And the paranoia continues....

[PaladinGirl]

I put up a post a few days back about "odd behavior". A week or so ago, my leo started pacing back and forth every night, staring at the top of his tank, and even trying to climb up the sides. In the last week, the only time he hid most of the night was when he was getting ready to shed. Last night, I even saw him jump! I didn't know they could jump. He was trying to get onto a plant I had on the side of the tank. I wondered if he was feeling too exposed, even though he has plenty of hides, so I laid the plants down on top of his hides but he still continued with the behavior. My husband and I play computer games for a couple hours in the room, though we keep all the lights turned off and I was wondering if this could be stressing him out.

I've also noticed he is not eating quite as much as when he used to hide most of the night. He still eats the crickets but barely touches the mealworms. He's not losing weight as of yet, his tail is nice and fat.

When I put my hand in there, he runs to it and climbs up my arm. He'll try to climb around on me but will stop for a bit here and there and look at me while I talk to him. All the posts in response to mine from the other day said it's normal for them to act like this, so I'm hoping it still seems normal to you all, lol!

A book I bought says behavior like this can be a sign of stress, though I've found that a lot of the books about leopard geckos have dumb information.

So, that's my story. Sorry for the redundant posts :main_laugh:

 

[subjectivereality]

Question: How large is your tank, how big is your gecko, how many hides do you have and where are they located?

Also, do you have anything in your tank that your leo can perch on top of?

 

[Quantumhigh]

He probally just wants to be taken out. Mine do the same thing when they want to come out. Generally they crawl right up onto you ready to explore. At the first sign of being stressed I put them back in. I have also noticed this restless pacing behavior at times before laying eggs. I wouldnt worry to much about the computers, or playing WoW guessing you play as a pally awwyea!

 

[PaladinGirl]

Question: How large is your tank, how big is your gecko, how many hides do you have and where are they located?

Also, do you have anything in your tank that your leo can perch on top of?

I have two of the Exo-Terra brand caves, one on the warm, one on the cool. In the middle is an Exo-Terra brand "Snake Cave" for a moist hide. I actually just got that one the other day to replace a Glad container moist hide that was too wide and out of place. I also made some steps up to the top of the moist hide using flat rocks, since it's a tad tall for her yet (I now think it's a girl, not sure though). I have her in a 20 gallon, the tall kind even though I know the long kind is more appropriate. I put some fake vines along the back and 2 sides of the tank to make it a little less tall-looking, lol

She likes to perch up on the the new one, and she also sits on top of her other caves. Should I put something else in there to perch on? I have some wood I can use.

 

[PaladinGirl]

He probally just wants to be taken out. Mine do the same thing when they want to come out. Generally they crawl right up onto you ready to explore. At the first sign of being stressed I put them back in. I have also noticed this restless pacing behavior at times before laying eggs. I wouldnt worry to much about the computers, or playing WoW guessing you play as a pally awwyea!

Yup, big time gamer girl here.

That's the same thing I've been doing with my leo. She crawls up my arm and sits in my hands for awhile. It seems to calm her down for a bit but then she goes back to trying to climb up the corner of her tank. I just don't know. I'm worried. I want her to be content!

 

[Adinar]

Yes, more gamers! I actually have some of my last remaining tanks (switching to racks) set up near my computer and I am up all hours running around Azeroth. Doesn't bother them much. They are nocturnal anyway. Sometimes I'll even glance up and see little eyes peering down as if to say "What'cha doing, Mom?" Now if only I could teach them to farm gold... I'd be set.

 

[Shadraak]

Yes, more gamers! I actually have some of my last remaining tanks (switching to racks) set up near my computer and I am up all hours running around Azeroth. Doesn't bother them much. They are nocturnal anyway. Sometimes I'll even glance up and see little eyes peering down as if to say "What'cha doing, Mom?" Now if only I could teach them to farm gold... I'd be set.

U teach them how to farm gold let me know. I've got a lot of stuff I need

 

[Adinar]

How epic would it be to have a bunch of computers set up with the adults "botting". Technically Blizz couldn't get you for it since it's not hacking. A live animal is playing. Sure you'd get incoherant tells in game once in a while by accident. And they wouldn't know how to use the AH. Yes, this is what I think about when I'm mindlessly farming on my 85s.

 

[Shadraak]

Same here. Tried to teach my cat. No luck. Just got my ravenlord mount today on one toon. 9 more to go. Lol

 

[PaladinGirl]

LMAO, awesome....gecko lovers who also love WoW, that rocks. Glad I'm not alone in this way. I get made fun of a lot for my non-traditional tastes in life. In my case, apparently, 32 year old women should not like "video games" and lizards.

Oh, my guild has a chance at making server first level 25! Woot! If we don't make it, we'll still be one of the first 3 or 4. I like to brag about that.

In regards to my leo, she seems to be happier now that she has a couple extra, taller things to sit on. Her moist hide I just got sits up kind of high, and she likes the rocks going up to the top of it. I also took 3 cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls and put them in there, which she likes to play in. She doesn't try to climb up the glass as much now.

 

[Adinar]

LMAO, awesome....gecko lovers who also love WoW, that rocks. Glad I'm not alone in this way. I get made fun of a lot for my non-traditional tastes in life. In my case, apparently, 32 year old women should not like "video games" and lizards.

Oh, my guild has a chance at making server first level 25! Woot! If we don't make it, we'll still be one of the first 3 or 4. I like to brag about that.

In regards to my leo, she seems to be happier now that she has a couple extra, taller things to sit on. Her moist hide I just got sits up kind of high, and she likes the rocks going up to the top of it. I also took 3 cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls and put them in there, which she likes to play in. She doesn't try to climb up the glass as much now.

You're not alone. Look at it this way, my dad also runs with my guild as well as some 30+ people, and we're always in heroics and doing the usual stuff. lol (I'm in my twenties, but some of the usuals I run with aren't). You can look at it this way you have reptile... that means you have feeders. Someone says something ackward or something they think is funny in vent and it's not leave an open mic for the real cricket sound. Gets people rolling every time.