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Oooh, what a fun idea! Here is Scooter's tank. It's currently night and I happened to catch her while she was lounging in the open. The right hide is warm, the middle one is warm/humid, and the log on the left is her cool hide. Scooter typically sleeps in her humid hide - my theory is...

So in addition to my beloved Scooter (4 year old female leopard gecko), I'm planning on getting a bearded dragon within the next few months! I live in a studio apartment, but Scooter will be on the other side from Future Beardie. Neither will have a direct view of the other's tank. I plan on...

Hi all, Well, it's January, meaning it's time for my annual "is there something wrong with my gecko?" freakout :( Scooter has decreased activity lately and is hanging out almost exclusively in her cool hide. I know this can be normal in the winter. Whenever I offer her mealworms, she very...

Hi all! Haven't been around here much, but I did have a question. Generally speaking, Scooter is doing well - she's eating regularly and her poops look normal. She was a little chunky for a while, but now is about 65 grams. She's been anti-social lately. A month ago I went on a trip and...

I often lurk on the Leopard Gecko tag on Tumblr. The other day I came across an interesting post linking to an article that talks about enrichment in the surroundings of leopard geckos. I only skimmed through the article itself, but the poster does a good job of summarizing the findings...

So I'm going to be out of town for about three weeks in September. Normally when I'm out I get my beardie-owning friend to come over and feed my leo. However, I don't want to ask my friend to go out of his way for three weeks. Instead, my plan was to just bring Scooter's tank and everything...

Right now I'm feeding my dubias collard greens and bearded dragon food. This seems to be a good gutload, but I also notice some of them have died. I usually will replace the collard greens every two days or so, but they do get dried out. I have (ironically) had more success with keeping them...

So last night, Scooter climbed right up on my arm and I let her crawl around the bed. Things were going normally, she was climbing around on the bed and on me when suddenly...she pooped on my leg :yikes: Mostly I was just annoyed and had to change jeans. (I felt TOTALLY justified in not...

So I've decided to take Scooter to the vet for a wellness exam tomorrow (stuff about her health is here ). She hasn't been eating much lately. That I had chalked up to breeding season, but lately she also hasn't been pooping and for the last 48 hours has been holed up in her humid hide. I...

Thanks Elizabeth and Jess! I believe she's about 2.5 - 3 years old currently - I've had her for about 6 months now. I've also attached some pictures from the day she arrived. You could make the argument she's put on weight since, but she seemed fairly chunky to begin with? :scratchhead...

Thanks for checking in, Elizabeth! Scooter has eaten about 5 dubias since the last post (thus ending her "food strike"), but her food intake is definitely down. As of last week she was at about 75 grams (down a little from when I first started posting here). It's hard to get her on the scale...

Hi all, I'm not kidding when I say Leopard Gecko Enthusiasts: We Talk About Poop A Lot! :roll: Scooter's rate of poops has decreased in the last month or so - she gets fed three times a week, but only poops 1-2 times a week. This week she only pooped once, and once a small part of it was...

Hi all, For some reason lately I've been fascinated with leos in the wild, and how their behavior changes in captivity. (If anyone has any good links, I'd love to read more! I haven't been able to find a ton of information) So leos in captivity tend to choose a pooping spot in the cage, and...

I inherited my beloved leo Scooter from my mother in August 2015. My mom had originally bought Scooter as a classroom pet but eventually decided she would better off with her reptile-loving daughter in California. (It's worked out pretty well for everybody IMO. I fuss over Scooter, and my mom...

Scooter has been a little shy lately, so I've gone back to just putting my hand in the tank for a couple of minutes and letting her sniff it. I was so excited last night when she actually crawled on my hand! I took this as a symbol that it was okay to pick her up. I let her crawl around for a...

I'm always amazed when I hear accounts of leos who will just chill on their owner's shoulders. I was wondering if the below behavior is typical? I've always just assumed that different geckos have different personalities, but I don't want to cause my leo undue stress. I handle Scooter about...

So Scooter has REALLY gotten into sleeping in her new "hide" :shock: (Really child, why do I buy you expensive things when you just go for the paper towels :confused:) This is now her go-to place to hang out when she's not actively eating, etc. I do have a tank background, I guess it's...

Following up on this thread, this is how I found Scooter when I peaked at her cage tonight: "Where did my gecko go...? ...Oh." Whatever makes you happy, sweetie!!!!

I wanted to give an update on Scooter. When I got her onto the scale a few nights ago (not an easy task!), Scooter was down to about 72-73 grams. My theory is this because she's getting fewer insects than before, and has started eating less in general. (I'm assuming the latter is because of...

Here in Northern California the temperatures have dropped from being in the 70s to being in the 50s. (As someone who grew up on the East Coast, I'm embarrassed to call that a cold snap!) We also just changed to Daylight Savings Time. Scooter has been noticeably less active lately, and...