Taming a wild caught gecko, very difficult, need help please.

[Classabear]

PLEASE READ AND HELP.

I have a wild caught House/Pacific Gecko. Now before you all rage, his back legs are paralyzed from an accident (When I found him), and he needs to be in my care in order to survive.

Anyway, He has his energy back now after some recovery and care, and he is now super fast. His back legs being paralyzed, when he tries to climb things, he sometimes flips on his back and cant get up without my help.

He used to be alright when I handled him up until the past couple of days. Usually he would just sit on me, and casually walk around and explore. I trusted him.

This morning, I went to check on him as he was shedding last night, and he wasnt in his usual spot. I ripped the whole tank apart to try and find him, to no avail. His lid on his tank has some gaps, but he couldnt climb well, so I thought it wasnt a problem. We searched the room, tore it apart, and finally found him flipped on his back in the window sill of the room, caught him, and now he's in a small tub while we fix the lid and make it secure.

He almost escaped various times today while handling, and he's just out of control. I dont know what got into him, but I want him to be tame again.

I know it's more difficult to tame wild caught animals, but I have a feeling this is going to be a real challenge, and I have no idea what to do. I handle him every day, aswell.

How can I tame him? He is just way too difficult... please help me, I dont want him to jump and hurt himself again... and i'd like him to trust me. PLEASE HELP

 

[LauraMI]

Don't know how to tame a wild reptile, but I was curious to know whether you're trying to do so for the gecko's benefit, i.e. so as to not freak it out when you have to flip it over, or for your own? We've had a few wild reptiles that came to us as stowaways from down south, and none of them ever warmed up to us. I just felt that I was providing them a home and food while they were with us. And while I get that some geckos are friendly, being new to them, I was under the impression that as a general rule, they're one of those reptiles who are better viewed than handled...like fish, only without the water.
Not being critical at all, honestly just curious. If I had a wild animal that required occasional assistance, I too would not want it to be freaked out each time it needed help, so I'm interested to see if anyone else actually has advice for you.

 

[Classabear]

Don't know how to tame a wild reptile, but I was curious to know whether you're trying to do so for the gecko's benefit, i.e. so as to not freak it out when you have to flip it over, or for your own? We've had a few wild reptiles that came to us as stowaways from down south, and none of them ever warmed up to us. I just felt that I was providing them a home and food while they were with us. And while I get that some geckos are friendly, being new to them, I was under the impression that as a general rule, they're one of those reptiles who are better viewed than handled...like fish, only without the water.
Not being critical at all, honestly just curious. If I had a wild animal that required occasional assistance, I too would not want it to be freaked out each time it needed help, so I'm interested to see if anyone else actually has advice for you.

I'm doing it for the geckos benefit. I know it's sort of a viewing animal only, and can be hard to tame, if at all, but i figured if theres a chance to tame him, I may as well try.

Hopefully some other people will reply to this thread, too.

Thank you