geckos having problems sticking to walls

[Saurian]

I have a female that tonight had a issue sticking to the wall. She was standing on the glass were I just Misted and she lost.her grip and fell into a plant. She latex there for a second before. I freaked and grabbed her. She seems fine even taking a cricket from me not long after I grabbed her. Is this a supplement issue? She gets fed 4-5 crickets 3-4 times a week with minerall two of those tjmes and twice a month i give her herptivite.

Its a sikorae and day temps vary from 74-76 and night is 64-68 depending on temp of house.

 

[D.B.Johnson]

That's normal. They have can have trouble holding on to the glass if it's wet. Now, if the glass is dry and they can't climb/grip that would be different.

 

[mister3]

That's normal. They have can have trouble holding on to the glass if it's wet. Now, if the glass is dry and they can't climb/grip that would be different.

yeah... generally means they are on the way out

wet slippage is quite normal

 

[Fumbles]

There are a few reasons a gecko won't stick to glass. One is low calcium. Another is a bad shed where the dead skin is stuck over the satae and must be removed with tweezers. Another is that it's wet, which is what you've described where the water molecules interfere with friction force. I have four healthy uroplatus and all will lose grip on wet glass.