Recent content by starnaito

Last update -- After around three or four days of running the DHP, the temperature gradient is now perfect. I added a basking area with thick slate, and I'm using slate tiles on about half the tank. It also helped to cover part of the screen top (glass enclosures aren't great at holding in...

So I did buy a DHP and a dimming thermostat. I set it up in the 20 gallon long that I'm planning to move this guy into when his treatment/quarantine is over. Problem is, I can't seem to get the basking spot (where the thermostat probe is) to heat up much passed 80 F. I set it up with fake...

After four days, he's looking better! I did notice that his tail rounds off all the end, so he probably had a past injury there at one point. I'll try out the DHP after we finish treatment and see how it goes. 🙂

If you can provide pictures, that would help. Here is what the vent area of a juvenile male looks like. The bulge is hard to mistake. My male here was abnormally slow to develop his (he was about a year and a half old). Females may have a tiny bit of a raised area, but it's generally...

Recently I took in this leopard gecko to nurse back to health. Although this is my first time caring for a leopard gecko, I have been researching their care over the past few years (out of interest in possibly getting one someday). I also have crested geckos and a cave gecko, so I felt...

Hi, all. I'm hoping for some help in sexing my youngest gecko, Ico, who was born in early April 2018. There is quite a bit of patterning on his/her underside, so this one has stumped me for a while. Just thought I'd try here for a second opinion, but I may just need to wait for the bulge or lack...

I tried out Zilla's Shed Ease on my cave gecko yesterday, and it really helped loosen the bits that I was having the most trouble with. It has aloe vera in it, so maybe that has a similar effect to the olive oil. And my gecko is doing much better now! :)

I'm hoping for some advice here. I picked up a cave gecko today that was in a bone dry container with no ventilation. I saw the stuck shed and knew I needed to soak him quick. The photo shows shortly after I got him. I put a wet paper towel in there until I could get him to a cleaner cup for a...

I'm new here to the forums, and I recently purchased my first crested gecko after doing my homework and talking with some experienced keepers. Overall, he/she is doing well. It knows where the food and water dishes are and is eating/drinking well. I've had it for a bit over a week now, and the...