Baby crested gecko help

[smoky]

Well I got a baby crested gecko an I have so many plants I cant find her .She did not come out last night plus I don't think she is eating . I sprayed the cage all day yesterday . Is this to much ? Thanks .

 

[Aimless]

how are you measuring the humidity? usually a good heavy misting in the evening is plenty.

lots of plants are a good thing. a gecko that can hide from you will feel much more secure. also, it can take a few weeks for a new gecko to settle into a new home and feel safe enough to eat.

can you post a picture of her cage?

 

[smoky]

Thanks I appreciate the info , I have a digital temp an hum . with 2 probes halfway down in the cage .

 

[Aimless]

well, what is the humidity range during the day, then? if you have a probe you should know whether you're misting correctly.

 

[smoky]

I try to keep it at 80%.

 

[Aimless]

that's quite high.
most crestie people agree that an evening bump of 70-80 is great, and let it drop down to quite low before misting again. especially if you have live plants, a naturalistic terrarium doesn't usually need to be misted more than once a day.

if you use any sort of paper for substrate, or you live in an unusually dry place, you might have to mist twice a day...but a constant humidity of 80% won't be good for the gecko.

this is a good caresheet.

 

[smoky]

Thanks to all I appreciate all the help since I am new to this . I now have her or him in a 12x12x12 so I hope this will be ok .
Bill

 

[Aimless]

that isn't big enough for an adult, but is fine for a baby. be prepared to upgrade within a year, possibly less.

I'm always glad if I can help you'll have to show us some pics of your little gecko sometime?

 

[smoky]

Thanks for all the help I do have a Exo Terra 24x18x24 I bought for her but she got lost in it so I took her out an got the smaller one for now .