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Hardscape looks OK to me. Aliza

This is not a phelsuma and not a day gecko! It's a crested gecko. It's nocturnal. In general your setup as described is pretty reasonable. The temperature should not be much warmer than that. Do you know the gender of your geckos? Two females may get along. A male and a female will try to...

I keep crested geckos, leachie geckos and gargoyle geckos which are related to chahouas. I do recommend that there be some plants in there to give the gecko some hiding spots. Consider getting a pothos plant which will eventually provide some really nice cover. My 19 year old crested gecko...

It really depends on the gecko. Some geckos of any species don't mind being held and even like to walk all over their person and others hate it. People often get more response from larger lizards. I really enjoy my bearded dragon and I can let her run around the downstairs during the day. Aliza

If you look at her belly, if she's "gravid" (that's what you call an egg layer when it's pregnant), you'll see two white ovals. If you google "gravid leopard gecko" you can see illustrations. Unless you're in the southern hemisphere, it's not really breeding season. If the female has never...

You could always take a picture of that lizard and put it on Google to search. Aliza

I mist in the evenings only. The idea is that the humidity rises in the evening and gradually slacks off during the day. To get some more "cover" higher in the cage, I use pothos which will ultimately twine around the wood up at the top. It can take awhile but the plant is really hardy...

That's a pretty good age! There's always some die off. I see you're still calling your geckos "chocolate albinos" though I think they're really albino mack snows. Aliza

Looking forward to pictures. If you're feeding Repashy and he's eating it I don't know that you need calcium as well. The Repashy is supposed to be a complete food and too much calcium is not necessarily a good thing, Aliza

Keep us posted! I have to say that I have some crested geckos and gargoyle geckos that I have literally never seen eat anything, yet they are 8-12 years old so they have to be eating something! Aliza

It's so hard to know! Do you have any idea how old your crickets are? They only live for 9 weeks so if you get a bunch of really large crickets, they may also be really old crickets, Aliza

There are lots of ways to do things. The best bet is to make a choice, based on your best estimate of what may be best for the animal and what you've learned from your research and others' advice, as well as what resources you reasonably have, apply your methods and keep an eye on the animal...

I would ditch the CHE. It's just going to dry out the air and decrease the humidity. If you feel strongly that you need heat in the winter (I don't use it and my oldest crestie is 19), you can tape some heat cable on one side of the enclosure. UVB is fine, but I don't use it and everyone is...

I have had many gecko escapes. The most interesting was a hatchling that escaped and was found by my downstairs neighbor in the basement 2 years later. Your best bet is to put a hide, ideally a familiar one, in the area where it escaped and, if it will eat mealworms, maybe a bowl of mealworms...

I guess you'll find out soon whether or not it will work. Aliza