my cresty always loved horn worms and silk worms. as they arnt the best hunters, they were easy for them to catch. a good treat, or to fatten them up if not healthy.

This was so fun to watch🫶🏽🫶🏽 I love my geckos... and like I shared with you I have my first 5 fertile eggs right now that I'm so excited about. 6 crested geckos just wasn't enough 🤣🤣 plus I thought it would be a great experience 🙌🏽 Thank you for sharing ✨

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

I gotta say I really enjoy your channel

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

Awe, thank you!!!

That was a wonderful note! I bet you sing beautifully! You might try a leather glove when working with your snappy boy.

@leekestner1554

3 ай бұрын

You might try using a small aquarium net to block him while you put the food in.

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

Yes, usually I have my insulated farm gloves that protect me pretty well😅

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Great vid

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I leave my food in for 2 to 3 days and many of them do eat it on the second or third day also. Some never eat that first day.

your passion for these animals is so contagious, you can really tell how much you care... its lovely to see :) I have a 1 year old crestie who's bioactive terrarium needs a bit of a renovation... all the plants i originally planted for her have died so now there are only sticks/bark for her to explore. The snake plant lasted the longest of all the plants, but I think most of them died because of the high humidity and low sunlight exposure. Do you have any recommendations for non-toxic plants that can withstand that enviro? thx so much and keep up the amazing work with your vids :)))

@creaturecove

Ай бұрын

I'm not good at keeping plants alive. I do, however, have luck with Pathos. They don't do the best job at holding up to the adult geckos, but it helps if you pin them to a background or the sticks to help support them.

@deliadeacon

Ай бұрын

thank you!

It makes my heart sad that this video has so many more comments than your rosy boa videos! Where's the rosy love? I don't understand why they're so weirdly unpopular, I adore them! (I like geckos too of course, but cute stripey snakes are adorable too!!)

@creaturecove

2 ай бұрын

Right!?!?

I get the calcium, but I think you're not supposed to use calcium with d3 a lot right?

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

We use calcium with D3 because we do not use UVB. If you are using a UVB lamp, you do not need calcium with D3 added.

@LizardLady1996

3 ай бұрын

@@creaturecove This is what a breeder told me also.

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

Breeders do things differently all the time, and that's ok. I do all the research I possibly can before making a decision about what to do with my animals. I have spoken to tons of breeders and a few zookeeper friends, and this is what they have recommended. I am always staying on top of new research and have an open mind to change things as needed. One of the best parts about breeding is learning and adapting as you go. I'm sure at some point new studies will come out saying something completely different to what we have been doing all along, and we will have to make changes again. That's all part of keeping animals.

I’m thinking about getting my first crested gecko. Will be going to a reptile show this weekend. If I keep my crested gecko in a room where he can see when it gets daylight and night, do I need any other light source? Also, if the room is around 69 degrees would it be good to get. 15 to 25 watt ceramic heat emitter and hang it above the cage and have it on during daytime and turn it off during the night time? Would also have the heat source hooked to a thermostat so it won’t get too hot.

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

You can always add uvb if you'd like. We do not use any extra heat or lighting. If your gecko enclosure is by a window, you need to be careful with the heat inside the enclosure spiking due to the sunlight. You don't want anything over 75°F. 69°f is actually a great temp for them. Our room stays between 69°f and 72°f.

@cG-es8mb

3 ай бұрын

@@creaturecove yeah, I get confused. Some people talk about having temp around 75. I see on your website you breed to have bigger geckos? How much bigger are they compared to majority of geckos?

@creaturecove

3 ай бұрын

75° is ok as well, I wouldn't go any higher than that. Our breeding geckos are on the larger side (between 75-80 grams). We are always working on breeding the largest males to the largest females to create large offspring. I'd say our main focus is on structure as well. Ours have large, beautiful crests and great overall form. I wouldn't say our geckos are any larger than being on the larger side of normal ... yet. Im hoping after generations of breeding the largest to the largest , we will eventually get mega sizes. It's just experimental as we aren't sure how far their genes will allow us to push them. It may not be possible to create giant crested geckos, but that's what I'm testing out. 😁

Hello again… I have a question for you. I just wanted to know if a new hatchling would eat on its own if I didn't handle it every other day to feed it. It's just I'm going out of town and I have my daughter coming over to take care of my reptiles and I was hoping she could mist and just change out the food. I'm just afraid that the little one may not find food on its own. This one was hatched on Mother's Day. The other two eggs prior to this batch did not make it. I'm not exactly sure what went wrong. I was feeding them every other day and keeping them moist. It looked like there might've been something wrong with their little hands. They looked like a couple of the fingers were sort of fused together or maybe it was just a bad shed. It's just really hard to see when they're so small. Thank you so much for the information and also is it normal when you first put two geckos together to have something wrong with the first couple clutches?. This is just a little Home project. I am not selling them or anything.

@creaturecove

Ай бұрын

Yes, your hatchlings should eat on their own right from the egg. I just hand feed and handle often to make sure they are well conditioned for their new homes. Make sure not to feed at all (just mist at night) the first 3 days out of the egg. This is when they learn to eat their own shed skin. If you feed too soon, they may never pull their skin off and this could lead to life long shedding issues. Do you just have 1 pair together? It can be normal for the 1st clutch to be infertile, maybe even the 2nd, but they definitely shouldn't continue to be abnormal. It sounds like something could be wrong with their conditions or with the parents being bred together.

@carlakellie6674

Ай бұрын

@@creaturecove thank you so much for your reply. I had those two separated and they were in about 74° in little shoebox containers. Maybe I fed them too soon. I think I did after the second day. The little one I have now is from a clutch that only was one egg by itself. I guess that might not be called a clutch, but she only laid one that month.

@carlakellie6674

Ай бұрын

@@creaturecove I wonder if there isn't enough ventilation in there shoebox bin. I have put numerous holes on the sides and on the top. Also, both clutches hatched at around 84 days, is that too soon do you think? I live in AZ. So it's hard to find a room that is under 74° so that is about the temp that they are living in. It's so sad to watch these little ones thrive a little bit and then just decline and pass away.😣

Do you feed them twice a day?

@creaturecove

2 ай бұрын

Once every other day.

@carlakellie6674

2 ай бұрын

@@creaturecove Thank you so much. Mine were born on Saturday and they have already pooped out their shed. I guess with a little bit of food and I've just been giving them a couple of licks every day. Thanks so much for the info. This is so exciting.

@carlakellie6674

2 ай бұрын

Oh, can you tell me at what stage you start leaving the food in there enclosure

@creaturecove

2 ай бұрын

I hand feed them starting on the 3rd day after birth. I hand feed them and leave the food dish in their enclosure with them at all times.

@carlakellie6674

2 ай бұрын

@@creaturecove OK thank you so much. I will do the same then.😉🥰