Golden Gecko Color Changes

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HMS11

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Hello everyone,

I've had my gecko for about 8 months now, and I was told when I bought him that he was a Golden Gecko, but I'm not 100% sure. I got him from a lady who had owned him for about a year, but was tired of taking care of him and wanted to find him a new home. But anyway, I came home from a weekend trip only to find that he was a really pale white color! Totally freaking out, I turned on his heat lamp and he immediately began to regain his color. Before I left I made sure he had been well fed and had plenty of water. Also, that he had light from the nearby window. The temp in the tank generally runs 75-80 no matter what. This is the first time that I've ever noticed anything like this and I wanna make sure that he's ok because I really really love him.

Advice or info please!!

Thanks. :)
 
Riverside Reptiles

Riverside Reptiles

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Post some pics so we can tell if it is indeed a golden gecko. Once we establish that, we can help you with the proper care and husbandry issues.
 
Marauderhex

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Odds are he was just shedding, but Ethan is right, we need to see pictures of the gecko and the enclosure as well as a basic run down of how you've been keeping him/her.
 
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Pictures

Here is a picture of him that I took a few weeks ago.
 

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My general care routine.

I feed him gut loaded crickets every couple of days, which i dust with calcium powder every other time I feed him. He also gets banana baby food from time to time. He has a shallow water dish, 3 things to climb on, a hydrometer, thermometer, and a 20 gallon tank. I use reptile bark for bedding. He gets misted at least twice a day. The temp in the tank generally ranges from 70 to 80 degrees. I have a regular white reptile heat lamp, no colored ones. The light is positioned on one end of the tank and is on during the day, and off at night.
 
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Another picture of him.

I took this picture around May 2012.
 

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Marauderhex

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Yep definitely a golden. Starting to get a little pudgy on the sides (not like I can talk, my one female looks like she's the gecko equivalent of someone from People of Walmart).
 
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I really don't think he was that white color because he was shedding though. Only because as soon as I turned on his lamp he immediately began to regain his color, and that I see no signs of shedding. Normally he still has some pieces of skin left on his toes and such. Right now, nothing.:?
 
Riverside Reptiles

Riverside Reptiles

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like most of the gekkos, they can change from lighter to darker depending on environmental factors such as temps,lighting, mood, stress, etc. It's not unusual.
 
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