I just lost my crested gecko Wes Craven Mantooth unexpectedly just after his 9th birthday. I have no idea what happened, possibly a stuck shed. I just wanted to say thank you for all the informative videos you provided. You were my top resource for him. I don't know if my heart will ever be ready for another, but I loved my experience with him.
I bought my crestie because I wanted a "starter" reptile since I couldnt get an indo blue tongue due to the lack of space. Ended up going for a bioactive tank (my boy ate all the adult isopods :/), and had to buy a grow light for the plants and even a heater for my guy. Ended up spending a lot more than I thought I would but I enjoy bettering my care.
I have literally just finished building my first ever crested gecko enclosure. It's bioactive and he arrives in a month - this could not have come out at a better time for me!
Finally got my first crestie! (Pinstripe harlequin) called blaze if a boy and ember if a girl! Cus they’re always very pigmented. Even when fired down. I’m rewatching this playlist to refresh my memory as I make the gecko diet for them. Thankyou so much. You’ve helped so much with my female leopard gecko and my crestie. They’ve calmed down a bunch since being home w me from the shop and I have a wooden viv with silicone sealed glass interior bc I also live in the uk and I think something that keeps the heat in winter and maintains the droplets would be great for them. Once again, Thankyou so so much. Don’t see many uk based gecko keepers so having someone who lives in a similar climate rlly helps w how to care for my babies properly.
Thank you for a very informative and well-presented video - I think Lyra is adorable and love your cool SpongeBob hoodie. Also, congratulations on reaching 300,000 subscribers!
I really want a crested gecko, they’re heckin cute. Aiming for next year as I like to do my research on any new family members, so they feel welcome. I also wanted to start a bio active tank first too. This was really informative, will be absorbing the rest of your channel now 😂😂 thanks for sharing 💖💖
I got mine about 3 weeks ago so it's a bit late. lol I'm glad you said not to put a water dish in if you have a baby. I almost did when I heard it would help with humidity. My baby gecko isn't good at climbing glass walls. Is that normal? I'm afraid to spray it too much because it's a tiny enclosure for a tiny gecko and if I get the walls really good they hydrometer says it's way too high of humidity.
YES see this is why I needed this video I've NEVER seen a video explaining why geckos feet might be less sticky (like mine, I thought I did something wrong i dknt see them climb much, I've also never heard anyone else explain how to tell when they're sleeping, along with a couple other things, thank you. I'm still new to them and a little confused on some things but those are what I found most cool in this video
@eminemilly ohh that's interesting and also makes sense. Thank you :) I wish I knew how old they are though, I was given them after someone left them with a roommate claiming they'd come back but never did
Some people think their cresties don't like I.sects because they won't take them by hand. Mine won't hand feed but she loves hunting crickets and eating them herself.
Genuine question and not sarcastic because I really want to consider this before getting a crested gecko: Is it ethical to keep them? Even if they have a lot of space that space is confined, is it ok? Is it ethical?
I feel like you said you’re in Australia, so I’d like to make a shoutout to all my Canadians out there and say PLEASE HEAT YOUR CRESTIE. Our room temp is almost never good enough, and you won’t always have your heat on when you’re not home. Cresties are hardy, but I had to learn the sad way that they’re not invincible, and not everything you read on the web is relevant to your situation.
@@Hardwhite716 Cool. I used to live in a little country house in ON, and the room temp would naturally fall to 50F. Heating the house was too expensive to bring it to tropical, so I had to heat the terrarium instead. Had my first gecko for a little over a year. First winter he was fine, second winter he wasn’t.
I had to take one of my cresteds in to the vet for possible tail rot (the tail was salvageable and the other cresteds I have have the same humidity so I was wondering why she was having issues in particular) but this vet dropped her 5ft onto the hard tile, didn’t even ask about humidity and told me to give her 90 degree heat.
Any plans to make crestie tank kits like the leopard gecko ones you have? I think that would be super cool and I would love to get one, already planning on getting the Leo one when I have the funds :)
How important is routine for your crested geckos specifically? Like I feed him and handle him regularly but what about cleaning his enclosure. I clean it during the day when he's asleep so I inevitably wake him up, is that ok or should I do it t night when he's awake? Does it matter?
Hey I have a Gargoyle Gecko, and I have a weird situation I could use a little advice on- nothing critical, otherwise I'd go to a vet. Basically, she's associated being taken out of her tank with eating food, and now no longer wants to eat while inside her enclosure. This is, a pain for a large number of reasons. Does anyone have any advice on how to encourage her to start eating her crestie diet mix inside her tank again? She used to just fine.
Hello I bought my crested gecko a month ago and I left him alone two weeks and then began holding out food on my hand for him to get used to me I’ve held him a few times but I was wondering should I be forcing him out of the tank to get him used to being out? Or should I continue to let him jump/climb to me?
I would love to give my crestie some insects. But he is my only pet that eats insects and I´ve heard that sometimes they don´t like insects. So what can you do if you have bought some crickets and your crestie dosen´t like them? I haven´t bought any yet, I just want to know whta I should do if he dosen´t like them
Probably try locusts or mealworms as a first one! Mealworms last ages so you’ll get your moneys worth so you can try on multiple occasions! Locusts are nutritious, don’t bite (cus crickets can bite and hurt your crestie if u leave them in there). Then I’d suggest if they like the locusts and mealworms tong feed the crickets.
My crestie is only small and just got into his new enclosure, but I have had other geckos and such. N I work in a reptile store. We usually leave locusts in there and keep springtails/isopods in the soil to eat the dead matter. But tong feed mealworms. Cus they burrow and breed like anything in a warm dark place. And if that happens you’ll get beetles.
@@CADAVERSETAPES Thank you so much! But where could you get them? I don´t think my local pet store sells locusts, are there any websites that sell them and what would you say is the best one to buy from? Anyway, thx for the tip! Edit: Now when I think about it, my local pet store probably sells locusts and I can probably find some website where they sell locusts if my local pet store don´t. But anyway, thank you for the advice!
@@CADAVERSETAPES Thx for the tip, but I´ve heard that mealworms might be hard for cresties to digest, so I will probably try locusts. Also, good to hear that locusts don´t jump around as much as crickets! From the way my crestie normally acts (extremly clumpy) I don´t think he can handle a cricket...but maybe the little guy could handle a locust!
@@nelliestahl355 Sorry I replied so late! But there is all sorts of feeders you can try him with ^^ I’d say try him on: Locusts/grasshoppers Black soldier fly larvae Silkworms Those are higher on nutrient scale and are good in terms of moisture which will keep your crestie well hydrated too alongside the humidity in the enclosure. Whatever ones your crestie may not like try dusting them in flavoured calcium/vitamins. As it’s a good way of getting both nutrients from the bug the gecko may not like and the calcium in! Edit: also with locusts, they are very good arboreal feeders due to the jumping. And they’re not the brightest or most skittish bug meaning it’s very easy to catch! And my crested gecko LOVES locusts. You can ask where you get your crestue from what he/she was being fed and base it off of that and add new stuff to the diet too!
When I first started keeping reptiles I got a crestie because of the supposed ease of feeding powdered diet. Now, after nearly 7 years keeping reptiles, I much rather prefer those that only eat insects. I still have my crestie, but breeding bugs is so much more cost effective than having to buy a packet of food every month. I feed my other pets for practically free
@SapphireW924 from what I've read they really benifit from a more complete diet. He already eats mostly bugs, but the powdered diet contains all the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients he can't get from just bugs alone
The only thing to keep in mind really would be things like vet bills, and the length they live. Some colleges don't allow animals and geckos live 10-15 years I believe, so you should think about your future will you be able to take them wherever you go in the next 10-15 years.
I am just curious, is there a reason for why her eyes are so large? The white around the eyes is showing, is that normal? I house my female in a 45x45x90 tall ExoTerra and she uses the _whole_ tank. It has a bioactive setup and it's filled with so many plants that I can't fit anymore in there. She also has huge branches to climb on, and has access to fresh water every day. I've fed her crickets and Pangea and now that she's 2 years old she's reached 84 grams and isn't even overweight. She's been allowed to grow to her full potential and I find that to be very important for all my animals. So, plenty of space, the best food, fresh water and a bioactive setup (that is also better for their immune system) is absolutely key for healthy growth.
Did u just say u need to cycle a leopard gecko tank? like a fish tank😂😂😂 adam makes great content ive watched his channel for years ive never even seen this channel till now btw ive kept n bred Leo's since '98 so yeah i know somethings about them i keep adults in breeder groups of 1.3 or 1.4 even had 1.5 in sweater boxes..so a 120 gallon tank is more then enuff room not to mention hes tryin to recreate their natural environment witch is rocks n sticks 😂( I imagine he only had access to bricks instead of slabs of rock)i have one naturalist tank set up breeder group and the rest in sweater tote plastic boxes and either way leopard geckos do the exact same thing lay there eat lay there eat breed lay there lay some eggs lay there eat lay there and repeat they are reptiles not mammals they dont need extracurricular activities 😂 the only time i keep leos apart is when they are new born or slow growers ive always kept them the same way never had a problem adams leos have more then is necessary to keep them happy if leos can feel happy im guessing they dont bcz they have reptile brains and thats a more human/mammalian thing😂 in all realness i give adam huge props bcz he even gives gis leos uv they r nocturnal and do not require uv at all ive never used uv nor had any problems without it so good job adam and to this channel good job bcz if u wanted views n new subscribers u got it 😂😂😂
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I just got mine three weeks ago. Three months old, I'm happy to see he loves to hunt. As soon as he sees a dubia it's like a heat seeking missile
I just lost my crested gecko Wes Craven Mantooth unexpectedly just after his 9th birthday. I have no idea what happened, possibly a stuck shed. I just wanted to say thank you for all the informative videos you provided. You were my top resource for him. I don't know if my heart will ever be ready for another, but I loved my experience with him.
Cute crestie jumps timestamps 💜
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I bought my crestie because I wanted a "starter" reptile since I couldnt get an indo blue tongue due to the lack of space. Ended up going for a bioactive tank (my boy ate all the adult isopods :/), and had to buy a grow light for the plants and even a heater for my guy. Ended up spending a lot more than I thought I would but I enjoy bettering my care.
Crested dont need heater.
@@Dondrifts What’s your room temp, Don?
@@MattKeepsFish between 22°c and 24°c room is heated by multiples lights source for all the reptiles so
I can really feel the love for your gecko in your voice when she jumps lol
I have literally just finished building my first ever crested gecko enclosure. It's bioactive and he arrives in a month - this could not have come out at a better time for me!
your channel is so helpful I'm looking into keeping my first leo/ crestie and this is so much help!!
just got my baby yesterday i find your videos amazing thank you for all of your awesome tips...subscribed.
This is so helpful. Have been thinking about getting a crested gecko. This video is going into my playlist so that I can remember these great tips! ☺💚
got so excited to see the notification as I love crestie vids! I’m in total awe with mine haha. Can’t wait for the next 10 things video
Finally got my first crestie! (Pinstripe harlequin) called blaze if a boy and ember if a girl!
Cus they’re always very pigmented. Even when fired down.
I’m rewatching this playlist to refresh my memory as I make the gecko diet for them. Thankyou so much. You’ve helped so much with my female leopard gecko and my crestie.
They’ve calmed down a bunch since being home w me from the shop and I have a wooden viv with silicone sealed glass interior bc I also live in the uk and I think something that keeps the heat in winter and maintains the droplets would be great for them.
Once again, Thankyou so so much. Don’t see many uk based gecko keepers so having someone who lives in a similar climate rlly helps w how to care for my babies properly.
Thank you for doing a updated video. As so many will not look at older ones. As always spot on care.
Thank you for a very informative and well-presented video - I think Lyra is adorable and love your cool SpongeBob hoodie. Also, congratulations on reaching 300,000 subscribers!
I really want a crested gecko, they’re heckin cute. Aiming for next year as I like to do my research on any new family members, so they feel welcome. I also wanted to start a bio active tank first too. This was really informative, will be absorbing the rest of your channel now 😂😂 thanks for sharing 💖💖
The fact you posted this five days after I got my very first crested gecko 😮😂
😂 she showing everybody how good she can jump. So 🥰
love your vids.their basically the highlight of my day!
I got mine about 3 weeks ago so it's a bit late. lol I'm glad you said not to put a water dish in if you have a baby. I almost did when I heard it would help with humidity.
My baby gecko isn't good at climbing glass walls. Is that normal? I'm afraid to spray it too much because it's a tiny enclosure for a tiny gecko and if I get the walls really good they hydrometer says it's way too high of humidity.
YES see this is why I needed this video I've NEVER seen a video explaining why geckos feet might be less sticky (like mine, I thought I did something wrong i dknt see them climb much, I've also never heard anyone else explain how to tell when they're sleeping, along with a couple other things, thank you. I'm still new to them and a little confused on some things but those are what I found most cool in this video
They apparently get leas sticky as they get older too
@eminemilly ohh that's interesting and also makes sense. Thank you :) I wish I knew how old they are though, I was given them after someone left them with a roommate claiming they'd come back but never did
Some people think their cresties don't like I.sects because they won't take them by hand. Mine won't hand feed but she loves hunting crickets and eating them herself.
Very helpful tips. Good Job!🎉
I know the invert content doesn’t do as well but I would love a similar video or care guide for the snails that would be awesome!
I just bought one. let me just now watch this video
They are so cute& it's so interesting how their eyes never close.we have 2,one named autumn& the other one name Lord raiden
Genuine question and not sarcastic because I really want to consider this before getting a crested gecko:
Is it ethical to keep them?
Even if they have a lot of space that space is confined, is it ok? Is it ethical?
I feel like you said you’re in Australia, so I’d like to make a shoutout to all my Canadians out there and say PLEASE HEAT YOUR CRESTIE. Our room temp is almost never good enough, and you won’t always have your heat on when you’re not home. Cresties are hardy, but I had to learn the sad way that they’re not invincible, and not everything you read on the web is relevant to your situation.
U don’t need heat in there tank to survive 😂💨
@@Hardwhite716 Absolutely do. Whats your room temp?
I keep it 74
Had my geckos for almost a year now with no heat in there tanks & they all alive still 😂💨💨💨
@@Hardwhite716 Cool. I used to live in a little country house in ON, and the room temp would naturally fall to 50F. Heating the house was too expensive to bring it to tropical, so I had to heat the terrarium instead.
Had my first gecko for a little over a year. First winter he was fine, second winter he wasn’t.
Im getting my crestie in a few days I cant wait!
Yay! Another crested gecko video.
Great video!
My crestie chi-chi is 8 months old and literally refused to eat bugs her whole life until last night she finally ate a mealworm!
What uvb light do you use for bio active tank for a crested gecko?
I had to take one of my cresteds in to the vet for possible tail rot (the tail was salvageable and the other cresteds I have have the same humidity so I was wondering why she was having issues in particular) but this vet dropped her 5ft onto the hard tile, didn’t even ask about humidity and told me to give her 90 degree heat.
Any plans to make crestie tank kits like the leopard gecko ones you have? I think that would be super cool and I would love to get one, already planning on getting the Leo one when I have the funds :)
Mine loves crickets I’m so glad he likes them
How important is routine for your crested geckos specifically? Like I feed him and handle him regularly but what about cleaning his enclosure. I clean it during the day when he's asleep so I inevitably wake him up, is that ok or should I do it t night when he's awake? Does it matter?
Hey I have a Gargoyle Gecko, and I have a weird situation I could use a little advice on- nothing critical, otherwise I'd go to a vet.
Basically, she's associated being taken out of her tank with eating food, and now no longer wants to eat while inside her enclosure. This is, a pain for a large number of reasons.
Does anyone have any advice on how to encourage her to start eating her crestie diet mix inside her tank again? She used to just fine.
How much weight is she and how big is your enclosure
Hello I bought my crested gecko a month ago and I left him alone two weeks and then began holding out food on my hand for him to get used to me I’ve held him a few times but I was wondering should I be forcing him out of the tank to get him used to being out? Or should I continue to let him jump/climb to me?
Nice🎉
I have two leopard geckos and a gecko
Great video i will say i live in florida so winter just doesnt exist lol 🤣
Me watching this even though I owned one for over a year
Any recommendations for Bearded Dragons husbandry?
I have a crested gecko and i just saw he has warm when he make poop.wht can i give him?
nice vid
I would love to give my crestie some insects. But he is my only pet that eats insects and I´ve heard that sometimes they don´t like insects. So what can you do if you have bought some crickets and your crestie dosen´t like them? I haven´t bought any yet, I just want to know whta I should do if he dosen´t like them
Probably try locusts or mealworms as a first one! Mealworms last ages so you’ll get your moneys worth so you can try on multiple occasions! Locusts are nutritious, don’t bite (cus crickets can bite and hurt your crestie if u leave them in there). Then I’d suggest if they like the locusts and mealworms tong feed the crickets.
My crestie is only small and just got into his new enclosure, but I have had other geckos and such. N I work in a reptile store. We usually leave locusts in there and keep springtails/isopods in the soil to eat the dead matter. But tong feed mealworms. Cus they burrow and breed like anything in a warm dark place. And if that happens you’ll get beetles.
@@CADAVERSETAPES Thank you so much! But where could you get them? I don´t think my local pet store sells locusts, are there any websites that sell them and what would you say is the best one to buy from? Anyway, thx for the tip!
Edit: Now when I think about it, my local pet store probably sells locusts and I can probably find some website where they sell locusts if my local pet store don´t. But anyway, thank you for the advice!
@@CADAVERSETAPES Thx for the tip, but I´ve heard that mealworms might be hard for cresties to digest, so I will probably try locusts. Also, good to hear that locusts don´t jump around as much as crickets! From the way my crestie normally acts (extremly clumpy) I don´t think he can handle a cricket...but maybe the little guy could handle a locust!
@@nelliestahl355
Sorry I replied so late! But there is all sorts of feeders you can try him with ^^
I’d say try him on:
Locusts/grasshoppers
Black soldier fly larvae
Silkworms
Those are higher on nutrient scale and are good in terms of moisture which will keep your crestie well hydrated too alongside the humidity in the enclosure.
Whatever ones your crestie may not like try dusting them in flavoured calcium/vitamins.
As it’s a good way of getting both nutrients from the bug the gecko may not like and the calcium in!
Edit: also with locusts, they are very good arboreal feeders due to the jumping. And they’re not the brightest or most skittish bug meaning it’s very easy to catch!
And my crested gecko LOVES locusts. You can ask where you get your crestue from what he/she was being fed and base it off of that and add new stuff to the diet too!
All 7 of my ge kos have water dishes and regularly drink f r om the. I change the water daily when misting.
she’s been keeping reptiles for longer than i’ve been alive💀😭
SAME MAN. I was still customising my character when she begun 😭
When I first started keeping reptiles I got a crestie because of the supposed ease of feeding powdered diet.
Now, after nearly 7 years keeping reptiles, I much rather prefer those that only eat insects. I still have my crestie, but breeding bugs is so much more cost effective than having to buy a packet of food every month. I feed my other pets for practically free
couldn't you just feed your crestie pure insects that's what they would eat in the wild? like you give them some fruit to.
@SapphireW924 from what I've read they really benifit from a more complete diet. He already eats mostly bugs, but the powdered diet contains all the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients he can't get from just bugs alone
I can't believe i got jump scared haha I dropped my phone 😅
Goddamn I love crested geckos. Can't wait till my baby gets to be that big.
Cute hoodie
Is leopard gecko…. FAMILY ? 👀💟🧸
Teddy fresh hoodie spotted👀
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is it worth getting a crested gecko if you are a kid and you use all your own money?
Cause I really want one butt I'm second guessing.
The only thing to keep in mind really would be things like vet bills, and the length they live. Some colleges don't allow animals and geckos live 10-15 years I believe, so you should think about your future will you be able to take them wherever you go in the next 10-15 years.
Yes this is the best first reptile pet
my boy refuses live feeders
I am just curious, is there a reason for why her eyes are so large? The white around the eyes is showing, is that normal?
I house my female in a 45x45x90 tall ExoTerra and she uses the _whole_ tank. It has a bioactive setup and it's filled with so many plants that I can't fit anymore in there. She also has huge branches to climb on, and has access to fresh water every day. I've fed her crickets and Pangea and now that she's 2 years old she's reached 84 grams and isn't even overweight. She's been allowed to grow to her full potential and I find that to be very important for all my animals. So, plenty of space, the best food, fresh water and a bioactive setup (that is also better for their immune system) is absolutely key for healthy growth.
Lies and slander perpetrated by Big Leopard Gecko! Cresties for the people!
Great video btw.
is salmonella something to be concerned about
From the gecko?
If from the gecko that is just impossible to get salmonella from a crested gecko😊
Did u just say u need to cycle a leopard gecko tank? like a fish tank😂😂😂 adam makes great content ive watched his channel for years ive never even seen this channel till now btw ive kept n bred Leo's since '98 so yeah i know somethings about them i keep adults in breeder groups of 1.3 or 1.4 even had 1.5 in sweater boxes..so a 120 gallon tank is more then enuff room not to mention hes tryin to recreate their natural environment witch is rocks n sticks 😂( I imagine he only had access to bricks instead of slabs of rock)i have one naturalist tank set up breeder group and the rest in sweater tote plastic boxes and either way leopard geckos do the exact same thing lay there eat lay there eat breed lay there lay some eggs lay there eat lay there and repeat they are reptiles not mammals they dont need extracurricular activities 😂 the only time i keep leos apart is when they are new born or slow growers ive always kept them the same way never had a problem adams leos have more then is necessary to keep them happy if leos can feel happy im guessing they dont bcz they have reptile brains and thats a more human/mammalian thing😂 in all realness i give adam huge props bcz he even gives gis leos uv they r nocturnal and do not require uv at all ive never used uv nor had any problems without it so good job adam and to this channel good job bcz if u wanted views n new subscribers u got it 😂😂😂