IS OUR CRESTED GECKO CARE WRONG? Impaction, Heating & More!

[@Post.Script.Studio]

This is so important, just because something can live doesn’t mean it’s thriving and enjoying themselves.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Exactly! :) Thanks :D

[@jor.3954]

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[@ravn340]

The veterinarian told me something a little bit eye-opening: "Humans use stuff we don't need all the time. Because we want to. Give your crestie the option to be warmer or cooler as it wishes, give it the option to go into a humid hide, give it the option to do different things, not because it necessarily NEEDS it, but because it WANTS to."

[@px30lover6]

wow

[@chl0wning]

Good reptile vet! Need more of them!

[@subhub637]

that’s why i’m in animal science trying to go pre vet for exotics (:

[@jdstacks]

Crested Geckos aren’t human

[@TheUKIsMine]

THIS. THIS is why I always go to you for animal care guides

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw thanks so much :)

[@jamiecampbell1287]

Same

[@plant2188]

Leopard Gecko and you’re always up to date too! There are so many care guides that still say that Leos and cresties are nocturnal :P

[@mackenziedepaul2355]

I've never seen your face, but for some reason I imagine you looking like Emma Watson. I've realized it's because you're super knowledgeable with what you're talking about so my brain associates you with Hermione Granger😂

[@emerald7098]

on Instagram there are a couple pictures of her if you are interested

[@leopardgeckotalk]

😂😂 I've heard that a couple of times, thank you 😊

[@JKHFF7]

I've been assuming she's the girl who occasionally pops up in a thumbnail.

[@CaptainHero10]

Lol I read Emma Watson but thought Emma stone

[@marzipanmango]

She sounds a bit like Emma Watson!

[@artpeace610]

I had to do a crash course last May when my son wanted to adopt from his science teacher. You have truly helped us give Hope a chance to be a thriving, happy girl!! Thank you for this!!

[@scottybrophy2614]

Really love this video, I work in a pet shop and I always strive to update people's care when it comes to animals in general not just reptiles. The way I go about it is by bringing the dated care up in conversation and explaining why that isn't sufficient whilst giving advice on what is better, also my team are trying to push the fact that uvb lighting and supplements are an absolute must 🙌🏻

[@samanthalafontaine2328]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!! ive had my crested gecko for almost a month now and ive noticed he has times where he doesnt move around much and doesnt really eat. ive been thinking about getting a heat pad for the side of the tank to help for heating just to try it but this helps so much. ive also tried to give him dusted crickets and he didnt seem interested so now i have something to try the next time i get more! uve helped me sooo much when it came to reseach into what to do and what not to do before getting my first reptile and i appriate for making videos on helping ppl to get into the hobby!!!!

[@brethwk1681]

Rather then say "there is a difference between surviving and thriving" I say "I can keep a shark alive in the bath tub doesn't mean it's right"

[@rachelkunz611]

Thank you! I appreciate your video. I just got a Crested gecko and I want him to be as happy and healthy as possible!

[@iylamstoy]

Something you might find interesting is I give my crested and gargoyle gecko heat during the colder months. They're chicken brooders that I put outside next to the cage and it warms up like half the tank making a nice gradient. On the glass next to the brooder, it's about 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit and they loveeee it. They will just flatten themselves onto the warm glass for a couple hours before their nightly exploration of their enclosures.

[@VEOE9]

I'm still waiting on the DHP to come to the US...I'm currently using a ceramic heater and a thermostat though. It's great but I'm sure DHPs are the best. Thanks for the latest information about leos and cresties! I just purchased the ceramic heater with the thermostat a couple weeks ago because of winter coming soon. I have a huge window in my bedroom and the cold that has been coming through even with plastic window insulation has been around 55F - 65F. To no surprise, it has made a huge impact. Thank you very much for keeping everyone updated!!^.^

[@ArcadiaReptile]

Just a note, DHP is easy to find in the USA now via lightyourreptiles, Reptile basics, LLL reptiles, Josh's frogs, biodue, reptile supply co and reptile internet.

[@BetterBetta]

Thank you for these very thorough videos on crested gecko care. I’m hoping in the next few months to start working towards getting a crestie, and have been doing a ton of research. I always seem to find myself back at your channel!

[@GraphiteHybrid]

Cant wait till I've moved out of my tiny apartment and I'll be able to get a Crested Gecko! They're such cool little dudes. I know its a long way off before I'll be able to do so, but I'm dreaming

[@marzipanmango]

As a Canadian, I keep my house at 18°C (about 65°F) or even cooler so I have a heat emitting coil set up near my crestie's tank. I monitor the temperature to make sure the warm part of the tank is about 25°C. The other side is always a few degrees cooler, usually around 20°C since I have a pretty big enclosure for her. She's very happy! I see her hanging out in every part of her enclosure during the evening.

[@candygirl9233]

There was a time when a man in a pet store said “you dont need lighting only a heat mad for leopard geckos “ so i hade the whole half her tank with a heat math and half without later he acted od and i came to this channel and found out she needed a uvb and heat lamp so thank you for saving my geckos life 😊 i kinda feel like a bad gecko mom ...

[@haydenroth6990]

Don’t feel bad!! You made a mistake, then fixed it and learned from it, all to make sure your gecko has the best life it can have. That’s the sign of a great gecko owner if you as me!

[@notanotherduckingclown]

I just set up a heater for my crestie since it's gotten cold faster this year. Such an improvement!

[@mlucier1138]

Extremely competent information. After indepth research I believe this channel to be wholly reliable. All crested geckos should be kept so well.

[@TheMiteful]

My intuition was right about keeping a warmth lamp above my gecko's tank, i keep the range between 22-24 degrees celsius and only had her for a week or so. Have noticed her eat many times

[@mossypants32]

Your cresties are so cute! It’s crazy how many people get the care wrong! Thank you for all these helpful videos without you many cresties and leopard geckos would be suffering!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw thank you :)

[@mosesp6200]

Another big misconception is the "small cage propaganda". I'm keepin my crested gecko in a 36x36x18 exo terra since he was a hatchling and from the beginning (!) he used the whole tank. In my opinion it is pretty sad to see those animals (that love to run and jump around their cage) very often in way too small cages... A 24x24x18 exo terra should be the bare minimum to keep those animals.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yeah I never really understood it - some people say its so the gecko can't drop far, or so it's easier for them to find food and heat (I kind of get that). But I always ended up getting geckos who were big enough to go in 'adult size' tanks lol

[@themalaymenagerie3350]

IMO, there should never be a bare minimum for any animal. If you are going to own them you should give them the best live they could have because they're not trophies to gather dust when you don't feel like playing w/them but a treasure to cherish your moments with

[@mosesp6200]

@@themalaymenagerie3350 i think i get what you are saying. though it is nothing different fron that what i said... If you say you should keep an animal at cage size "x" to give its the best life, any cage size thats less then size x is not enough. That makes size x to the bare minimum because everything that is not as big as size x is too small. This means a "bare minimum" is a logical necessity

[@abigailcuckler8314]

I love my crested gecko very much, but I can't spend $500 on his cage.

[@mosesp6200]

@@abigailcuckler8314 the biggest exo terra (36 x 18 x 36) costs (only) about 300 $... and is in my opinion a very good size for an crested gecko at any age. But on the other hand you should know and think about all the costs you will have with a new animal before you get it - not only the costs of the animal itself. That is a big problem with a lot of reptiles. Not everybody thinks that an animal that costs only 20 $ will need a (big) cage (with plants and equipment) for over 500 $ or even more... especially in the USA where many reptiles (at least from what i see on youtube) are kept way too small... - not talking about snake racks here they are a different topic

[@joeironmonger7477]

I don't even have a crested gecko but thoroughly enjoyed this none the less. I do have a leopard gecko though :)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw thank you :D

[@tortoisetarzan]

I bought a DHP for my Crested gecko and I would highly recommend, they are great and my gecko is very active.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

ah brilliant :D

[@orangesslikealyssa]

Hi! Where did you find yours? I’m having a hard time looking for one actually

[@tortoisetarzan]

orangesslikealyssa what country are you in?

[@orangesslikealyssa]

Tortoise Tarzan america! california to be specific

[@tortoisetarzan]

orangesslikealyssa I found place called reptile basics which have it Pangea and light your reptiles do it too!

[@cloudy6979]

I love the look and simplicity of crested geckos, but im getting a leopard gecko.

[@ashleyf3537]

I love the information you give in your videos. I have a leopard gecko which is why i started watching you. Lately i have become interested in getting a crested in the near future and truly appreciate the educational information you share. I have heard the no heat necessary for them but wondered how that was even possible. So glad you explained the misconceptions. Thank you!

[@sarahwilson7558]

I’m thinking of getting a crested gecko, but I was wondering does a thermostat lower the temperature at night or should we lower it down manually or just leave it at the same 24/7

[@Mr.Glitch]

It'll just stay one temp at all times, unless you buy a specific one than can chance temps. My room stays about 24 during the day, but drops to 21 at night. So I keep my thermostat at 21, so the temp never goes below that, but gets a bit higher during the day. Hope that helps!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

In this case (DHP and dimming stat) it doesn't lower unless you do it manually. I once had one that changed at night, however it was done on a light sensor, so any time i put on my room light it switched to day temps, was just a nightmare.

[@thehearthgaurd4741]

The Exo terra 600 watt Dimming/pulse proportional thermostat had a day night setting but its not run on a timer its run off of detecting light so you have to have reletevly bright light on the probe to keep it in day mode and little to no light on the probe to turn it to night mode

[@thehearthgaurd4741]

It is a little pricy tho :)

[@Morrigun-2001]

I was wondering my crested gecko sleeps high up (usually in his coconut hide) and then when it becomes dark he always first climes out of his coconut hide down towards the ground and sits there for a bit (not on the ground on the wood that is there for climbing) And the rest of the night he climbs back up jumps eat stuff that you would expect (and moves around a lot). Do I need to worry that he always goes towards the ground at the beginning of the night ? (also loved the video have a great day)

[@strawberrycow9006]

Morrigun2001 probably not, your crested gecko might try to find food down there. Maybe give them another food dish at the bottom where they come.

[@Morrigun-2001]

@@strawberrycow9006 oki thank you ^^ I will go and try that.

[@codytheclonetrooper4002]

This is super important for the gecko cause if it lives than it’s not always thriving and enjoying themselfs

[@HoneyBadgerF98]

Thank you so much! Really helpful info. I just got a gargoyle gecko who needed to be re-homed and was researching what to do about heat.

[@salamlawrence9658]

I totally agree with the heating. Where I live it's kind of cold most of the time and my apartment is drafty. Room temperature is usually in the low 60° or lower in the winter. I don't have heating in the room he lives in so I have a CHE hooked up to a thermostat on her terrarium. It's usually set around 78°-80° but it depends on the season. He loves to hang out on the ledge under his heater and will sleep there too. One time his thermostat broke so he was out of heat for a few days and he barely moved. He hung out on a plant for hours before I moved him to his cave and he was cold to the touch. Because his terrarium is tall the bottom gets around 63°-65° so he has heating options. He does have a water bowl and I have caught him many times coming down for a drink. I think anything should be offered the option of water bowl. I wish mine would eat insects. I have tried different methods over the years but he's still not interested. He's a little strange.

[@justinfleming7886]

I’m getting a crested gecko in 2 days and my mom says that I don’t need a heater but I told her that he would thrive without one and this should help convince her to get a heat lamp

[@thomas3123]

I’m in Hertfordshire my room temperature is around 21-25°C without having the radiator on 🤙🏻

[@christinakaladjian442]

I just got my gecko a few weeks ago I live in LA but some nights in the winter it gets chilly so I’m researching ahead of time and this video is so helpful!

[@lessons9745]

Right on! It's freezing here in the Midwest USA during winter and I use a ceramic heat emitter to keep the enclosure around 75f. I also feed my crestie bugs and worms along with the food mix.

[@sussirojas2073]

I agree 💯 I have my Crested Gecko on a ZooMed ceramic emitter 25w and it keeps him right at 75-80 Only on cold Seasons

[@avaogara]

i use eco earth mixed with coco husk n my crestie has drank out of a water bowl on bottom...my hse stays between 70-80 dgr ...love your gecko

[@sarahmf1512]

Love it! Doing all my research and prep for a crested gecko right now. The no insects was a big plus for us, because this is our only gecko and getting a big set up felt excessive. What are your thoughts on instead providing a bio active set up with some larger isopods to allow for those to provide the gecko with hunting opportunities?

[@bobkob]

All my Herps live in vivariums, they love the leaf liter, at night, I can hear them rumaging like lil dinosaurs in a jungle, my eurydactylode ,mourning gecko clan and crestie love to be on the top part half of their vivarium on their vines and sticks and pothos.

[@chester9206]

Love this video very helpful

[@Anthony-eg7pw]

What’s your opinion on moonlight bulbs for night? Do the bulbs throw off their cycle? And any help with the daytime lighting I would appreciate the help , I’d like to have some sort of light on him but I don’t want to harm him..thank you for your help!

[@craigsampson5325]

My crested gecko baby wasnt eating since I purchased it, lastnight I introduced a heating source to the enclosure and it started eating .my room temps use to be 22 degrees to 26 degrees Celsius ,now after introducing a heating device up to 28 degrees it started eating ,and yea it's mid summer this side.

[@HollyMaddison]

I have a heater on my cresties tank because room temp in winter is like 17C here. It definitely makes her more active than if she didnt have it too!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Nice :) yeah I can't seem to fit a heater on top of drogos tank as I have a UV and LED up there, so I had to use a heat mat on the side of his tank. I put it on when it started getting cooler, and he instantly went over to it.

[@jklol-pz6cn]

Where I live it dose not snow but it drops below -6 every night

[@JKHFF7]

You don't get anything, but you should.

[@JasonFolk07]

It's about how much care you give them. I used to house a leopard gecko I found I was more stressed then he was lmfao guy had a fat tail and good size. But the heating a had problems with at first but as week went by I got it to where it it needed to be

[@disturbed510j]

I use ecoearth with pillow moss covering half of it. My crestie prefers to bury herself when shedding instead of using her humid hidey. And sometimes she just seems to enjoy digging around at night lol

[@leopardgeckotalk]

ah interesting. I only really see lyra doing that when she lays eggs lol

[@disturbed510j]

@@leopardgeckotalk yeah that's what I thought she was doing but she has never laid any eggs. I still always check but I know some may not lay any infertile eggs.

[@Gekko-zm9id]

I got 2 and they love their cages. Vet said they’re healthy as can be but this makes me feel like I’m not doing enough...

[@pauljohnston6089]

great vid, presentation of info was excellent. Ty

[@matthewcampbell9107]

Another one that applies to cresties is that nocturnal reptiles don't need UVB. I've caught my gargoyle several times up on the background, like an inch below the UV light. Seriously people, it's okay that care changes, as we learn more.

[@wyattnorton4451]

I've been debating getting a heater for my crestie for a while, but I worry that it will be completely pointless. I'm in South East England and it was 2c outside last night, and even with no heating on and my bedroom window wide open at 3am, it was still 21c in my room, and that's about as cold as it gets. I can't decide what to do 🤔🤔

[@phelan_pt]

You could find one of those thermometers that record max and min temperatures, and keep a record of that for a few months, to see if it ever drops too low when you're not around, when you're sleeping, etc. I've been away from my parents house for months at a time, and I've noticed big differences in temperature and humidity of the room between when I'm there, and when I come back. If a thermostat and heater is too expensive, I'd at least do this kind of more serious monitoring to make sure temperatures don't float when you're not expecting them to.

[@Mr.Glitch]

Personally, I'd get a heater with thermostat set to 21, so if your room does get colder, the heater will kick in.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

I know what you mean. Sometimes my room will get to a nice temp and my thermostat probably turns off the heater, it can seem a little expensive for a few degrees, but our heating sometimes goes off at night, so it helps when im asleep :)

[@85ctorres]

"we aren't those makeup people" absolute legend lol

[@amberj5274]

Very awesomeness informative video. Since you do bio. I'm in the middle of setting mine up now. What light do you use for the plants? I also want the best where my baby can thrive the most

[@leeannesiek4594]

I use eco earth for my crested gecko enclosure and always have a ceramic heater hooked up to a temperature regulator just in case it does get too cold.

[@natalieholmes8013]

I have three crested geckos!! My geckos had no heating and stayed at room temp! I added heat mats to the back of the glass, not underneath. I have the temp of the heating pad set to 82-85F depending on how cold my room is. My geckos have become more active and genuinely seem so much happier!!! From experience, I can say they NEED heating. In the wild, they live around ~85F and 80%+ for humidity!

[@fionashepley478]

Temps above 80 can kill a crestie. Best to keep the temp in the mid to high 70s. I also recommend using a ceramic heat emitter or deep heat projector instead of heat mats. Heat mats don’t raise the ambient temperature and are unnatural. They only warm the crestie up if they’re on the glass directly on top of the mat. Overhead heating allows the crestie to move around and have more places to rest (on plants, etc.) while still staying warm. Just wondering, are the geckos housed together?

[@natalieholmes8013]

@@fionashepley478 Temperatures in New Caledonia can range from the low 70's to mid 90's. My geckos have their own spacious tanks and are living lavishly. I've used a temp gun to check the temps inside the tank and they have a variety of temps to pick from. I'm trying my best to mimick the wild.

[@andreapowell5517]

I live in the US in chilly Wisconsin (colder temps around half the year). Even though I keep the central heat at 68 I run a ceramic heat emitter with a thermostat set around 75 for my gargoyle gecko. Many times I will see her bask in the corner right under the bulb either on the tank wall or on a branch under it. I think I read the average temp in New Caledonia is 75. Sure it can get colder but most of the year averages 75. I feel that adding a little heat helps keep them happy and healthy. 🦎🦎🦎

[@jeannel2515]

Hi Andrea! I live in Wisconsin too. 😊

[@TheCutecabbit]

@@jeannel2515 Cool, I live in La Crosse, how about you?

[@jeannel2515]

@@TheCutecabbit West Bend but originally from South Milwaukee (graduated from Wauwatosa West). So awesome to see a fellow Wisconsinite on the Leopard Gecko channel! I have absolutely fallen in love with geckos because of this channel, and hope to get my first one (leopard, and then later on a chahoua) from a breeder next year. May I ask if you got your gargoyle from a breeder or reptile expo? Also have you kept other gecko species? I follow Emily from Snake Discovery and she and her husband are attending an expo in Wisconsin this weekend I believe.

[@jeunmelc7323]

I know I am a little late but next week I will get a crested gecko and I am still questioning myself if I am ready for him. I am not sure if I should get something to warmth up the terrarium (maybe in winter). Is it all right to keep the crested gecko in a room that has 23 degrees? The temperature of my room in summer increases to 33 degrees, what can I do to cool it down? Does it cool down if I just put a fan in the room?. I believe you're right about feeding baby crested geckos with insects. (Sorry if I wrote too much and sorry for my bad english) :)

[@chester9206]

Hi I just got a crested gecko 🦎 I was so excited 😆 I was so blessed with a wonderful crested gecko

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw brilliant :D

[@imogenstahler7915]

Great video! These are all several conclusions I came to myself but wasn't able to confirm it

[@mhyatt130]

I’d like to be able to just drop a few crickets in the bottom of my tank for my crestie because she goes to the bottom of the tank only to hunt. But there’s been two times where she’s went after a cricket and missed it and got a mouth full of eco earth instead and I was worried sick until she poops. What is a good substrate that’s good for her to hunt on? Love your educational videos!💞

[@theweirdo2728]

i only use the heat bulb (not light) in the winter because i’m in canada i don’t need it in the summertime

[@ranabak]

If I have a conversion tank, how do i heat my tank?

[@amywolf4980]

Ok i know this was from 3 years ago but hoping someone can answer. How do u keep her little coconut hut from getting moldy? Mine got moldy after just 2 weeks

[@0rokin]

Do you have any recommendations for the wattage when it comes to the Deep Heat Projector? I know that when I've read up on this, that the wattage should be low, so any recommendations for how low though? I want to make sure my gecko is thriving, and growing more, so I want to make sure that I don't negatively impact his health by having something super high. Any links to either bulbs or projectors would be greatly appreciated as well.

[@makennaadrain7451]

Sooo many good points!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thanks :)

[@miyukiwynter885]

I have a gargoyle gecko and I try to leave a heat lamp on whenever I can for her but it lowers the humidity quite a bit so I can't leave when the lamp is on... she is getting a bioactive upgrade and I plan to slap a heat mat with a thermostat on the side of the tank for now and eventually when I upgrade my leopard gecko (she's a large girl so I'm getting her a 40 gallon size enclosure) I'm planning on getting both of them a deep heat projector.

[@sassyvelociraptor5625]

My gecko loves the warm spot in his tank. I have a low wattage heat emitter with a thermostat

[@brookepauley1013]

I watched this while giving my gargoyle gecko crickets. He doesn't have a water bowl but I'm thinking about adding one. I've got it in a bioactive tank that I mist twice a day.

[@CrowJoestar]

Genuine question: does having a water dish help with humidity?

[@isaacdickson3966]

my house stays at around 65-68 degrees fahrenheit or 20ish degrees celsius during the winter days, i am wanting to purchase a crested gecko. what are some recommendations to keep it heated through out the day’s and nights?

[@kendall4060]

Isaac Dickson A ceramic heat emitter if you are on a budget or a deep heat projecter

[@morganbooth3419]

I wish I could get a DHP here. Arcadia products are hard to get in the US (aside from shadedweller)

[@chassamber]

I have a 4 week old cresty. I was wondering your opinion on feeding my little baby maybe 2 small phoenix Worms once in a while to start out? I currently alternate 2 flavors of Pangea cgd. I'm worried about his/her growth & I've heard it's best to start with smaller worms than crickets/dubia roaches. Once he/she gains another gram or two I will be more at ease. My baby Crowley sits at a scant singular gram 😟 I got Crowley 3 days ago from an Expo.

[@CaptainHero10]

What size and brand is the enclosure at the end of the video??

[@kendall4060]

So is a thermostat required for a DHP or can I just have DHP by jtself?

[@capricornycacophony9764]

Thermostat is always required for any heating equipment.

[@kierapetit9761]

Heating equipment without a thermostat is a big no, both for killing your animal from overheating and a potential fire hazard, please for the safety of both you and your animal get a thermostat!!

[@antoniogomez7241]

what kind of moss do you use? also what kind of lighting do you use? i have lots of questions, im very concerned about my crested gecko. i have a 25 watt exo terra Sun Glo lamp and a 13 watt UVB lamp and a 25 watt Zoo Med night lamp, i use Zoo Med Eco Earth loose coconut fiber with Thrive Tropical Reptile Decorating kit. & i feed him Flukers Created Gecko Premium Friut & Insects Diet. ive had my crested gecko for about 6 months im very concerned about MBD because my geckos limphs look a bit swollen, can you give me feedback about what u think?

[@rapidstrike87rapid71]

I didn't feed dwagy my crestie incects for a while. He did not grow... hardly. I started feeding him crickets and he started growing more.

[@nashann1337]

My house is too hot for a crested gecko it’s like 80 in here 😂

[@RedShepherds]

So I have a leopard gecko and i am 13 but since they can live for almost 20 years what should i do with when im gone for time or say college like where should i put them / can i bring them?

[@fionashepley478]

Many college dorms don’t allow pets. You may need to find a family member who’ll take care of them.

[@bobkob]

Great video, a crested gecko reminds me of a “lil trex of the bushes”

[@elaverty24]

Where do you put the temperature sensor for the thermostat being used with the DHP?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

For a crestie, I kind of show it in the video, when I'm fiddling with some censors on the branch, thats the thermostat probe and thermometer probe :)

[@glenbo12345]

Do you use heat mats in your habistat

[@mayak3429]

questions, for anyone who has an answer: i have a friend getting a frog, and it probably wouldn't be too hard to organize getting a couple of feeders from her now and then. do i have to buy vitamins to dust these, or could i just use calcium? also, as a person who hates cold, my room sits pretty steadily at 72 degrees. i want to eventually get a heater, but do i have to do that right away?

[@pecktec]

I’m setting up a bio active terrarium and getting it dialed in before I add anything more than isopods and spring tails. So I have this grow light (aquarium led light) inside the enclosure (it’s a vision cage). At the peek of the day (it ramps up and down) very close to the light it gets to 83F but at the bottom of the enclosure it never gets more than 75 and about 77-79 in the middle. So I understand a gradient like that lets them thermo modulate as they move to an ideal spot. But is it dangerous to have it at 82-83 anywhere inside? I turned the intensity down a bit hoping it will cool it a little more. But I wanted to see if I’m over thinking it.

[@CeceSepi]

Would FL be a good warm year-round place to not need a heat source? I'm planning on getting a crestie and I live in FL and the room it'll be in doesn't get cold from a small sunlight in the room.

[@sunshinebuchanan2772]

My crested is really sensitive to light and really dosen't like it so I use a heat mat on the side should I switch and I use a 5 Uvb should I use a different aswell she wont eat like I'll be able to get 1 mealworm or cricket but she loves the food past I got a new tank too

[@ffionchick9819]

Can I use earth mix arid ?

[@craigsmart1986]

Do you ever have trouble with your gecko sitting on the thermostat probe and the deep heat projector getting too hot? I noticed the other day my dhp was glowing hot because my gecko decided to perch on the probe.

[@BookishGecko]

I love your jumper. My room doesn’t even have a heater, the heater is outside in the hallway so I may just move in Lyra’s tank with her 😂 it shouldn’t matter about the cost, surely if it’s necessary then you can’t have the pet if you can’t afford the necessities. My cat Loki is allergic to fleas so we HAVE to buy flea stuff once a month otherwise he will rip his fur out of his body, he won’t eat and he will lose so much weight. At least heat mats/projectors/thermostats etc, won’t be bought monthly. Gizmo may be my girl but Lyra is absolutely amazing I love her.

[@Atomicqueen9]

I'm in Southern California so its never really cold here so I don't have heating

[@alphafury499]

Whats your opinion on them needing UVB i am getting loads of mixed options on it and i really want to be sure before i get my crestie

[@danluna7916]

Hi, I have a few questions I hope you could answer about the slate rocks you put in your Leo's enclosure. How did you design the slate rock setup? Did you make a slate rock hide out of it? If so, how did you adhere it, and keep the hides support strong from caving in? I want to create something similar out of slate, but I am concerned and trying to figure out how to go about it.

[@DragonUdo]

I could listen to you talk all day :) Love your care video's! Do you have or would you have a Scorpion?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

aw thank you :) I've never really looked into their care, but I did voice a scorpion in 'The Dark Den's' halloween video last year :')

[@tripleuuu5303]

I have a Mack Snow Leo and I'm wondering if he need things to climb. I wouldn't expect Leos to, but if it would make his life more "entertaining" then that would be nice. :)

[@bobatea7392]

My Leo loves climbing things, but make sure that he can’t fall! I have a hamster bendy bridge in mine and my Leo loves it :)

[@tripleuuu5303]

@@bobatea7392 Thanks so much!

[@isabellasalcido6543]

what type of deep heater should I buy ?

[@alaineneuburger2830]

This was an amazing and informative video and it made me feel really good cos I do the right things and my little baby is very happy. Also I love when my crestie drinks her standing water, it's so cute!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thank you :) it's so cute when they drink isnt it 😊😊

[@tyicbranch2734]

I have a zoo med humidity and thermometer in one were is the best place to actually put the heat prob and the humidity prob if anyone could let me would be great thanks

[@Wendy13069]

I’ve had my crestedgecko for a week now. He’s hiding all the time and I was wondering about putting some lighting for his enclosure on a timer. What would you recommend in terms of type of lighting?

[@lizgacad8573]

I just adopted mine, I have lights on during days and turn it off at night so it will know the time, they r nocturnal, and I mists her tank 3 times.

[@gorsunny9539]

Crested Gecko can use nano Infrared Heat Lamp? Have bad influence?

[@subhub637]

I have a few questions, Should i use a UVB light or heating? what percent UVB is enough if that’s the case

[@Dokumashin]

I've been struggling with temp since it's winter but was afraid to get a heater cause last I tried the temp spiked over 80. Been terrified ever since. I'll have to check out the deep heater though. I was curious if you would know of, or if it's necessary, a way to get more airflow. I've noticed that the humidity stays very high for a bit after misting. Course I'm also a bit of a worrier so I could be overthinking it.

[@Hicks401]

Thanks for this video!!!!

[@ghaztghazt8359]

Hi I’m gonna plan about getting a gecko but not sure which type Which may be better a Leopard gecko of a crested gecko?