Haligren
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So I'm a little worried about my gecko. For a while he was doing well and venturing out into the open atleast three times a day. These were the days were I was not handling him.
Once I started trying to handle him, he's gone back into hiding. I never see him venture out at all, but obviously he is at some point as all the crickets I've put in the tank are gone the next morning. Either that or he just waits until they come into his hide. (Which he is always in the hide on the warm side of the tank. I don't really blame him as the cool side of the tank is about 72-75 room temperature. And he really likes his UTH.) He still eats from my fingers so I know he's got an appetite for sure, but he's started defecating in his hide.
My guess is is that I've been trying to handle him too much, or perhaps too soon. I've had him for almost two weeks now. He does run from me when I try to pick him up but once I have him he seems fine and somewhat relaxed. (He does move around on my hand a bit but will eventually settle down. He's even dozed on the back of my hand before.) Perhaps I did something wrong when trying to pick him up. I think I'm being too aggressive maybe? I do not hover over him, but I do cup my hand beside him and sort of very gently scoop him up.
Am I doing something wrong? Please, don't be afraid to be blunt.
Once I started trying to handle him, he's gone back into hiding. I never see him venture out at all, but obviously he is at some point as all the crickets I've put in the tank are gone the next morning. Either that or he just waits until they come into his hide. (Which he is always in the hide on the warm side of the tank. I don't really blame him as the cool side of the tank is about 72-75 room temperature. And he really likes his UTH.) He still eats from my fingers so I know he's got an appetite for sure, but he's started defecating in his hide.
My guess is is that I've been trying to handle him too much, or perhaps too soon. I've had him for almost two weeks now. He does run from me when I try to pick him up but once I have him he seems fine and somewhat relaxed. (He does move around on my hand a bit but will eventually settle down. He's even dozed on the back of my hand before.) Perhaps I did something wrong when trying to pick him up. I think I'm being too aggressive maybe? I do not hover over him, but I do cup my hand beside him and sort of very gently scoop him up.
Am I doing something wrong? Please, don't be afraid to be blunt.
