A few questions after a week...

[Chevalrose]

So I've had my gecko for a little over a week now, and I had some questions.

1) She ate 3 superworms last week (one Wednesday and two Thursday) but she hasn't eaten since then. She's also become a bit more easily agitated it seems. She was pretty laid back in the beginning...doesn't mind being held or touched. I'm wondering if she might be shedding soon.

When should I start worrying and trying different feeders, etc?

How can you tell when they are about to shed? I THINK she might be getting duller...but she's not looking too white.

Could it be that she's ovulating or something? Is there a way to tell?

2) She freaks out when my hair touches her...anyone else had a gecko that did that?

3) I use the Rhepashy Calcium and vitamins...should I still have a dish of pure Ca in there for her? I've heard with that stuff you don't need that.

4) She hasn't used her moist hide. It's a clear deli cup with moss in it...should I change it maybe? I've been spraying it everyday but it gets dry by the end of the day. Any suggestions?

 

[Keith N]

Tell us more of how you have her set up. hot side temps? cold side temps? substrate?What kind of heat are you using? I wouldnt use a deli cup as a moist hide as its a little small.

 

[Chevalrose]

Hot side I keep around 95, cool side is usually around 80-85. I keep having to change the thermostat because the temperatures around here (NH) keep fluctuating to really hot to kinda hot. I came home today and it was only around 89 on the hot side. Tile substrate. The moist hide is the plastic container that she was shipped in...so it's not really a deli cup, it's flat and round, maybe 6" in diameter and 2-3 inches tall.

 

[Chevalrose]

Anybody?

 

[Keith N]

I would get a tupperware container that is a little bigger. I think the ones I use is 7"wide x 10"long and 6 inches high. You can put moist paper towels, coco husk, moss. Are you using under tank heater? The other thing is to contact who you bought them from and learn a little about how they housed theirs. You can get a scale and keep running weight on it to see if its losing weight if its a female she could be ovulating too.

 

[Keith N]

Contact the breeder or store and ask what it was eating. Dull could also be a sign of stress. You can tell if she is ovulating by looking on her belly, you will see what looks like a pencil eraser dot. There is a picture thread on here to show you if you search under breeding section.