WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CRESTED GECKO WON'T EAT

Let's talk about why your crested gecko isn't eating and how to get them to eat!
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[@kaliehuska6927]

I was absolutely blessed with a gecko who’s calm as hell, eats well, and doesn’t mind occasionally eating from my hand 💕

[@Mushroomhoe]

Me never planning on getting geckos... Still watching this because knowing pet care is just cool

[@annayoesting6232]

Right lol

[@amyesworldcatherinesminime7945]

Same. Also super-cute footage of geckos eating.

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

I didn't think my gecko was eating until I started putting less in their little cup then I could see when it was eaten down to the bottom. Great video!

[@brerutledge5048]

I bought the bottle caps off your website! And almost thought it was gonna b a scam because I never got the shipping email, but I just got them yesterday and they are so freaking cute!! Thank you for the handwritten letter!! That was super sweet!

[@kaitlyndavis2451]

The LED light actually did the trick for me - great tip! It bumped the daytime enclosure temp up by just 2 degrees but it was enough to get my little dude eating better.

[@Emzotic]

Good thoup

[@reggie5409]

I watched a bunch of Crested Gecko videos like yours and many others before I got mine. And I love her soooo much. She actually doesn’t mind being held and whenever I try putting her back into her tank she crawls more up my arm.

[@alexhasaname]

I saw my crested gecko eat for the first time in 2 years yesterday!

[@jasminedumas9235]

2 years!?

[@angelinereyes9829]

i had an issue where i was feeding meal replacement and mealworms and crickets and im almost positive my little guy was only eating insects, i had to stop feeding him insects to get him to actually eat meal replacement, and on top of that i spent loads of money trying to find a meal replacement he liked, btw its watermelon mixed with fig... and he wont eat anything but those two mixed lol. crazy how theyre all so unique with personalities.

[@susanbraham4000]

I just got my first crestie on Friday and I’ve been worried ever since! 😂 Lots of helpful info here that I’ll be putting to use!

[@kelsiellie]

My crestie absolutely refuses to eat live insects which makes me a *little* sad - but they LOVE LOVE LOVE Pangea fig with insects, so it's chill. I loved this video! I appreciate all of the insight!

[@craigsampson5325]

Best advice thus far, thanks so much , I've recently purchased a baby crested gecko and this is exactly what I needed to hear .

[@bornconfused4062]

Mine will eat but only if I feed him with his little spoon 😭

[@loganmfelliott8250]

Extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

[@timothyriley6691]

Tyler thank you so much for your highly informative video ! I learned alot about my Gecko’s Terrarium ! I’m definitely following you because you know what you’re talking about 👍🏻

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Awesoooome. I haven't seen a single video on this topic. Thx, dude

[@rob1921]

i had this problem with my crested gecko,, i had to go down the hand feeding road,, love your videos,, always great advice,, rob from england

[@sherlyjones7636]

Thank you so much! This video was very helpful😊

[@warrior13shadows]

Awesome info I really appreciate you this help me a lot!

[@SamanthaMcCann-vy3ry]

My daughter crestie eats from our hand that way I can see him eating and know he's getting so much also helped with handling aswell

[@carashea4207]

haha the beginning got me good, i thought i had turned your video on and my phone off and then heard tiktok so i had to check my phone lmao

[@JosephWarner]

Just got mine today, so cool!

[@bugtalk84]

Hello from Australia, we don't have crested geckoes but I still enjoyed watching this video.

[@devinreed3840]

You remind me of Lukas Gage! But great content! This really helped. I thought my Rye (my crested) wasn’t eating but he’s just a juvy and wasn’t eating as much as I thought he would, just putting slight dents in his food! Helped me save money and reduce waste😊

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you Tyler. I just got 2 new baby crested gecko's. I have had them in my living room but I will put them in my bedroom.

[@blisskissed8527]

Soooooooo helpful thank you so so much

[@gotthatbass]

Great video! I just got my first crestie. He's a juvenile maybe 5gs and he hasn't ate and I'm worried he's not eating. I've been looking for poop but haven't seen any. I've put 2 food cups to try and help him find his food. After how long shoukd you be worried that the gecko isn't eating when it's a new gecko like 2 weeks? Also just placed my first order on your website for those food cups! Really cool idea!

[@karenblack2797]

Thank you. I just moved my juvenile from the 30 gallon set up I thought was GREAT into a 10 gallon conversion tank, and I will stop the hand feeding that I thought was so cute. Bastian will hopefully start eating on his own now.

[@dm2836]

Did it work??

[@karenblack2797]

@@dm2836 It worked great! Bastian started eating well on his own and has continued to do so. He is my first gecko. I'm in love with his sweet face and disposition. I truly appreciate the advice I found here.

[@dm2836]

@@karenblack2797 My husband just got me my first one and I’m at work so I’m excited to get home and see her but I’m sooooo nervous because I bought her the big 18x18x24 and I’m scared it’s too big now 😰

[@karenblack2797]

@@dm2836 I wouldn't worry. I did so much research on care and husbandry, but it never occurred to me to search out what to do when I first brought one home, so I didn't quarantine (1st reptile so not a big deal), and I handled him immediately. Still worked out in the end just fine. If I could go back, I would have given him his adjustment period and started in a smaller set up. He is back on his now heavily planted 30 gallon, is calm, cute as a button, and tolerates handling 1-2 x a week . Best wishes with your new cutie!

[@mybrokenmindddd]

If any of your reptiles refuses to eat take them to your local vet and make sure it's a vet that has experience with reptiles don't take it to a regular vet that's what most people don't understand you need to take your reptile to a vet that works with regular animals and reptiles don't take it to just a regular vet because regular vets don't know anything about reptiles

[@Glorp_15]

Thank you

[@sherlyjones7636]

Hi Tyler!

[@KatieDeGo]

I just got my first crestie a couple of weeks ago. He's a juvenile. He will eat crickets (calcium dusted) and lick pangea off my finger. I am super worried about him getting MBD though because he doesn't seem to eat unless it's off my finger. Daytime temp 76 w 50%-70% humidity. Supplement w UVA/UVB bulb

[@LukeChaney-tt4vh]

My crested gecko gets upset When I don’t hold him Any time he wants me to pick him up he goes to a very specific spot and waits, and when I walked by, he jumps up and looks at me

[@gianna1326]

That's so cute tho

[@crotalus6662]

I have had a crested gecko for a few years. Thankfully mine isn't really difficult, but these are some very useful tips for those who do struggle.

[@silvatown7824]

I took in a 12 year old crested gecko who was on a cricket only diet they gave him gout a reptile place rescued him and rehabilitated him he can walk and stuff pretty good now but since I've got him home I can't tell if he's eating and I don't see any poop

[@crotalus6662]

@@silvatown7824 it's hard to tell if they eat. I usually try to hand feed mine a little. If you cannot find poop some use paper towels at first to monitor their poop.

[@crabshackattack]

So my gecko ate regularly on naturalistic sub, but then I temporarily switched to some cloth, to keep cleaning easy. Then I switched back to a more natural look, with a bit of substrate, and that’s when he went on a short hunger strike. He was suspicious of his substrate 👀 😂

[@cheetodust745]

I love the good soup meme lol

[@nadiavanhattem5175]

You have to set a timer for the light, but do you have to change the time when the UV-bulb(?) turns on & off when the seasons changes? I mean its earlier dark in the winter then in the summer (idk if i explained it right..😅). Do you have to take that into account?

[@stuhixxy]

Hi, thanks for the video. I have a crested gecko it loves chasing and eating bluebottle flies (I keep jumping spiders so culture these) however the gecko mixes I’m 99% sure he doesn’t eat this. Any ideas?

[@avacadonut1241]

I have had 2 female Cresties in a 18x18x36 for 5 years and they have done very well. I love cresties and watch my girls constantly to make sure they are eating and happy.

[@abbygiannelli8483]

you have 2 crested’s in a 10 gallon tank?

[@kayashed43]

You said LED or UVB for a little heat, but LED actually shouldn't give off heat basically at all unless you're directly touching the LED. I would say florescent lights would be a better option because they do give off some heat.

[@seanogle9901]

Usually when my hatchlings are not eating as much as I would like, I gut load crickets and they will go crazy. Lol

[@taylort5546]

Hi! My 8mo crested gecko will eat if I hold it in front of her face but struggles to find it on her own. It may be because it’s a large enclosure. It’s a 18x24x24. is this large size affecting her ability to find her food source? I can’t get her a smaller enclosure at the moment so I’ll have to just invest in more bowls and spend time feeding her. I also keep my crested gecko in the basement and the room temp is 65. I use a heat bulb and keep the thermostat at 73°. The top of the enclosure doesn’t get above 75-78. I also use an led bulb as well as a uvb bulb. Is this too much or is this okay since the room is generally below 70? Thank you for your help!!!!

[@SuperJaming]

Hey i get my crested gecko 3 days now i live in Cyprus and its to hot in summer and i am struggling to find way to reduce the temperature. I have room temperature 80f at night and 82f at the day.what can i do to reduce the temperature?

[@bendyrockstar7012]

I love these videos 💘♥️♥️☺️☺️👋🏻👋🏻

[@DanielCastillo911]

Tyler, what if i want to keep my gecko in a more naturalistic setup? with the arcadia system no synthetic D3 and UV lights. I ask because arcadia only have 1 flavour.

[@Lilonika_]

I hand feed all my cresties I guess they’re a little spoiled haha

[@HanSolooo]

When I first bought mine the owner told me he was only fed this jelly like substance and crickets, I don’t know if the guy knew that I had done my research bc he told me not to put crested geckos on any other diet than the one he had. As soon as we got home tho I started hand feeding my gecko and transitioning him over to pangea, honestly I think he likes it a lot better and I have no problems w his eating.

[@anneo3963]

How long can they make it without eating?

[@corvidaemoon8744]

if i do have to resort to hand feeding, how much should i be letting her eat? My vet said she is 100% healthy, her tank is very well made and the right temp and humidity, with day night cycle. She will not eat, ever I put a camera for motion detection to watch because I was so afraid. She only eats if i feed her from the end of a chopstick, and even then im afraid of over feeding or under feeding her..

[@emssicles]

mine is eating the mixtures just fine, but not crickets. not sure what to do there.

[@Evilpeter1]

I have a chahoua gecko is this like that?

[@WillISpeak]

I just got a crested gecko , the room goes under 70 degrees so I got a very low watt heat bulb connected to a thermostat I keep it around 74-75. Wondering if you or anyone can tell me if that’s alright ?

[@flinchedfox]

hi tyler

[@avatarno1defender]

is it bad that my adult male crestie refuses insects

[@kuromigabby3891]

Mines will only eat if i feed him with a spoon is the only he’ll eat 😭💗

[@animuswonder]

my crestie wont eat on their own. has to be out of my hand. but still wont let me pick them up.

[@beanoss2226]

Mine is small but he eats in a medium sized enclosure if I’m wrong someone tell me

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

It's been a full week now and I still haven't noticed that my gecko has eaten. I keep a slim water bottle cap with a modest amount of food in it, so I would be able to tell if it was being eaten. Idk. I wanted to put it in the 18x18x24 vivarium I built, but I didn't realize it was so young and small when I ordered it. Now I have to worry about keeping this fragile little 5g baby alive. This awesome bioactive setup is going to be geckoless for probably a year or something :(

[@legacy_king3682]

What size tank would you recommend for a 3 month gecko?

[@bloodyshawtydeathsentence6431]

30x30x45 cm

[@Lillyyatesvlogs]

HI, my gargoyle gecko isn't eating and I don't know why !!! He is roughly 1 year old and I've not weighed him just yet . I have changed his pangea loads of times and I can't see him eating it like usual. Tbh I'm quite worried. I wouldn't say he is an ideal size as well. I don't know why this is happening or what'sq up with him and hopefully you can tell me.

[@Lillyyatesvlogs]

He's 1 and his feeding tub ain't to big either.

[@bogiboglin2702]

Mine lunges at my face and tries to run away from and I never seem to see him eat

[@daredevil2724]

Mine only eats insects, which isn't a big deal to me because i have plenty. Im just hoping he starts eating the diet

[@silvatown7824]

So my new 12-year-old rescue gecko doesn't want to eat it seems I can't see any poop it's been 5 days now when do you recommend I should try to hand feed him if he continues to not eat

[@silvatown7824]

I also have another question you mentioned the day and light cycle I find a lot of stuff online saying only 6 hours which is what I have been doing the past 5 days should I be doing 10 to 12 hours of light from the uvb instead???

[@sayedrajihmashhoor3354]

nice😍😍😍😍👍🦎🦎

[@aprilrose2781]

im actually struggling trying to figure out heating. Im getting a gecko prob in 2 months. I have everything setup but my house stays at 68 degrees and i cant figure out what to use to up the temp for the enclosure by 2-4 degrees. Heat lamp would prob be way too hot. I want a plant light as im going bioactive but is there any plant light that will get the temps up to what is required?

[@tylerrugge]

If you get an LED plant grow light it will produce some heat but if it’s still insufficient you could also try adding a small uvb bulb! 😁

[@top3.]

a ceramic heater, 25w or 50w , emits no light, great for nighttime

[@LudmorHun]

If they don't have the drive to hunt, how do they stay alive in the wild? Or they accidentally swallow worms while eating fruits?

[@tylerrugge]

In the wild geckos feed on a lot of different stuff like certain soft nuts and seeds, remains from other animals, baby lizards, and the fruit they eat in the wild has a higher protein content. But honestly I wouldn’t be that surprised if some wild geckos starved themselves to death 😅

[@JPsPetNation]

Can I ask you a question please sir ? Do you like being classed has a pettuber ? My self I don't like being classed has a pettuber .(I am just a person who films my crazy pets ha ) . just because of the the drama around it mate.. I would love to hear from u and what your opinion is and view on it

[@tylerrugge]

Doesn’t bother me personally. I make videos about pets and if people have a negative connotation with “pettube” I think it’s silly to generalize because there is good and bad in every online community. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JPsPetNation]

@@tylerrugge that is a really good shout and a nice way to look at it too.. I am the same I just film my pets and chill ha

[@lillybarlow8687]

hey! so i have a 7 month ish old crested gecko.. and he literally hasnt gained weight since we got him. (i actually still dont even know the gender i just have been saying him haha) but yeah, hes eating crickets and stuff, but ive had to hand-feed his pangea food since ive had him… he’s currently in like a critter keeper. i have a bigger tank for him that hes not in yet. any tips? his temp and humidity are good, but yeah idk he still wont eat the pangea.. ):

[@onlyxans6920]

did he ever start to eat his pangea?

[@lillybarlow8687]

@@onlyxans6920 Yes! :)

[@jessicabrown3046]

I just got my crested gecko at the pet shop it ant eat yes

[@LukeChaney-tt4vh]

At night, of course

[@sasquatchdonut2674]

My gecko isn’t not eating, he’s just stubborn. He only wants the original Pangea with insects lol

[@ellie-ey3wc]

my crested gecko has no interest in insects. it is about three years old now and is eating powdered food and appearing healthy but just won’t eat crickets. i have tried many times over the years and she has come close, but never actually eaten one. i have tried everything from putting them in her cage to in a critter keeper to taking the heads of to dipping them in her food and she just shows no interest. she is definitely underweight but still growing. anyone have any advice? i’m worried she isn’t getting enough calcium and protein though i do have her on pangea growth and breeding formula.

[@tylerrugge]

You can buy cricket powder and mix it in her food 😁

[@ellie-ey3wc]

@@tylerrugge thank you!!!!! i will try that and see if she grows. is there a brand you recommend?

[@kierag3861]

my female crested gecko wont eat, and i know she isnt, because i could see all her bones, and her poor tail was skinnier... and she has been sleeping alot more.. but still breathing... she only will drink water and eat crickets... not her normal food. ever since she laid her first clutche of eggs

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚

[@ciarahollowellch]

Alrighty so, I work at Petco, and yes I know. Petco is not a good place to get animals from, and whatever you wanna say about Petco is probably true. Petco is the only shop in my town that has animals and I try to do my best at informing my coworkers and people shopping on the animals they’re buying. I am aware that most Petco employees are being taught the wrong information. That all aside I bought one of the crested geckos that we had. It is my first. For whatever reason our geckos have a constant supply of meal worms and crickets. They also get their complete mix. So how do I get mine to transition from all the insects to get their complete mix? Most mornings when I remove the mix I can see that they’ve taken one single lick and nothing more. I’ve tried repashy mix and 2 different Pangea mixes so far.

[@silvatown7824]

Yeah don't ever get a pet from Petco again they shouldn't be feeding them crickets and mealworms they should basically be eating pangea that's how mine got gout and now I have to save him and no it wasn't me who fed him the crickets he's at 12-year-old rescue they gave him an only cricket diet he got gout to the point where he could barely walk

[@dm2836]

Marking 19:30 to show my son later because he will love it lol

[@Lux_the_scribbly]

So my dog is one of the reasons

[@luispastrana3592]

I have 2 crested geckos one of them just stop eating 2 days ago. I Believe it due to him seeing the other male gecko. their glass tanks are side by side imma try to block out the tanks so they can’t see each other. hopefully he’ll start eating again thanks for this video now I have a few more things in mind i can try before I take him to the vet .

[@jahnavi563]

Heyy

[@tylerrugge]

Hey

[@gabie.carmona]

My gecko will only accept hand feeding ! She’s very spoiled 😂

[@wrennifer9984]

good soup,,,,

[@tatethomas3618]

is it okay to use 50 watt for bearded dragon

[@annaamather]

gecko dad

[@anjamogensen1291]

when you have to google creasted gecko poop -.-

[@jahnavi563]

First!

[@lilycrowshaw2792]

When youre early and dont know what to comment

[@tylerrugge]

Same

[@kevinmurphy5409]

After watching this I decided to buy a variety of food for my gecko from his website. Good prices; I hope it doesn't take 5 weeks to ship.

[@PIEL10]

Sir, I love your videos...but why do you need jump cuts in the middle of a sentence?

[@marsmar222]

l

[@amyesworldcatherinesminime7945]

Sorry did laugh at you being stuck sat down.

[@animatoranimator5982]

First

[@evandavis1726]

nice teeth

[@regeenajolly4201]

You don't get a lot of likes do you😞😿

[@nathanrodriguez5300]

Some geckos Just will not survive in captivity. Stubborn bastards 😂😆