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A lot of that will change with time as long as you consistently work with her. It can be really helpful to reach in and just let your hand hang out there and then wait for her to calm down so she can learn that your hand isn't scary. If she likes bugs offering them on tongs can be a great way to get her to come toward you rather than feeling like you are chasing her. And then giving it time is the most important factor because she has to learn that you aren't going to hurt her. :-D

Congratulations on your new gecko! Your humidity situation is definitely a reason that "blanket advice" is so hard to do. You definitely have to adapt it to what works for you, in your area, and your enclosure type. I'm glad that it sounds like you have figured out the humidity part. Some crested geckos just don't like bugs and others like certain bugs but not others. You can also try dipping the roach in the Pangea to see if he will eat it that way. :-D

It's true...Just because a gecko is less expensive doesn't mean that it wasn't properly cared for. However, an inexpensive gecko may very well be less cared for. Many people started breeding crested geckos thinking that they would be able to make good side money (or even a full time income from it) and have become burned out, tired, and overworked so when they are selling their geckos cheap it is possible that they might not be taking care of them. (I have talked with a few people who I believe that to be the case of at shows we have vended). I start my geckos at $75 and they are all cared for well whether they are going to be sold for two digits or three. As for pet store geckos...the general statements don't necessarily mean any one gecko at a pet store isn't healthy, but...the geckos bred for chain pet stores are mass produced and that makes it less likely that bad things were weeded out and that inbreeding was avoided. They are also less likely to be taken care of at the breeding facility (in a way that a person would care for them). There are some amazing pet store employees who love the animals and take amazing care of them, but some pet stores don't have that and then the gecko isn't cared for at the store. I'm very glad that your gecko is healthy and happy, but...I still don't recommend buying animals (geckos or otherwise) from chain pet stores. (I bought my chameleon from Petsmart so I am not immune to how adorable they can look...sadly he has not been a super healthy chameleon and the vet believes it is bad genetics because of his breeding...I still love him though and will do my best to keep him as healthy as I can for all of his days).

I'm so glad that you love your geckos. :-D There are definitely multiple ways to keep animals and keep them well. Personally, I think each person does need to evaluate humidity according to the enclosure types and their natural environment (someone in North Carolina will naturally have higher humidity than someone in Utah) to determine what works best for them, but I would still recommend misting at least occasionally. Many lizards don't like drinking out of water bowls and may be dehydrated if there are never water droplets to drink. I have even started misting my leopard geckos enclosure because I just learned that morning dew is one of their main sources of water and they are much more likely to be properly hydrated if they have water droplets available for drinking. When crested geckos were first kept it was common to feed them mushed or blended fruit with bugs or baby food with bugs and many of them weren't getting enough minerals and would in turn develop MBD. It's so sad that MBD is so prevelant in many commonly kept reptiles because people don't realize how important the supplementation is, but in crested geckos it isn't that common if people are feeding a high quality meal replacement powder because they are getting enough calcium and micronutrients to help them avoid that issue. So feeding a varied diet can be a good thing, but it needs to be done very carefully with a lot of research and it is probably better for most people to just stick with the prepared diet.

LOL...I will get right on that! Ironically some of those species are on my list. :-P Thanks for watching and commenting! :-D

@@danellescritters yeah I know bolens pythons cost like a brand new car....but there is no but oops 😂

Thanks! I do hope to grow the channel. I have gotten sooooo much better since I started and am positive it is only going to keep getting better. :-D

@@danellescritters some emerlad tree skink content would be fun! 🙂

It is amazing how different each one can be. I had pretty large opinions of reptiles before I started keeping them, but I still feel in awe about how much personality they have and how different two members of the same species can be. :-D When Martha stopped eating it was pretty stressful and I tried all sorts of things. I'm very glad that she's eating well now, but she currently seems hungry all the time. :-D

I believe that tricolors eat really well and most will readily take mice. My experience has definitely been so. Some do feed a varied diet and I do believe it is probably better for them, but I am also afraid to offer them choices and then make it so that they aren't easy feeders. Some do believe that feeding them an all mice diet shortens their lifespan, but without further research I believe it is hard to know for sure and they already have a shorter lifespan than most snakes.

Congratulations on your first reptiles! Both of those are great options. Most bearded dragons are very chill and that's why they are so adored. :-D Crested geckos are definitely cool, but a little crazier (generally speaking).

I'm glad it was helpful. :-D They can be really cool snakes.

When I purchase new isopods I put them right into 6 quart bins. I bought a few larger bins from other people off of Craigslist and decided I liked the 6 quart ones better because they are easier to stack on the shelf and it is easier to control the humidity in the bins, so I have never moved a colony to a larger bin, but I do have a few that need the substrate replaced and to do that I will pretty much start a new bin and then move as many over as I can. I can do a video of that and show you my process for refreshing their setup. :-D

This is most likely just fine. :-D They really can do well on almost anything, just benefit from things that work well for them to eat. They won't eat mulch until it starts to break down so it works more as a filler than a snack, but that doesn't necessarily make it bad or wrong. The organic planting mix likely has lots of stuff in there that they can eat as well.

@@danellescritters thank you!!!

Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. It would be helpful if the geckos held still and waited for you to get the perfect shot! Interestingly enough...I got all of the photos done on Thursday when I put this video together, but didn't get everyone listed online until Sunday, but they are up. I only have 30 more ready to go! :-P

Thanks for taking the time to comment. It makes my day to see your comments and to know you are watching my videos. :-D

@@danellescritters Of course! I enjoy your content and looking forward to seeing your channel grow.

Thank you for this. I really do appreciate the constructive feedback and am always happy to learn. I definitely don't want to hurt any of my snakes (more so than worrying about whether or not they are hurting me) and will keep this in mind should we have any further latching on behavior. :-P

She definitely has a bigger mouth than anything I have been bitten by at this point. :-P There was a little girl at a show who was probably 4. She had her hands in a bin of baby rats playing with them and then a guy with a burm came in and she ran over to pet the snake. He was encouraging her because he didn't realize that she was playing with the rats before hand and the mom was clueless. I was like, "Don't let her near the snake!" (Probably sounded like one of those people who wants to protect little kids from big snakes) and then was like, "She was playing with the baby rats!" Both the mom and the burm owner were glad I had realized what could potentially happen. The little girl loved all animals too...it would have been terrible for her love of critters if she had been bitten by that burmese python. I'm glad you survived your bite. :-P

Weirdly enough, it didn't really hurt that much. I attribute that to how incredibly sharp and needle-like her teeth were.

I'm so glad that it was of value to you! :-D I'm hoping to keep putting out content that helps or entertains people. :-D

Congratulations on your new "baby"! Often times adult crested geckos who have their tails will keep them as long as there isn't a breeding related incident. That being said, in February one of my adult females dropper her tail while in an enclosure all by herself so...it can happen for no known reason. Geckos are going to breath kind of fast, but mostly in the throat area is where you see it when they aren't stressed out. If they are breathing really fast in the chest area it is usually a sign of stress as are the adorable noises that they make. The number one thing to do at this point is to keep handling sessions fairly short if she is showing signs of stress and to try and end on a positive note. I know that hand feeding gets a bad rep, but it is a great way to show the gecko that you aren't just something scary. :-D I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hope you enjoy others as well!

LOL...Somehow...some way...I might make it. :-P

Definitely on my to do list! :-P

@@lionheartroar3104 One day I want to take a class on how to safely work with venomous so that I can do volunteer relocations in my area. As for keeping venomous...the most venomous I am likely to keep is...possibly someday a false water cobra..and currently is the tricolor hognose. :-P

Thank you! She seems to be enjoying it. :-D

Apollo is great at coming forward (she definitely loves her bugs), but she definitely isn't a "cuddly" leo. :-P I am very glad that she can live her best live here though and get taken care of. It's sad that so many animals are abandoned in terrible circumstances. Joker sounds like a lot of fun. A lot of people ask me how easy it is to handle leopard geckos and I'm like, "Well...Apollo is a terrible example". It is really cool to see each one has their own personality though.

@@danellescritters I love that you are rescuing Apollo! She will have a great life. I wouldn't say Joker is cuddly, we had to train him by enticing him out with roaches. Haha. It was a risky time for our fingers, but he's figured it out now and knows he's not always getting fed 😅

Thank you! We have a growing list. So many ideas and not enough time. :-P Hopefully there will be some great videos coming out each week. :-D

Thank you! Hopefully we will have lots of beautiful babies to share from them this year. :-D

@@danellescritters I can't wait to see them!

Thank you!

Shows are definitely a great place to talk with the breeder, but many will chit chat with you online too! I have even talked to people on the phone to answer all their questions. I love talking about reptiles any time though (and thoroughly enjoy doing shows too!).

@@danellescritters I would like to touch one or hold one to see how they feel. Do they feel like a leopard gecko? My nephew used to have one a long time ago.

Crested geckos feel very different from leopard geckos and gargoyle geckos feel different from both other types of geckos. :-D Leopard geckos are land geckos so they don't have the suction cup feet and that makes a very different feel. Crested geckos are really sticky and will climb right up the glass, but gargoyle geckos don't do that so much and their feet feel very different because of it. And...both species are very soft, but each one feels different. :-D It's great if you can handle them to find out if one is for you!

@@danellescritters yeah, I’m hoping and if so will have to buy all my stuff and get one at the next show or maybe online. Try to get my wife and little girl to hold one. My wife isn’t too crazy about it. :) my daughter probavlyb will like it

It's all about practice! :-P And yet...they still manage to jump away sometimes!

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Someone requested I make it and it took me a bit to figure out how with my current equipment. :-D

Just remember that short and regular handling sessions is the biggest key. I hear a lot of people who are all like, "He doesn't enjoy handling and so I don't do it." which works as long as it works for the people involved (I don't handle my leopard gecko who clearly doesn't like it), but it also doesn't let the relationship grow. I firmly believe if the time is put into it then you can grow the relationship. :-D I started working with Pin (the grumpy gargoyle gecko) last week. We will see how it goes. :-D

Thanks for watching!

Sounds like they get a huge variety. I'm sure that they will multiply quickly with all the good stuff in their lives. :-D

@@danellescritters oh believe me, they have multiplied like crazy!!!

I'm glad you liked it! I have a bunch of upcoming gargoyle gecko content as well. :-D

I have a crested gecko tho

Thanks so much! I really love working with all of these amazing critters and sharing them with others. I have lots of great content planned for the RUclips channel and appreciate you taking the time to comment! :-D

My pleasure! I really love sharing what I have learned along the way. I have lots more cool videos planned and hope you find more of the videos helpful! :-D

Thank you. They are so much fun and this is really just a small sampling of everything I have going on here. :-D

Thank you! She's a real sweetheart. We won't be able to keep everything that we ever breed (either the adults and definitely not the breeders), but my husband wants to keep Lilith and Charlotte for life. :-P

They are amazing. I'm totally in love with them as well and love watching them come out and explore their turf. I'm going to do a giant bioactive build for them! It should be so much fun to watch them in it. The baby will eventually be able to go in with the adults as well creating a trio of beauties in there. :-D It sucks about the restrictions. So often they are created with good intentions (like making it so people don't take them from the wild, to try and protect people from dangerous species, or to protect nature from potentially invasive species), but so often they don't accomplish their goals while also making it where law abiding members of society can't have amazing critters. Here they have banned the black and white tegu because they feel the potential is too great that it could become invasive even though studies say it gets too cold here. :-P Oh well though, at least we can admire animals we can't have on videos or in places like reptile zoos and such.

@@danellescritters a bioactive would be A-mazing! Will you be recording the build? I'm planning out a 4x2x2 for my Brazilian rainbow boa, but have to wait for warmer weather so I can work outside. I agree on the restrictions being largely ineffective. Some are even counter-productive for conservation breeding programs, if people working with them can't get new bloodlines across state lines. There's got to be a balance. We can have tegus in VT, but I really don't have space for an adult enclosure right now. I love watching videos of them and learning, though.

I am going to record the build! I actually have one I am starting tomorrow that I will be recording. I have never done a custom background so it will be interesting. :-D The first build is 12x12x18 and it will be for our baby giant day gecko and then I'm going to add information for other species. That size enclosure doesn't work forever for all animals, but the info can be applied to bigger enclosures as well. Then I think before the garter snakes enclosure is done I will be doing a huge 4'x2'x4' enclosure for a secret project that I will reveal in the near future. :-D So gonna share a bunch of enclosure stuff coming up!

@@danellescritters That’s all so exciting! 🤗 I can’t wait to see these projects!

I'm sure Vee would calm down with work (that's the screaming gargoyle gecko). I haven't attempted to work with him largely due to the fact that I have a lot of animals. Ironically I am in the process of working on my next video: How to Handle and Tame Your Crested Gecko. :-D I will probably do a case study type of video over the next few weeks of working with Vee and see how it goes. :-D

@@danellescritters I am looking forward to that video! Thank you!

Thank you!!