New Gecko Concern

[Captain Stitch-Mozart]

I just got a new gecko Friday night and he/she is very jumpy. Every time I walk into the room he jumps around and runs into his hide. I'm really hoping that it is because he is still getting used to his new home. I really want to get him used to being around me and being held. My other gecko was not this jumpy when he was a baby, he just let me hold him from the very beginning.
Any thoughts from anyone? Do you think he's just nervous and he will get used to me?

 

[jp_suelo]

Leopard geckos are fairly jumpy when they come into a new environment. Consuelo did it when we first got him and every time we've moved since. It may take a week or so, but he should be fine.

 

[Captain Stitch-Mozart]

Thanks. I have started putting my hand in the tank and letting him crawl over it; he is doing it more often now. I guess I'm just nervous because Stitch was so calm from the moment I got him. Maybe he is just a really go with the flow gecko.

 

[AlexaG]

Mango, one of my adult females, is still jumpy. I've had her for about 2 years now...and she only jumps and runs when I try to pick her up. My boyfriend and mom have no problem holding her :[
I recently bought a young tangerine baby; he is fine and lets me pick him up and hold him. Same with my new albino baby, who is even younger than the tangerine.

I guess it just depends on the gecko. Babies are defiantly going to be more skid-ish than adults...when they get used to you and fatter, they become lazier. Good luck with your lil baby