my first geckos

[nalasimba]

hey gecko forum

here are some photos of my geckos and their home.

i have only had them for 2 weeks so i am hoping their lack of apetite is due to them acclimating.

their home is a 24x18x24(40gallon) exo terra. i use a 5.0 uvb during the day and cfl red bulb for night viewing.

paper towels as substrate

i use a heat mat to keep the tank at 73-74

i mist the cage twice daily and that keeps the humitiy between 50-70 depending on the time of day

i wish i could say they are eatting rapashy diet but all i can say is it is being offered. i have seen him eat 1 time(lastnight) more than 2 licks. i have offered roaches and mealworms and not interested.

i just purchased a scale today, so i will be monitoring their weight very closely from now on.

nala(female) which i purchased at a reptile expo on the 6th has a kink in her tail which unfortunately i did not notice until i got her home. from what i read it could be a handful of causes, could be temp or permanant ....so not sure what to do about it. i will take her to the vet when i take the rest of the crew unless i notice it bothering her before then. as long as she is healthy it doesnt bother me one bit

well here are some pictures

any advice/criticism/comments are greatly appreciated

mike

nala

simba

simba pestering nala

their home(note that there is substrate in some photos which has since been removed)

 

[Holly12]

Hello nalasimba well you have had them for 2 weeks now and are they adults? the reason why I ask is becuase adults can go up to 3 weeks with no food. I think that they are still trying to get use to there new tank. I say give it time keep trying to give them the CGD now if they have never had it befor then that can stress them out. See it's all new to them so let them be and give it time and they should come around for you soon and I like your cage you have for them.

 

[nalasimba]

thanks Holly!

they are both roughly 1.5 years old and i was unaware that they could go that long without food. The male ate roughly half a teaspoon lastnight for the first time. I am yet to see the female eat anything, but im not too worried yet. he seems to be getting more active and she seems to hide for the most part. she also was in a shed lastnight so i am hoping she becomes a bit more active.

simba was out roaming a bit earlier so i decided to weight him for the first time. he came in at 43 grams. i will weight her when she makes an appearance but the breeder told me she was just over 50 grams when i purchased her

thanks
mike

 

[Holly12]

Well it looks like you are doing everything right for them now are going to breed them? becuase the female could become pregnut. and you will have to make sure that she has a moist hide to lay her eggs.

 

[nalasimba]

my girlfriend and I are hoping to breed them as we have always been interested in breeding, but dont really have the space to breed our beardies or water dragons(on female just laid a clutch of infertile eggs no male) but have been stocking up on exoterras when i come across them.

 

[Holly12]

Well I wish you all of the best luck and you are well on your way to being a great owner and oneday breeder.

 

[nalasimba]

thanks for the help and kind words

 

[Holly12]

Your welcome this site is a awesome one alot of great people on here that will help you with whatever you need help on.

 

[nalasimba]

yes, there is a ton of great info and people on this site.

i weighed my geckos yesterday and the male is 43 and the female is 50 grams

im going to give it a few more days and then seperate them. my male seems to be being really aggressive with her, and she just seems to hide 90% of the time.

wasnt planning on seperating them until i witnessed them doing the deed, or when i got a clutch, but looks like it may have to be done sooner than later.