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You need to take your gecko to a vet. When you take it, ask the vet to test for cryptosporidiosis. It's important to know if it has this because if you have any other geckos, they probably have it too and if your gecko passes away and you want another gecko you have to disinfect the enclosure...

Glad to see you're doing your research! I was a gecko breeder for 13 years, though I'm not doing that anymore. I'd say the two most important pieces of advice I would give are: 1. Start small (maximum 1 male and 2 females) and keep good records 2. Incubator: If you're using an incubator that...

Here is translation of message above: Hello everyone! I'm a new member from China. I really love crested geckos and have recently started learning about their care, breeding, and genetics. I'm still learning, so I'd be very grateful for any advice from experienced keepers. I look forward to...

Pothos is the primary plant of all my planted enclosures. Aliza

Sorry for your loss. Our cat is almost 16 but still chugging along. Aliza

The only geckos that really needed calcium left in the cage for constant access were the hatchlings when I was breeding them. Even young juveniles (a month or older) are OK with every other feeding. I feed adults twice a week, so every other feeding is once a week. Aliza

Petrie should be very happy there! Aliza

He looks a lot more orange in this picture than in the one in the other thread! Don't worry about eating, it will happen. I hope you get a chance to handle him soon. Aliza

I've had some success putting the CGD on the ground and the gecko has had no trouble finding it. You can also put a piece of velcro on the tree and a corresponding piece on the bowl. I think your gecko would also benefit from either real or fake plants so it can hide among the leaves. Aliza

Welcome! Happy looking gecko. Aliza

In my opinion, calcium plus every other feeding is the best policy. It's a complete vitamin/calcium supplement containing vitamin A that geckos can absorb and the once a week feeding prevents hyper-calcification. Aliza

Welcome! Thanks for the pictures. Aliza

I've never kept roaches because I promised the family I wouldn't. If a roach got into the bioactive enclosure, would it dig itself into the substrate, or run around on it like my crickets do? You could also experiment with these 2 things for the roaches: a. see if they'll climb out of a...

Why is tong feeding a problem? Does that make you uncomfortable as well? I don't see any problem with letting them loose in the tank. Leopard geckos are supposed to hunt. It's extremely unusual for a cricket (I assume that's what you're thinking of) or a roach will cause your gecko problems...

Welcome! I had tree frogs for awhile and now I have a lot of geckos including a leachie, crested geckos and a bearded dragon, Aliza