New Baby.

[JessJohnson87]

I'm sure it expands at a rapid pace, kind of like how foam does when you spray it on to something. I would think it would take a lot more moisture than what they have in their mouth but who knows. Not going to test that theory.

Ok I managed to get him into his new home. By pure accident, I sprayed him while he was in his other tank and he came climbing out of the plant. Gently coerced him onto the cork bark and he was sold, currently exploring everything and he loves the mangled up tree stump better than Ziggy did.

He is not tame by any means, so the taming process is going to be fun with this little guy.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

He looks like he's enjoying it already!
I use paper towels for all my Rhacs. It's just easier to monitor their health and they hold moisture pretty well. Plus they are easy to clean and nice and cheap.
I don't trust anything in particulate form for any of my geckos. The only exception is moss in my leo's moist hide and I use a moss/peat mixture for my Rhac's layboxes.

 

[JessJohnson87]

I don't either but I wanted to put some live plants in there at some point and add a clean up crew. Was going to keep all food in containers to reduce the possibility of him ingesting any. Found that roach who escaped the bowl, it was snuggled up underneath the plants in the 5.5 gallon, still alive lol.

 

[CrestedRick]

I use a feeder ledge from magnaturals to feed my pair. I also mix in repashys grubs n fruit into the cgd to add some insects to the diet as I don't keep roaches anymore.

 

[JessJohnson87]

I was going to buy a magnetic ledge today, but they wanted $21 for one. I can order one cheaper with shipping. I keep roaches because of my leo, crickets always die and are noisy, plus Ziggy is kind of lazy when it comes to hunting. If it doesn't come to him, he won't go after it.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

Check out Pangea's website. They have acrylic ones that are about $14 a piece. Pangea is cool because you earn points for things you buy and then can redeem those points for discounts on later purchases. It's one of the main reasons why I feed Pangea over Repashy. Also I'm in Michigan so if I order anything it comes in a day or two.

 

[JessJohnson87]

Yeah I saw those, will probably order one today after I go grocery shopping. I moved the repti rock dish to put it on the plant in the tree stump, well he had a finger painting party with his CGD. Moved the bowl back down to the ground and he was snuggled up underneath it. He's much calmer now that he's in a better place, at the store he was jumpy and flighty.

Daily dose of cuteness. This is how I found him after I moved the dish. Ordered the ledge and 50 of the small cups for it.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

My oldest garg loves to finger paint! She's such a stinker. I honestly think she spreads more around than she actually eats.

 

[JessJohnson87]

When I got up this morning, I went to check on both of the scaly babies and noticed this

I was like that little .... his cup is gone. So I began a search and I finally found it.


Anyone else's cresties straight up take the cup out of the feeding ledge before?
I thought it was kind of funny.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

That's funny! I feed everyone on the ground so I haven't found them dislodged like that. I have found them moved and flipped.

 

[JessJohnson87]

He usually only comes out after I go to bed, if I am awake he's really sneaky and stealthy. I went to check on him last night and he was out so I put my hand in there to let him know I'm a friend and not the enemy, he immediately turned around and went back into the clump of Ivy like screw you I'm going home. This little dude cracks me up but he's eating regardless of where I put it, he's usually in one of the clumps of Ivy so that's why I put the ledge up high.

 

[JessJohnson87]

Figured I would share a picture of my little dude fired up.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

Cute little Flame. Would make some nice Flames with my girl Pandora! ;D

I'm just a sucker for high contrast kids.

 

[JessJohnson87]

He would! He's got that cute little heart shaped Dalmatian spot on his side to.

 

[JessJohnson87]

I figured I would share my funny but not so funny scare tonight. Hubby came home today.....yay!!!!! Anyways, I went to spray Axel's tub like I do at night and noticed that even though I sprayed him, he would not move. I left him alone, after about 2 hours he was still in the same spot, I started freaking out thinking he was dead and had the hubby look to and of course he goes um I see a plant. I grabbed a sandwich bag and asked him to help me put the poor thing in the bag, I grabbed the plant he was in and the little bugger poked his head out like "Hi! I'm just kidding" and started walking out of the plant. I stuck my hand out and he actually walked onto my hand, up my arm and somewhat into my hubby's hand before he leaped back to my hand and into the tub. I swear these little stinkers will give you a heart attack playing dead.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

W-h-e-w!

You're doing a good job with Axel!

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I had a recent scare. I am converting to tubs and I have one of my newest cresties in one with the usual paper towels. Since she's so new, I'm still not sure of her full personality but she's generally very calm with being handled.
Well I went in to give food and spray the other night and I couldn't see her. So naturally, I started panicking as she's one of my prize females that I was hoping to breed in the 2017 season and I spent a decent chunk of money on her.
I tore apart the whole tub slowly checking under leaves and branches and she still wasn't there. Panic became near tears as I've never had an escapee and I had just checked on all of them a few hours prior to this.
Then I saw it. A lump in the paper towels. She was sleeping under the paper towels.
It must be her thing because that's where she is currently.
Weirdos...

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

W-h-e-w, for you too, Kelly!

 

[JessJohnson87]

I bet you were freaking out Kelly! She is definitely weird lol. Axel is like obsessed with his cork bark, every night when the sun goes down, that's where I find him.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

Yeah it was a scary moment for sure. I only have two lines I'm focusing on in my Crested geckos and she one of two females that will be used. So yup, mini heart attack.
Ember will be paired with Leonidas in the 2017 season and Orion and Bonzai will be my first and only pairing for this season.
Ember: Leonidas:
and
Orion: Bonzai: