Why is your crested gecko freaking out in the cage?

Answer 1

Crested geckos can stress extremely easily. Go over your husbandry to ensure the best possible care. This is what your husbandry should look like:

Lighting: Indirect light, room light or uvb lighting.

heating: NO heat unless your house is lower than 66 Degree's Fahrenheit

Humidity: Must be reaching 60%-80% for at least 3 hours daily.

Substrate: PeatMoss/Coco Mix, Moss/coco/eco earth, Paper towel (to hold moisture)

Crested diet: Repashy, Clarks, T-ReXx

Feeders: Crickets, meal worms, Roaches

Terrarium: A 20Gallon Tall Is minimal requirement for adults

Cage mates: Males must not be housed together. Females of same size and weight can be housed.

If your readings are following that guideline and your crestie is still freaking out, This can be due to:

- Early handling, A crested gecko is nocturnal, handling during the day is not always prefered.

- Shedding issue, A crested gecko with shed stuck to it's toes will have an un comforting feeling on the feet and will not like to be handled.

- Parasites, A crested gecko that is infested with internal or external mites will show signs of stress and must be taken to a vet.

- Impaction, A crested gecko that has consumed substrates can swell on the insides and start showing sign of fecal problems.

If none on the list contributes, please take your pet to a professional vertrinary clinic specializing in herps.

Answer 2

If your gecko is new, it is probably having a hard time adjusting to its new enclosure. If you have just introduced it to a new gecko, that would also be a pretty good reason for it to be freaking out. It neither of these scenarios is the case and the behavior does not stop, consult an exotic animal veterinarian.