10 Things You Should Know Before Buying A Crested Gecko

Today I thought I'd go through 10 things you should know before buying a crested gecko. We will explore how to start your gecko ownership on the right foot, provide the best life for your gecko and also help you decide whether a crested gecko is the right reptile for you.
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⌚ TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:08 Feeding Crested Geckos
02:22 Heating Crested Geckos
03:24 Handling Crested Geckos
04:10 Tail Dropping
04:39 Staying Hydrated
06:33 Bioactive Setups
07:26 Eyelids
07:52 How Active Are Crested Geckos
08:22 Egg Laying & Clones
09:14 Recommended Tank Size
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[@richardsanchez5444]

I just got mine three weeks ago. Three months old, I'm happy to see he loves to hunt. As soon as he sees a dubia it's like a heat seeking missile

[@caitm8]

Cute crestie jumps timestamps 💜 2:42 5:30 6:40 7:45

[@timmysaxon5538]

Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

[@calicocriterisopod]

This is the best comment I’ve ever seen

[@flosscandies]

I bought my crestie because I wanted a "starter" reptile since I couldnt get an indo blue tongue due to the lack of space. Ended up going for a bioactive tank (my boy ate all the adult isopods :/), and had to buy a grow light for the plants and even a heater for my guy. Ended up spending a lot more than I thought I would but I enjoy bettering my care.

[@Donreptiles514]

Crested dont need heater.

[@MattKeepsFish]

@@Donreptiles514 What’s your room temp, Don?

[@Donreptiles514]

@@MattKeepsFish between 22°c and 24°c room is heated by multiples lights source for all the reptiles so

[@SwiftheartRainbow]

I just lost my crested gecko Wes Craven Mantooth unexpectedly just after his 9th birthday. I have no idea what happened, possibly a stuck shed. I just wanted to say thank you for all the informative videos you provided. You were my top resource for him. I don't know if my heart will ever be ready for another, but I loved my experience with him.

[@pamhouweling7141]

Thank you for doing a updated video. As so many will not look at older ones. As always spot on care.

[@user-vw3bb8hv5g]

love your vids.their basically the highlight of my day!

[@reptilelovercg8007]

😂 she showing everybody how good she can jump. So 🥰

[@calicocriterisopod]

got so excited to see the notification as I love crestie vids! I’m in total awe with mine haha. Can’t wait for the next 10 things video

[@Brooks_Bugs]

Very helpful tips. Good Job!🎉

[@jiachentee8363]

I can really feel the love for your gecko in your voice when she jumps lol

[@MsLH208]

They are so cute& it's so interesting how their eyes never close.we have 2,one named autumn& the other one name Lord raiden

[@snownewkirk]

This is so helpful. Have been thinking about getting a crested gecko. This video is going into my playlist so that I can remember these great tips! ☺💚

[@jaditegames5376]

your channel is so helpful I'm looking into keeping my first leo/ crestie and this is so much help!!

[@davidbeckett1565]

Thank you for a very informative and well-presented video - I think Lyra is adorable and love your cool SpongeBob hoodie. Also, congratulations on reaching 300,000 subscribers!

[@monicamares9198]

YES see this is why I needed this video I've NEVER seen a video explaining why geckos feet might be less sticky (like mine, I thought I did something wrong i dknt see them climb much, I've also never heard anyone else explain how to tell when they're sleeping, along with a couple other things, thank you. I'm still new to them and a little confused on some things but those are what I found most cool in this video

[@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo]

Finally got my first crestie! (Pinstripe harlequin) called blaze if a boy and ember if a girl! Cus they’re always very pigmented. Even when fired down. I’m rewatching this playlist to refresh my memory as I make the gecko diet for them. Thankyou so much. You’ve helped so much with my female leopard gecko and my crestie. They’ve calmed down a bunch since being home w me from the shop and I have a wooden viv with silicone sealed glass interior bc I also live in the uk and I think something that keeps the heat in winter and maintains the droplets would be great for them. Once again, Thankyou so so much. Don’t see many uk based gecko keepers so having someone who lives in a similar climate rlly helps w how to care for my babies properly.

[@TheFunGuyJustin]

Great video!

[@christawiswesser7056]

I used to own crested geckos your video was very helpful

[@McIversMovies]

I have literally just finished building my first ever crested gecko enclosure. It's bioactive and he arrives in a month - this could not have come out at a better time for me!

[@StellasExotics]

Im getting my crestie in a few days I cant wait!

[@Tobi-pp2wz]

I just bought one. let me just now watch this video

[@EmieGecko]

Great video! Lyra is the prettiest crested gecko ever

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Some people think their cresties don't like I.sects because they won't take them by hand. Mine won't hand feed but she loves hunting crickets and eating them herself.

[@siobhonc]

Yay! Another crested gecko video.

[@bornconfused4062]

Mine loves crickets I’m so glad he likes them

[@SierraRomeoPapa]

I know the invert content doesn’t do as well but I would love a similar video or care guide for the snails that would be awesome!

[@Skylamander522]

The fact you posted this five days after I got my very first crested gecko 😮😂

[@geckosound]

Nice🎉 I have two leopard geckos and a gecko

[@brittany3562]

Any plans to make crestie tank kits like the leopard gecko ones you have? I think that would be super cool and I would love to get one, already planning on getting the Leo one when I have the funds :)

[@korn2040]

Great video i will say i live in florida so winter just doesnt exist lol 🤣

[@ExquisiteDragon]

nice vid

[@ChrisLove713]

Cute hoodie

[@savannah6826]

Me watching this even though I owned one for over a year

[@pikagirl8224]

I got mine about 3 weeks ago so it's a bit late. lol I'm glad you said not to put a water dish in if you have a baby. I almost did when I heard it would help with humidity. My baby gecko isn't good at climbing glass walls. Is that normal? I'm afraid to spray it too much because it's a tiny enclosure for a tiny gecko and if I get the walls really good they hydrometer says it's way too high of humidity.

[@madefromashes]

I had to take one of my cresteds in to the vet for possible tail rot (the tail was salvageable and the other cresteds I have have the same humidity so I was wondering why she was having issues in particular) but this vet dropped her 5ft onto the hard tile, didn’t even ask about humidity and told me to give her 90 degree heat.

[@richardsanchez5444]

How important is routine for your crested geckos specifically? Like I feed him and handle him regularly but what about cleaning his enclosure. I clean it during the day when he's asleep so I inevitably wake him up, is that ok or should I do it t night when he's awake? Does it matter?

[@whitelighter62]

💖🦎💖

[@sugarkane7071]

Hello I bought my crested gecko a month ago and I left him alone two weeks and then began holding out food on my hand for him to get used to me I’ve held him a few times but I was wondering should I be forcing him out of the tank to get him used to being out? Or should I continue to let him jump/climb to me?

[@AnimeFreak4Ever13]

Any recommendations for Bearded Dragons husbandry?

[@aryatube71]

I have a crested gecko and i just saw he has warm when he make poop.wht can i give him?

[@ghostybees6322]

Hey I have a Gargoyle Gecko, and I have a weird situation I could use a little advice on- nothing critical, otherwise I'd go to a vet. Basically, she's associated being taken out of her tank with eating food, and now no longer wants to eat while inside her enclosure. This is, a pain for a large number of reasons. Does anyone have any advice on how to encourage her to start eating her crestie diet mix inside her tank again? She used to just fine.

[@boodah08]

she’s been keeping reptiles for longer than i’ve been alive💀😭

[@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo]

SAME MAN. I was still customising my character when she begun 😭

[@richardsanchez5444]

Goddamn I love crested geckos. Can't wait till my baby gets to be that big.

[@pamhouweling7141]

All 7 of my ge kos have water dishes and regularly drink f r om the. I change the water daily when misting.

[@MattKeepsFish]

I feel like you said you’re in Australia, so I’d like to make a shoutout to all my Canadians out there and say PLEASE HEAT YOUR CRESTIE. Our room temp is almost never good enough, and you won’t always have your heat on when you’re not home. Cresties are hardy, but I had to learn the sad way that they’re not invincible, and not everything you read on the web is relevant to your situation.

[@Hardwhite716]

U don’t need heat in there tank to survive 😂💨

[@MattKeepsFish]

@@Hardwhite716 Absolutely do. Whats your room temp?

[@Hardwhite716]

I keep it 74

[@Hardwhite716]

Had my geckos for almost a year now with no heat in there tanks & they all alive still 😂💨💨💨

[@MattKeepsFish]

@@Hardwhite716 Cool. I used to live in a little country house in ON, and the room temp would naturally fall to 50F. Heating the house was too expensive to bring it to tropical, so I had to heat the terrarium instead. Had my first gecko for a little over a year. First winter he was fine, second winter he wasn’t.

[@beebhabie]

Is leopard gecko…. FAMILY ? 👀💟🧸

[@nelliestahl355]

I would love to give my crestie some insects. But he is my only pet that eats insects and I´ve heard that sometimes they don´t like insects. So what can you do if you have bought some crickets and your crestie dosen´t like them? I haven´t bought any yet, I just want to know whta I should do if he dosen´t like them

[@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo]

Probably try locusts or mealworms as a first one! Mealworms last ages so you’ll get your moneys worth so you can try on multiple occasions! Locusts are nutritious, don’t bite (cus crickets can bite and hurt your crestie if u leave them in there). Then I’d suggest if they like the locusts and mealworms tong feed the crickets.

[@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo]

My crestie is only small and just got into his new enclosure, but I have had other geckos and such. N I work in a reptile store. We usually leave locusts in there and keep springtails/isopods in the soil to eat the dead matter. But tong feed mealworms. Cus they burrow and breed like anything in a warm dark place. And if that happens you’ll get beetles.

[@nelliestahl355]

​@@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo Thank you so much! But where could you get them? I don´t think my local pet store sells locusts, are there any websites that sell them and what would you say is the best one to buy from? Anyway, thx for the tip! Edit: Now when I think about it, my local pet store probably sells locusts and I can probably find some website where they sell locusts if my local pet store don´t. But anyway, thank you for the advice!

[@nelliestahl355]

@@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo Thx for the tip, but I´ve heard that mealworms might be hard for cresties to digest, so I will probably try locusts. Also, good to hear that locusts don´t jump around as much as crickets! From the way my crestie normally acts (extremly clumpy) I don´t think he can handle a cricket...but maybe the little guy could handle a locust!

[@Friendlyneighbourhoodjuggalo]

@@nelliestahl355 Sorry I replied so late! But there is all sorts of feeders you can try him with ^^ I’d say try him on: Locusts/grasshoppers Black soldier fly larvae Silkworms Those are higher on nutrient scale and are good in terms of moisture which will keep your crestie well hydrated too alongside the humidity in the enclosure. Whatever ones your crestie may not like try dusting them in flavoured calcium/vitamins. As it’s a good way of getting both nutrients from the bug the gecko may not like and the calcium in! Edit: also with locusts, they are very good arboreal feeders due to the jumping. And they’re not the brightest or most skittish bug meaning it’s very easy to catch! And my crested gecko LOVES locusts. You can ask where you get your crestue from what he/she was being fed and base it off of that and add new stuff to the diet too!

[@JhonL0ngcock]

Hello love your video👋🏻 I am very interested in learning on taking care of a crested gecko and I would love to know more about crested gecko health problems and how to prevent them may you make an updated video?pls Btw my crested geckos name is John Long cock he’s a big fan

[@Birdpuffer]

my boy refuses live feeders

[@aerocyte3359]

2:41 5:30 6:40 7:46

[@gundamnit3594]

Lies and slander perpetrated by Big Leopard Gecko! Cresties for the people! Great video btw.

[@thechickenwizard8172]

When I first started keeping reptiles I got a crestie because of the supposed ease of feeding powdered diet. Now, after nearly 7 years keeping reptiles, I much rather prefer those that only eat insects. I still have my crestie, but breeding bugs is so much more cost effective than having to buy a packet of food every month. I feed my other pets for practically free

[@SapphireW924]

couldn't you just feed your crestie pure insects that's what they would eat in the wild? like you give them some fruit to.

[@thechickenwizard8172]

​@SapphireW924 from what I've read they really benifit from a more complete diet. He already eats mostly bugs, but the powdered diet contains all the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients he can't get from just bugs alone

[@SapphireW924]

is it worth getting a crested gecko if you are a kid and you use all your own money?

[@SapphireW924]

Cause I really want one butt I'm second guessing.

[@Leahwinderrrrr45869]

The only thing to keep in mind really would be things like vet bills, and the length they live. Some colleges don't allow animals and geckos live 10-15 years I believe, so you should think about your future will you be able to take them wherever you go in the next 10-15 years.

[@Hardwhite716]

Yes this is the best first reptile pet

[@abulletformysnailmail]

I really want a crested gecko, they’re heckin cute. Aiming for next year as I like to do my research on any new family members, so they feel welcome. I also wanted to start a bio active tank first too. This was really informative, will be absorbing the rest of your channel now 😂😂 thanks for sharing 💖💖

[@Pizzastevesgardenandmore]

Did u just say u need to cycle a leopard gecko tank? like a fish tank😂😂😂 adam makes great content ive watched his channel for years ive never even seen this channel till now btw ive kept n bred Leo's since '98 so yeah i know somethings about them i keep adults in breeder groups of 1.3 or 1.4 even had 1.5 in sweater boxes..so a 120 gallon tank is more then enuff room not to mention hes tryin to recreate their natural environment witch is rocks n sticks 😂( I imagine he only had access to bricks instead of slabs of rock)i have one naturalist tank set up breeder group and the rest in sweater tote plastic boxes and either way leopard geckos do the exact same thing lay there eat lay there eat breed lay there lay some eggs lay there eat lay there and repeat they are reptiles not mammals they dont need extracurricular activities 😂 the only time i keep leos apart is when they are new born or slow growers ive always kept them the same way never had a problem adams leos have more then is necessary to keep them happy if leos can feel happy im guessing they dont bcz they have reptile brains and thats a more human/mammalian thing😂 in all realness i give adam huge props bcz he even gives gis leos uv they r nocturnal and do not require uv at all ive never used uv nor had any problems without it so good job adam and to this channel good job bcz if u wanted views n new subscribers u got it 😂😂😂

[@rhydian8276]

is salmonella something to be concerned about

[@arctica7170]

I am just curious, is there a reason for why her eyes are so large? The white around the eyes is showing, is that normal? I house my female in a 45x45x90 tall ExoTerra and she uses the _whole_ tank. It has a bioactive setup and it's filled with so many plants that I can't fit anymore in there. She also has huge branches to climb on, and has access to fresh water every day. I've fed her crickets and Pangea and now that she's 2 years old she's reached 84 grams and isn't even overweight. She's been allowed to grow to her full potential and I find that to be very important for all my animals. So, plenty of space, the best food, fresh water and a bioactive setup (that is also better for their immune system) is absolutely key for healthy growth.