Re-homing my crestie? :(

[rnv325]

Hey everyone,
I’m currently in a very tricky situation.
Last July, I was given a crested gecko. I work at a daycare and my boss asked if we wanted one bc she knew a person who was rehoming their crestie . My co-teacher said yes immediately, without asking me or thinking it through. Of course, being me, I got very attached to him right away. I call him my baby and I love him so, so much.
however… I know nothing about reptiles and even now, months later am struggling. I’m doing everything I can to take care of this 4yo gecko but I didn’t sign up for this. I brought him to my house after a while bc my classroom is a portable and the temperature regulation is horrible in there (either very hot or very cold and no where in between). I never planned on owning reptiles, especially one with such a long life span.
I love Tuffnut so so much. It would break my heart to give him away, like any other pet I’ve grown attached to. But I can’t give him the care he deserves. Especially when it becomes the summer months, but it gets so hot here and my bedroom gets hot as well.
I’m thinking of asking a coworker who has a lot of pets if she’ll take him, or offering him to families, or finding a place to surrender him.. idk…
I’ll most definitely cry giving him up but I feel like it’s the best decision. My brain is telling me he’ll feel abandoned though because it would be his third home. I’m attaching a picture of him bc he’s precious
Any advice?

 

[acpart]

Two streams of advice depending on which way you want to go:
a. you want to find a way to keep the gecko: It would be helpful to know what the ambient temperatures are and if there are any other issues you feel are getting in the way. What is "too cold" and what is "too hot"? My husband and I are home more now because we're retired/semi-retired so our house is warmer. My oldest crested gecko will be 18 in June and I've had him since he was a month old. In those days, I had 3 kids at home and we were working full time. The heat was turned down during the day, and probably in the low to mid 60's. The gecko was fine. If it gets even colder than that, it's easy to install some heat cable (with a thermostat) on the side of the enclosure.
I live in New England with no AC. In the summer it gets into the 90's in my house, but it's not all day every day. When it's that hot, I put ice packs in the crested gecko enclosures during the day and put them back in the freezer at night. We all make it through just fine (My youngest crested geckos will be 8 years old this spring).

b. No matter what, you feel you have to rehome your gecko: I do think that geckos notice when they've been shifted to a different place/owner, though it helps if it's in the same cage. I think they can adjust much more easily than a cat or a dog. I think they notice their owners but I don't really think that they bond with their owners. If you do feel that you just can't keep your gecko, try to find someone with experience and even with other crested geckos so the gecko can have a "forever home". It will be fine, and if that one doesn't turn out to be the forever home, it will still be fine.

Aliza

 

[Krystal10]

Hey everyone,
I’m currently in a very tricky situation.
Last July, I was given a crested gecko. I work at a daycare and my boss asked if we wanted one bc she knew a person who was rehoming their crestie . My co-teacher said yes immediately, without asking me or thinking it through. Of course, being me, I got very attached to him right away. I call him my baby and I love him so, so much.
however… I know nothing about reptiles and even now, months later am struggling. I’m doing everything I can to take care of this 4yo gecko but I didn’t sign up for this. I brought him to my house after a while bc my classroom is a portable and the temperature regulation is horrible in there (either very hot or very cold and no where in between). I never planned on owning reptiles, especially one with such a long life span.
I love Tuffnut so so much. It would break my heart to give him away, like any other pet I’ve grown attached to. But I can’t give him the care he deserves. Especially when it becomes the summer months, but it gets so hot here and my bedroom gets hot as well.
I’m thinking of asking a coworker who has a lot of pets if she’ll take him, or offering him to families, or finding a place to surrender him.. idk…
I’ll most definitely cry giving him up but I feel like it’s the best decision. My brain is telling me he’ll feel abandoned though because it would be his third home. I’m attaching a picture of him bc he’s precious
Any advice? View attachment 82723

Hi gecko. I hope you get him and want him.