FEMALE TANGERINE GECKO TURNING DARK

[Skimr]

i dont understand whats wrong with her, a guy at petco told me it could have been too much heat, but it still doesnt change the fact that shes really dark, and has a lot of dark spots in her body
this is what she looks like right now

 

[BadKelpie]

Are her temps high enough? Does she have an under tank heater? I've heard that this can happen if they're cold.

Edit to add: I just read that stress can cause this too.

 

[Skimr]

i have a red heat light and an undertank heater on the warm side

 

[Skimr]

is this any certain condition?

 

[Skimr]

she tends to try to bite my other gecko at times, when theyre too close 20gal.

 

[katie_]

If your geckos are fighting, the dominate one can keep this one away from its heat source. If the gecko is too cold, they can become darker.

I would buy a new tank and house them seperately.

 

[andrew5859]

^ Very good advice.

What are you housing her on? I have quite a few tangerines that got moved from tubs with white paper towels to a darker tile flooring and their color changes. There was a thread about it a while back if you search for it.

 

[Skimr]

im housing them on a 20 gallon long tank, and she is the dominnant one, but its weird that they tend to, get along at times, and then out of nowhere it happens.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

ALL tangerines lose their color as they grow and breed. Their color is dependent on several things:
- genetics
- temperature
- substrate color
- stress level

The will do best when they are on belly heat (no overhead heat or light!) at 90-94 degrees F, on white paper towel, and housed individually. (It also helps to get a tangerine from a good bloodline...)