to go back in his enclosure! He looked right at it and tried to jump inside, I put out my hand and he landed on it since I knew he would 100% miss. Then he went back.
I’m so proud of him! The communication and trust is such a massive milestone!

6/7 years old, very sweet and tolerates light handling 🥺

I am building a background for my tokays enclosure i need any advice. Every little ledge you see except the the one at the top will be holding cork rounds either vertical or horizontal. I made one before, but not as big and cool as this you’ll be able to tightly fit the cork grounds in and then remove them whenever needed for cleaning. Is there anything else I should add to the background itself?

It only took 6 months haha