HELP! why is my golden gecko grey??

[permy]

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He was fine yesterday, nice and golden. This morning he is all grey except for his tail. Any ideas as to why?

 

[siz]

He's probably going through shed. I don't keep this species so I can't help you much more than that. Increased humidity helps sheds though.

 

[lilguys]

golden gecko will sometime darken to take in heat. What is your cage temps and how humid do you keep the tank? There could be many factors in the darking of color my Golden Gecko or at best color in the morning due to the lack of light. They do not need the uv lights so I use a much dimmer light for day and the seem to like it much better.

 

[permy]

I still had his red night light on. It was about 75 and the humidity was kind of low since I hadn't misted him since last night.

 

[lilguys]

They should be kept at 78F-86F during the day and a bit lower at night. The Humidty should be med - high I mist 2 - 3 times a day. This could fix you problem I would try it 1st

 

[cliff_f]

There is a lot of factors and really it should be anything to worry about as long as it is still eating and acting healthy. Dont worry to much.

 

[John_Woodward]

geckos change colors for a number of reasons. it is probably nothing to worry about. 'nough said

 

[permy]

Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm new to Herps and learning a lot from this site. He is just fine now, back to the goldish color. I've only had him about 5 or 6 months and noticed him slightly changing colors before but never that much. Anyways, all is fine and thanks again for sharing.

 

[lilguys]

Glad to hear hes back to normal

 

[BlueRose330]

Lighting

I don't own the species, but with my gecko usually his change in colour is affected by how much UV light he recieves. UV lights are not necessary for gecko development , but they do seem to affect my gecko's pigmentation. :banana: