Why Your Leopard Gecko Keeps Scratching, Shedding & Not Eating

Every spring/summer my messages and comments are full of people asking why their gecko is scratching at the glass, shedding more frequently, and not eating. I have covered this topic many times (links below), but here's a quick summary!
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[@leopardgeckotalk]

Forgot to mention that though I do say in the video that males may display similar behaviours, just slightly less intense, I have also noticed that Diego will randomly do mating displays, where he'll wag the tip of his tail super quick, sounds like a mini propeller! He'll mostly do this randomly at night, but he has been known to do it in the middle of the day.

[@geotheleo2716]

Leopard Gecko a mini propeller! 😅😂

[@Alexis-lj6ry]

"When I grow up I want to be helocopter" - Diego

[@geotheleo2716]

LEX 😂

[@Alexis-lj6ry]

@@geotheleo2716 yep, there's Diego

[@Alexis-lj6ry]

Imagine waking up at 12, and wondering what your gecko is doing and seeing him like this 🔄🔄🦎🔄🔄🔄🔄🔄🦎🔄🔄🔄🔄🦎🔄🔄🔄 🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁

[@smolmishka609]

When I don't feed my oldest leopard gecko at the time I normally do she does the Titanic pose against the glass until I feed her 😂😂

[@leopardgeckotalk]

hahaa 😂

[@nathancampion9861]

@@leopardgeckotalk really

[@joannafreedom7914]

Lol mine too. He's very punctual.

[@reptilianviolinist]

My gecko recognizes the sound of me dusting the insects like a dog, every time he hears it he peaks his head out of his hide and when he sees the container walks out

[@plant2188]

If I feed my Fat Tailed Gecko later than I normally do, she will sit in her food dish and wait for food

[@NicoleoCrafts]

So yes, my gecko is indeed in love with my stuffed dinosaur

[@fayfay3152]

I have a dragon and my gecko loves to lay in it 🤣

[@starbyray7828]

My Leo's, Male and Female scratch the glass to tell me they want to come out. At the moment its been every evening and even during the day for a week lol. The are both in the mood for LURVE! I thought it had peaked. My Female slept a whole day and evening, My male was still on the lookout, very upset not to see her climbing on me. But last night She had recovered her energy and was intent on getting to the ledge in front of his viv and making "slinky moves" in front of his window. LOL My female Crestie has also been making googoo eyes at my male Leo. She can see him from her Viv. She climbed down and was rubbing her head on the glass and He was too. They are all more mature this year so the behaviour is more noticeable and more prolonged.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Hahaa aww :') Omg that reminds me, I totally forgot to mention in the video that Diego will also do random mating displays where you can hear his tail rattling away, and sometimes he'll do it in the day time, sometimes in the middle of the night 🙈🙈

[@trysarahtopps]

Just noticed my male doing this, I figured he was as tired as I was of quarantine! But I do have a female in the cage above his cage, so it makes sense

[@leopardgeckotalk]

yes sounds likes he wants to see his lady friend lol

[@AllSparklesThatLove]

THANK YOU for this video!! My female (13 years old!) has gone off food every November-January, whenever the weather cools. She's never laid an egg, but sheds a lot and loses a little weight (still a chunky gal). Even if this happens every year, I get so stressed when she stops eating. Nice to have this video as a reference(:

[@messynessy1485]

Gizmo at that end was like " oh worm! Oh wait that's just mom finger 😒"

[@leopardgeckotalk]

haha yeah :')

[@PMSM3x1burrit0]

I feel relief to see that Leo’s typically act this way during this season. I was so worried because my girl has always been a good eater, and didn’t glass surf as much as she’s been doing lately and is less interested in hunting her crickets. She will be a year old in May or June. It seems like the only way to calm her is when I put my hand in for her to climb on me a bit then she hops off when she’s done with me and tends to relax more. Thank you for helping me be less of a hover copter reptile mommy.

[@gracelynn8049]

i just have to say thank you so much for this, i am only 12 and got my first leopard gecko 6 months ago and i started getting really worried when my gecko started scratching at the glass and stopped eating, this just helped so much!

[@radzz2226]

I've noticed that my Leo wasn't eating as much/often as he usually does. This video helped me thank you so much!

[@melissakeet]

This is happening with my new girl, Chloe. Her previous owners gave her to us because she wouldn't eat. Thanks so much for this video, very informative!!!!

[@2yearoldeastercandy935]

I’ve never kept a leopard gecko, but Ive heard somewhere that it could also mean that they’re trying to get out because their cage is too small. I know that you take amazing care of your leos and give them awesome enclosures, but some people don’t. If a leos is too young to ovulate but scratching the glass, I’d advise a bigger enclosure or more time outside of the cage

[@klamanutt]

My leopard gecko enclosure is a little small just cause, parents, she’s fine, but she scratches the glass but shows signs of pregnancy. IDK what to do!

[@ashleyjade333]

i have a 50 gal for my gecko and she still scratches at the glass , it just depends on the geckos personality

[@cjnjj42006]

My girls are just being lazy and not interested in food and shedding more for sure so I figured it's breeding season but my male is being normal but is trying to come out more now! Thank you for putting out these videos!

[@bryng2951]

I haven’t been this early since Diego didn’t have a bio active tank

[@aapelikananena9699]

@@waseemshah2641 😂😂😂

[@Kiudorv]

Waseem Grammar my mate

[@leopardgeckotalk]

hahaa, he's still waiting to move in :)

[@boomarang3018]

Seeing how cute all your Leos’ are is making me even more excited/impatient to get mine 😅🦎 I’m getting from a pet shop, but not like petco etc, they ask you for photos of your setups before they sell them to you! Love your videos! 🦎❤️💕💖 (Also, any names suggestions? Boy or girl!)

[@lukexxxxx]

Boomarang 30 i like cleo for a girl, i almost named mine that

[@Gingerblossom6969ily]

I always thought Milo would be a cute name for a wide eyed gecko. And for a girl... maybe Millie?

[@morrisseysample5256]

If you've seen Rugrats Reptar

[@mysteryexamples2129]

I named my cliff but Leo Luna Ray Hope this helped 😊 Oh ps u have to tell us what you name it ! ❤️

[@mysteryexamples2129]

JustNoelle couldn’t agree more!

[@BrielleFutureRN]

My female is doing this, this video has come at a great time!

[@CrypticLemonade]

Just when I needed help, here you are! My gecko that I’ve had for about a month has stopped eating for 5 days (aside from two crickets during that time) and also has been in her humid hide a lot! Thanks for the info!! I was starting to get worried!!

[@artsy6753]

Kayla Schollmeyer same

[@thedoom1772]

Yea I’ve had my blanquita for about a year now and she stopped eating all of a sudden but she isn’t lazy and is frequently tryin to come out for handling time when I get home so I was wondering if she was sick or what your right on time for the video it’s my first year

[@leopardgeckotalk]

No problem :D

[@janelle3534]

I found my gecko glass surfing at mid night, lol. She’s never done this but I do have a boy gecko across the hall... I think miss gurl has a crush....

[@orxnges561]

how to i get rid of stuck shed 0.0, he wont let me touch his nose for more than 5 seconds so all i can do is wet it, i'd go to the vet but yknow. Edit: when he was scratching on the glass i assumed he wanted to sit on the bed with me, so i opened my dinosaur book and taught him about his ancestors while i held him over the book.

[@jagodawalkowiak6232]

Thank you very much for this video. This is exactly what is heppening with my gecko and I almost went crazy. I thought I did something wrong but you absolutely calm me down

[@Boothesupreme]

What a coincidence you posted this because my gecko has been doing this. I adopted her in October and shes about 7 years old. I've never seen her scratch at the glass before but shes been going kinda crazy lmao. At first I thought maybe she just wanted out, and then I thought she was uncomfortable so I cleaned and rearranged her enclosure. But her appetite is still the same, so I stopped worrying about it

[@harrylewington2555]

OMG I needed this, this keeps happening to me thank you so much, my Leo keeps scratching at the glass and I thought it was only my Leo.i love ur vids!! 💖

[@user-yn1bd4yf3h]

Harry Lewington What morph is your Leo? It looks nearly exactly like mine and I've been looking for years

[@harrylewington2555]

HR we think she is a super hypo but we are also not sure, had her for nearly a year now and not had much luck , hope this helps

[@leopardgeckotalk]

No problem :)

[@beatap6250]

So cute gecko 🥰🤗😍🙋‍♀️

[@dougbenson8101]

The 'boop' at the end 🤣

[@DragnRider-xu1vj]

Thank you! Smaug has been uninterested in food and while she(?) is usually energetic, she's been going absolutely nuts these last few days. I was starting to get really concerned, but I feel calmer now that I somewhat understand what might be happening. Thanks!

[@tamatamappi]

Damn, my gecko really become energetic, everytine she's hungry, she always looking for me when i pass her tanks. Like surfing the flass, lunge, and even jumping to me like crazy ass girl. Even its not her feeding schedule. She will become calm when i open her tank, handle her and feed her. I though its an agression before, but her tail looks relaxed. But still i really worried about her and her demanding behaviour😭

[@RaeTechnicolorsquirrels]

My leopard gecko was only about a year old and we noticed her belly was really big so we took her to the vet to see if she was impacted.. we didn’t use sand just eco earth but somethin was up. Turns out she had an egg implode in her and there was nothing we could do and we had to put her asleep.. I want with my bf at the time he took her to the vet but I wish we got a second opinion cuz I miss her so much..

[@thebradenator2147]

Mine is literally on his hind legs scratching at the glass right now lmao

[@definitelylukadoncic]

I'm really happy scratching and Not eating is fine. My gecko does it after winter for a little bit.

[@alexroberts6640]

Back in the beginning of February I got my leopard gecko (I’m guessing her at around 3-4 months old, birth date unknown). She has been fed mealworms her entire life so far (although appropriately dusted, I know that’s still not the best), but I’ve just now started to try and introduce her to dubias. The night before last was the first time she had ever seen one (as far as I know). I put one in her enclosure at a time to see how she would react and with the first one, she attacked it and bit it but immediately spit it out. At this point, that dubia was crippled and not moving much so she was entirely uninterested but then I put another in and she ate in no problem. After that, she wouldn’t eat anymore. Last night I tried giving her dubias again but she was completely uninterested and didn’t even seem to pay any attention to the 4 sitting around her. Granted, I put her in a separate container for feeding because the dubias were getting under her repti carpet and getting stuck so maybe that freaked her out. A couple of them managed to crawl onto her stomach and up onto her back and I think that probably spooked her as well, but I’m not sure if she’s just not a fan or if she is just gonna take some time to get used to eating something different? I put her in a separate container to feed again tonight and she wouldn’t eat. Once I put her back in her enclosure and put the dubias in there, she ate two no problem but wouldn’t eat anymore after that. In addition to all my efforts, I’ve been trying to teach her how to eat out of a dish rather than me putting insects in her enclosure (at least until I buy a different substrate, may resort to tile or cabinet liner). She hasn’t gotten the hang of that just yet either, so I’m not sure if I’m changing things too abruptly and she’s stressed out, or if she just needs more time to get used to things being different. She acts perfectly fine any other time, just a little weird (and by weird I mean clueless) during feeding time. Any tips?

[@fionashepley478]

Keep trying with the dubias. You can try tong feeding as well. You can also use crickets and healthier feeder worms (silkworms and black soldier fly larvae). Definitely get rid of the carpet, it harbours bacteria. Textured tile and non-adhesive shelf liner are two good solid options. Over six months I recommend offering digging enrichment with reptisoil, organic top soil (without fertilizer or perlite, Scott’s is a good brand), or a bioactive mix. Half tile half soil is good as well

[@bearded_wander]

I always hate when my female leopard gecko stops eating during egg seasons but I know she is healthy and doing her natural thing.

[@Johnny_Westside97]

Great video! Aside from scratching on the glass and trying to surf a bit my female Luna often gets on her tree bark and jumps against the glass :( I'm very worried and I literally checked everything to be alright in her space. The only thing that's not optimal right now, is that she's on sand... And yes, I know of the danger of impaction and I already ordered some claypowder to mix it with sand and water for a safe landscape (unbeatable if you also care for asthetics). But the sand can't be the problem by itself, can it?

[@ME-tw7lk]

I have a 7yo female that I got at the beginning of the year. She‘s been eating regularly for the past months, but she has lost her appetite and hasn’t eaten in a week as of rn. I‘m very worried for her. I tried some stuff already, like offering different kinds of foods and stuff. She‘s also been very active the past three weeks and is currently scratching at the glass of the enclosure.

[@Nessy-dl8wo]

Hey! I have a... maybe around 1,5 or 2-year-old female gecko and she is doing the same... I'm so worried about her😓 but her weight is I guess okay, I check it on every sunday. (3 weeks ago she was 63 g, the same at the next week, last week 62g and today she is 61g 😵 I tried warm bath too bc I thought she has impaction or something. I also threw away her (Zoo-med vita-)sand just in case because I think it's kinda risky u know (and it had painted her little toes and tail sooo much browner/darker😬)... oh and I got her some classical music and crickets sounds at night. I hope your gecko is doing well already!💕 (Btw sorry for my english mistakes, I'm not native😂😂)

[@thelifeofcat1933]

My gecko is a little over a year old and tonight was the first time I’ve seen her really trying to crawl up the sides her tank? You said older and maybe younger but is my gecko too young?

[@fionashepley478]

No, she’s not too young

[@emmag8867]

Hello new leopard gecko mummy here. Quick question. Why cant you keep two together. We recently got two females from someone who had no time for them anymore. They are nearly 3 years old. Been together from birth and get on fine. We even catch them cuddling in the same hide often lol even though we updated their enclosure to a much bigger one 😅

[@liizs2863]

My gecko is about 8 months old and scratches a lot at night, and seems to want to escape. She is a female. In the last couple days she hasn't been eating much now

[@lk4543]

so I was feeding my 2 month old leopard g and I only got her 3 days ago. We are still bonding. she eats like a sumo wrestler. I have to cut the mealworms in half for her , she went to eat one, it was a bit gooey and she made a disgusted look when it touched her face and she started to rub her head on EVERYTHING and just went round rubbing the left side of her face, and madly licking her left cheek. Obv being a new owner I find myself worrying that something's wrong as it's been a couple hours and occasionally she still rubs left side of her face on the floor/earth. Help help 💓

[@slateajate9354]

omg this was happening to me recently to the point, i thought something was wrong with her cage even though she never does this.

[@ophie2328]

Why isn’t my 3 month old gecko NOT shedding? I have a cool hide, warm hide, and a moist hide

[@rinashort3919]

Mine started his hunger strike this week. He's overweight anyway so it might do him some good 😆

[@shawn8569]

I only have a male and he started glass surfing everynight now. Had me worried but tonight was the first night he didnt want to eat.

[@arbana.boowomp]

My gecko just lazy but hes hyper when i take him out of the cage to explore, Hes new.. 😂😅

[@cookiecat7547]

My gecko is doing this right now! Thank you 🥲

[@cookiecat7547]

She’s barely eating but took a worm today. She’s been so active too

[@bones231]

I stay in a basement and not much sunlight comes in. What would you guy’s recommend for lighting? Also I don’t own one right now but I’m looking forward to getting one soon.

[@fionashepley478]

LED. Or linear/tube UVB. If you get UVB use supplements without d3. All lights should go off at night.

[@anniewansom3861]

Thank you so much for posting about egg laying from non-breeding geckos! There is still not much information online about this. I picked up my very first leopard gecko less than two weeks ago, and last night she laid one egg. I have seen that sometimes they lay one, but more often it is two. If there are two eggs, do they lay them both on the same day? Should I expect another one soon? Should I expect multiple clutches per season? I will check her belly tonight to see if I can see another egg in there after she becomes active. Thank you!

[@HanaxSkye]

Mine hasn't eaten for about 1-2 months now :( he's eating his shedding but that's all. I've taken him to the vets and they aren't worried. I have no other reptile vets near me to get a second opinion. His tail is quite skinny too, I've got him on vitamins I just don't know what else to do. 😔 this is my first leopard gecko.

[@katies9891]

I've got 3 geckos ,and one of them is like this too :( so , I paste the vitamins and calcuim stuff of her mouth so she can lick it when she licks her mouth. And sometimes i squueze wax worms (get the watery stuff,and paste on her lips ,so she can lick it ./this would help

[@fionashepley478]

He may have parasites. If possible, I’d send a fresh poop sample to an exotic vet. Good luck!

[@bigmac2998]

Defo something wrong maybe try crushing some wax worms and syringe it into his mouth just till u get second opinion?

[@ericsalem5980]

I got a leopard gecko because of you

[@SaraMartinez-ev7xm]

My female gecko Aria is still very young. We got her back in October as a baby. But she is displaying all of these same behaviors you have explained. Is this normal at such a young age?

[@dob1106]

Leopard geckos aren't really for me I'm more of a blue tounge skink kind of guy but I still watch the channel

[@benpatman2109]

Hi from Australia! I’m getting a smooth knob-tailed gecko tomorrow. Great video, and a massive thanks for all the hard work and effort you put into this channel!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aw awesome!! Thank you :)

[@bishluca8794]

My Leo doesn’t scratch at the glass all she does is shed and not eat edit:I only have one

[@HipHopLuv123]

Oh thank god! Mine has been doing this and I thought something was seriously wrong. Thank you for making this video!!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

No problem :)

[@Chillo-xt7eh]

Hi my female gecko hasn’t eaten for 8 weeks, she’s not losing weight and she’s active but won’t eat anything. I tried to feed her with the castor juice off the waxworm on her insects and she turned her nose up, but if I offer her a waxworm she will eat it.

[@Striker22255]

After 5 years, i now know my Girl very Well. She is Not a good Eater and never was even If there was No breeding season. The Last year she also Started Glass surfing wich Stressed me Out at First but after time it went away. now she is doing it again. So yeah Just another quirky Thing that leos do😅 😂

[@lightskinxxvvxx7334]

If They wall climb it means you don’t have anything in it’s tank for it to climb on

[@r1cky387]

My gecko scratch the glass every night to let her out

[@gofluidd9487]

I have a question I bought my gecko a new 20 gallon tank and she has plenty of room but still she keeps riding and scratching the glass and it makes me paranoid is it normal or is she trying to escape.

[@yeager4298]

I have two females together in a forty gallon and above them in my shelf system is two males in separate 20 gallons and they always did this in summer and I always thought they were like hot or something so I would lower their heat mat temps

[@ethanklimenko5065]

my male does all of these, but his eye is half closed so i suspect he may be sick ://

[@henry8345]

How is there 6dislikes there should be 0

[@randomstitchhuman3339]

I believe I have two males ( obviously separated) and one is always scratching at the glass dose this mean one is a girl?

[@fionashepley478]

Possibly, but not necessarily.

[@cicigig9]

can you speak about when this starts to happen?? this is happening but my gecko is only 4 months and i don’t know if it’s a boy or girl or if this is problematic

[@eragonian1912]

Your gecko is older than me

[@kreativeblast7638]

My gecko is only scratching at the tank and since he is almost a year old I feed him one day and the next I don’t . Any tips?

[@bryleeharris8857]

I’m making a bioactive tank, with a drainage layer. And I’m wondering where do I put my heat pad? Will the heat go through the drainage layer and substrate?

[@fionashepley478]

Leopard geckos don’t need a drainage layer. I’d get overhead heating from a ceramic heat emitter or deep heat projector (best option) connected to a thermostat

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

Do you have a garden because if you do, I have a way to get free black soldier fly larva , and make your plants healthier. What you do is you get a giant bucket , like 100 gallon, and throw all the plant based things ( coffee grounds, banana peel, ect and also egg shells) into a smaller bucket and when that is full throw it all into the larger bucket ( keep the big bucket outside,as is does stink) mabey add some water to it, and mix it ever day the decomposing plants should make an amazing fertilizer, and I don't know about where you live but where I live apparently there are plenty of black soldier flies and they are attracted to the rotting plants ( they end up laying their eggs in what I call compost and every time you even move a little bit of the compost plenty of black soldier fly larvae you should be waiting) but clean them off first ( compost is the plant)

[@MrDayday112]

I'd advise against feeding reptiles anything from outdoors. They can be riddled with parasites. It's always best to buy food or build your own colonies indoors with home bred insects

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

@@MrDayday112 I work for an insect breeder ( I make sure to check before I put anything out for sale) but now seeing as Rebbecca isnt mabey it is best for her to just use it for her plants

[@animalloverandericadetmer5485]

I started a KZbin channel night guide I’m very new at leopard geckos I know bearded dragons very well but I’m noticing my girl is bigger and I have it in video and one of my boys just stands out in his cage and one tries to get out of the glass but I don’t know there age of two that I took in because I felt so bad if you could watch one that would be awesome if you have tips for me I know it’s probably a lot to ask and I’m talking into my iPad so I apologize if something doesn’t look right but one is skit skit or skittles and the other one is Harley/king because I have nicknames but King was the worst I’ve ever seen when I got him he was completely white in sand nowhere to go and two other leopard geckos in the same tank and they were like 5 gallons and they have all been to the vet not now because of quarantine and they will only eat mealworms but I do offer everything sides cricket’s cousin in Texas they are horrible! Thank you so much

[@geckokid1019]

Hi my Leo’s claw thing on her toe fell out or broke off and was slightly bleeding should I be worrying about it as she is only 4

[@anitaslack]

Don't quote me on this, but mine did this after brumation this year. What I read, and was told, is that they will sometime have this happen or do this themselves if the nail is getting too long. Make sure it stopped bleeding, didn't bleed lots, and that it stays clean as it heals. It didn't even take a week for mine to heal. I hope this helps some. I was freaking out when mine did it.

[@geckokid1019]

Thanks this is relieving

[@TheJunky228]

My gal Waffle starts scratching and pushing on the glass for a while, and sometimes she actually does want to come out when I open it, where a lot of the time after I open the glass, she just looks out and lays down. If I put the glass back she'll start scratching again. I remove it again and she just chills near the edge, perfectly content lol --she's sending mixed messages and yeah she's greatly reduced her appetite recently, like 1 dubia roach each week sorta deal My dude Gunter hasn't eaten in a bit now. Though he definitely prefers mealworms to dubias, I currently only have and offer dubias. I would think if he gets hungry he'll eat a dubia sooner or later...if he starts loosing too much weight of course I'll get some mealworms to offer up instead They're both still healthy weights though so I'm not worried. Even though my gal is naturally pretty big (not just weight, she's pretty long too), she's currently down to 113g from her highest in November '19 of 120g (she was definitely getting a little too fat then I know, her armpits started getting that pudgy look to them). And my dude is on the small side(though maybe he's just normal compared to my Amazonian woman that is Waffle lol) and is currently down to 87g from his highest in November of 93g. Again he's barely eaten anything (like max 8 mealworms) for the last month and a half too (and been very active as well, breeding season and all I guess, it's his first season where he's mature enough I think). Waffle turned two at the beginning of this year and Gunter will be two in October I've seen the adult weight for leos quoted as being from 40-80g and I can't fathom an adult leo weighing even 60g based on the size of mine 😂 I wonder if mine have giant genes in them...I know that Waffle is a Mac Snow and Gunter is a Super Snow both from the same local place. I talked to the owners and they said that a lot of their snows were growing up pretty large as well 🤷

[@TheJunky228]

It's crazy looking back at their baby pictures from only a couple years ago and seeing how itty bitty they were!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Omg yes same, like sometimes I'll get the girls out and they just either sit at the window, or they'll sit on my hand 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@antonschueler4262]

Thanks great video it really calmed me down. Because my Whinny is skratching in the evening and i let him out verry ofteb

[@talyae8912]

hey! so i have everything for a leopard gecko. but after checking all the reptile rescues near me daily for about two weeks i haven’t found one. breeders online are too expensive. i’m sixteen and have to fund this all by myself so $70 geckos with $55+ of shipping is really out of my price range. i know how to treat one properly and have done months of research. is it terrible to get a gecko from petsmart?? i don’t want to support them but i feel like i’ve run out of options.

[@fionashepley478]

Do not get one from Petsmart. Check Craigslist, or look for a local breeder

[@talyae8912]

Fiona Shepley i just got my baby from a local breeder today! thank you so much

[@betitomendez2417]

Mine sheds like every 2 weeks

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

Cool, 200,001 subs nice job ( you deserve more)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Thank you :) it's 201,000 now😊😊

[@forhonorclips6888]

Mine does this but I don’t know what gender it is. Mine isn’t even an adult. It’s a little older than a baby but not an adult. Less than a year old and it’s acting like this. I got mine yesterday and I was wondering if anyone could help me.

[@corrineearly6404]

Hello, I bought 2 female geckos from a friend and they have lived together since birth, unfortunately they had been kept on sand until we got them and one of them was so impacted that the vet suggested it was kinder to put her down then put her through surgery that she may not recover from, we followed his advice although it broke our heart, we are now worried that our other little girl may be sad about losing her friend as they had been together for 2 years from babies, do they form bonds with each other and should we get another one to keep her company? Thank you in advance

[@fionashepley478]

Leopard geckos are solitary animals and should never be housed together. They don’t benefit and don’t form bonds. Please keep her housed alone.

[@corrineearly6404]

@@fionashepley478 thank you for replying, I mainly ask because she seems sad, suddenly not eating (which something she is first in line for) doesn't want to socialise, just not her normal self, she was very happy with her tank mate, I'm not fussed if we get another one or not, I'm just thinking about her

[@fionashepley478]

Corrine Early she does not miss the other gecko, she’s just adjusting to the change. Big changes stress reptiles out. Given enough time she’ll go back to normal

[@corrineearly6404]

@@fionashepley478 thank you

[@whatis112-s2i]

my male gecko stopped eating two weeks ago, and only has lost 3 grams. Is there anything to be concerned about? He looks a bit skinnier but that's it.

[@PrinceCharmingNY]

Maybe make sure the heating is right, and try various feeders, instead of just 1 ( one of my leos is super picky and won't eat mealys unless Hes starving ) . I would say every other day let them lick vit/calcium of your fingers for safety measures

[@whatis112-s2i]

@@PrinceCharmingNY yes I put calcium on my fingers and in a dish. I also ordered some waxworms. Thx

[@StrayMegumi]

Brilliant info as always 👍🏻👍🏻it shows you how different all females and males can be as only 1 out of my 3 females isnt eating atm the other 2 just eat all the time and 1 of my 6 males isnt eating atm either but the rest just eat all the time 🙈🙈🤣🤣

[@fionashepley478]

Just curious, are any of them housed together?

[@StrayMegumi]

@@fionashepley478 no they all live in separate enclosures leopard geckos should never be housed together

[@mileskorb9424]

I was hoping someone could help me out, I have a female leopard gecko who is about 4-5 months old, and she isn't really eating that much or wanting to eat, and she isn't really scratching at the glass too much either, she's also kind of been staying in her hide a lot more than normal. Another thing to note is they my room temperature recently went from like low 70s to mid 80s, is that affecting her? Thank you!

[@fionashepley478]

What’s the warm side surface temperature and is your thermometer digital or analog?

[@mileskorb9424]

@@fionashepley478 The temperature on her warm side is around 92. I use one of those laser pointers to check the temperature. I think that she might just be getting bored of mealworms.

[@fionashepley478]

Turd Ferguson mealworms are not a healthy staple. They should be getting mainly live crickets or Dubia roaches. You can use different types of worms (superworms, hornworms, silkworms, black soldier fly larvae) for variety, the last two being very nutritious

[@heartsxhammers]

Good thing this came out! I have only one female leopard gecko about 20 months old [with other reptiles around] she has been scratching on her cage and not eating, even when offered wax worms! So this brings some clarity, thank you.

[@lilith_ofthelilim]

Ok yeah because my male is like NEVER eating even when I give food. This is the second time this has happened. It happened like spring/ all summer a couple years ago too

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Yep, lol It doesn't seem to affect the males as much, but I find some days diego doesn't want food, other days he goes crazy for it lol

[@thecoffeecurator]

i always thought mine was playing with her reflection xd

[@sagittaire95]

🤦‍♀️🤣

[@leopardgeckotalk]

haha i just don't think they understand the concept of glass lol

[@fiyahblaze8732]

I've had my gecko for about 2 yrs now. Got her in 2018 she was a baby. In March 2019, she became a full adult, and in mid March 2019 I noticed her doing this for the first time ever. Scratching the glass, climbing all over the tank, and not eating at all. This went on for about 3 weeks when I thought she got egg bound. So I gave her emergency food and liquid calcium for about 10 days, then about 2 weeks after she started eating normally again. I figured she was ovulating and didn't want to take the chance in case she was egg bound. As I write this, she is going through the same thing again. Hasn't eaten for 22 days I am monitoring her closely she seems to be alright hasn't lost any weight during this time.

[@mckaylasmuts9570]

I saw this, and I was like you just described my gecko

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Haha, yeah I figured everyones probably witnessing similar things :)

[@mckaylasmuts9570]

Leopard Gecko thank you so much though, it helped me a lot.

[@fluffyfennec728]

Leopard Gecko If a gecko crusts up, does that mean it was thirsty and got dehydrated?

[@jaidenconway6189]

I just got a gecko and I changed his tank to all substrate and when I put him in for the first time he went crazy and would not stop trying to escape it looked like help me😬

[@dianeherrmann3198]

What type of substrate (new and old)? Has he calmed down since you wrote this?

[@allierenee5545]

My 13 year old leopard gecko is Eating like 4 mealworms and giving up everytime :( she used to eat so good but now she’s sooo light compared to my other ones!! And her tail is skinnier than I’d like it to be. Any suggestions? Cause I know you have older geckos

[@fionashepley478]

She could be ovulating, it’s normal for females to go off food during breeding season. My girl doesn’t eat much at a time either. As long as she isn’t losing a significant amount of weight I wouldn’t worry too much. I’d try other feeders. Keep in mind that mealworms are not healthy for their main diet. They should be getting mainly live crickets or Dubia roaches. Silkworms and black soldier fly larvae are two healthy worms, superworms can be fed occasionally, and hornworms are good treats. The more variety the better

[@allierenee5545]

I’ve been feeding her as my other geckos mealworms for a while now with no problems (I’m not saying I shouldn’t give them a varied diet cause I should I just didn’t have the money) and I got Dubia roaches about a year ago, they recently started breeding so I finally can feed them to her and my others, she showed no interest what so ever

[@user-yn1bd4yf3h]

Why do I always laugh whenever Ziggy appears on screen or does anything? She just walks around cluelessly and the colour scheme with the little toes is just funny to me. I'll update whenever I get the isopods and springtails

[@baseafterbase1048]

Maybe because his fucking name is ziggy

[@leopardgeckotalk]

@Mohawk .. ziggy is a girl lol. and lol Ziggy's little white feets :')

[@baseafterbase1048]

Leopard Gecko oh lmao

[@rykerthomasj3087]

Is it safe to put the male and female together to have a play date? With close monitoring so there is no fighting?

[@fionashepley478]

Absolutely not. They don’t benefit from it and it’s extremely stressful and risky for them. They should never be allowed to interact

[@L0GANTP]

My girl cheddar is 6 this year, I do notice her more active and trying to climb the walls around this time of year, but shes never went off food for me, always has an appetite. Question about the potential laying of an egg, in the instance a gecko didn't have any kind of substrate to lay the egg/s in, do you think they would hold onto the egg trying to search for an ideal laying spot? Or just lay it where ever knowing that its infertile anyways?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Ah that's good to hear. Do you have any other geckos in the room? My geckos are still eating the occasional mealworm which i'm happy about. I'm not sure how they'll react to just paper towel for example, if they had to lay eggs. You can always add in a little 'lay box' with eco earth or moss in.

[@selenareese5846]

I put my leo in 40 gallon exo terra this past weekend,, he did well the first night but the second he won’t eat,, I personally thought he’d be fine in a bigger cage (it’s filled up with lots of hides btw !!) But many have told me that a cage that size will “kill my gecko” so maybe I’m a little spooked ha,, what do you guys think, Should I move him into a smaller cage or wait it out and see what happens?

[@fionashepley478]

That’s a great size! I assure you, a large enclosure will not kill your gecko lol. He just needs more time to adjust to the new environment.

[@doraexpora1888]

Ho old do they have to be to lay eggs? I can't find anything on the topic yet and I'm very curious

[@Fincho556]

Dora Expora maybe around a year is the youngest but they normally don’t lay them and most of the time absorb them

[@chrisa7101]

Hey, is it normal for a gecko to be doing this while shes still relatively young ?

[@siennas_creations4101]

Mine is doing this as well but her cage is a 20 gallon and im doing everything right (im pretty sure) butttt i dont KNOW

[@SaskeTheWolf]

All right, thank you very much for this video! My Bellamy is almost 10 months old and he's my first (and only) gecko. He too is scratching/climbing on his tank and it's been a month or more that he started to eat less (from 12-13 mealworms to 5-6) but he's fine, active, poops just fine so I thought perhaps it was just the period of time, turns out I was right, even though he doesn't have any female around around beside me and one of my dogs! XD As always, you're the best! *^*

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Aww, yep sounds a bit like diego lol. :)

[@SaskeTheWolf]

@@leopardgeckotalk I now imagine Diego and Bellamy high fiving B) thank you!

[@SWhirlwing]

That belly! Oh, they're definitely trying to get together and make little gecko babies. 😂 This video had me missing your weight check-ins. I used to do weigh-ins for my reptiles while watching yours.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Hahaa 😂 Aw yeah I kind of miss doing the weigh ins, now I just do them and report to my boyfriend how everyone is doing, if he's in the room when I'm weighing him 😂

[@asterin1162]

Hi, my gecko of approximately 4 years old started rubbing his face and body on everything in the tank since i swiped from eco earth to paper towel. At first i thought he was only like spreading his scent since i change it pretty often but he continued to do it. Actually he stopped 3-4 days ago so i don’t think he has mites, but what do you think of this behavior? Apart of this he’s pretty fine, chubby and hungry so :/

[@fionashepley478]

Yeah, he was spreading his scent due to breeding season. I recommend switching to reptisoil, organic top soil (without fertilizer or perlite, Scott’s is a good brand), or a bioactive mix for digging enrichment. Half textured tile half soil is good as well. Just curious, what’s his diet like?

[@asterin1162]

Fiona Shepley thank you :) as i’m in quarantine i won’t be able to order anything but i’ll get some earth mix arid when it’s all over ;) As for his diet, and still because of quarantine, i can’t get him as much diversity as i wish, so for now its crickets and supers. I can’t get any type of roached because my mom would kill me but if you have any suggestions of how i could spice up his diet let me know!! (Sorry for the mistakes i’m french 😬)

[@fionashepley478]

holy cow :0 superworms are fatty and not healthy for their main diet, so make sure they’re only fed occasionally. Crickets are healthy though. If possible, for variety you can use silkworms, black soldier fly larvae (also known as Phoenix Worms or calci worms), and occasional hornworms

[@asterin1162]

Fiona Shepley i live in france and these insects are not really common here :( i’ll try to see if my reptile shop had some calci worms though :) thank you!

[@Angie-qp5ti]

I have a question, the tank I want to use for a leopard gecko is a 20 gal tall. I plan on making stairs and 2 levels so it's roomy. Can my heat gradient be vertical instead of horizontal? It's about 20 in wide so I'm afraid it isn't much room for a horizontal gradient.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

That can technically work, just make sure it's not too high that if they fall they could seriously injury themselves. Ideally you want a longer tank, but I guess this is better than nothing lol :)

[@stormtrooper1231sm]

Is this something that also applies to fat tailed geckos? I have one male and I am having a ton of trouble getting him to eat. Tried tong feeding, letting him loose for a bit with the feeders. I’ve tried all types of different food and he hasn’t eaten anything in almost three months. He’s still shedding and walking around but I’m starting to get worried

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Hmm i'm not sure, possibly 🤔 would be super interesting if they do a similar thing. Like my crested gecko will go through phases where it seems like she's going to lay eggs, but she doesn't go as extreme as the leos.

[@Cashmeres_Chaos]

Do you have to weigh your gecko or is it optional please respond because I’m getting a Mack snow leopard gecko soon

[@fionashepley478]

You don’t have to, but it’s a good thing to do. To make sure they aren’t losing lots of weight or gaining too much weight. Although you can often tell by looking at them.

[@Cashmeres_Chaos]

@fiona Shepley thank you

[@macklooney6105]

Can you put garden soil as a substrate in their enclosure?

[@fionashepley478]

Yes, organic top soil is a good option for geckos over six months. Make sure it doesn’t have any fertilizer or perlite. Scott’s is a good brand.

[@macklooney6105]

Fiona Shepley thanks

[@venus-lavish3529]

I would be terrified if it wasn’t for this video thank you

[@leopardgeckotalk]

No problem :)

[@jojoyoung8629]

My leopard gecko shedded a few days ago, she has some shed stuck on her nose(not on nosetrills) and the one peice goes to right infront of the underneath of her eyes and its not restricing anything- should i get it off or just wait for the next shed and then if it persists to get stuck there then take action? she can eat and function properly and it isn't stressing her out.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

If it's a big chunk of skin that you can remove, then I would. The nose bit is usually one big scale. I did a video recently about removing stuck shed, hope that helps :)

[@jojoyoung8629]

@@leopardgeckotalk ok thanks :) its not a huge part of skin and is more attatched in different spots and it would be difficult to remove, as the edges peel up Im pulling it off peice by peice.