Thank you 😊 I have a white Lilly and always looking to educate myself on them as I am a newbie to reptiles.

Love the content I stopped by the website. You have got some beautiful creatures !!

@danellescritters

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I really love working with all of these amazing critters and sharing them with others. I have lots of great content planned for the KZread channel and appreciate you taking the time to comment! :-D

Thank you for the information! I have subscribed. I have a new baby and a baby bearded dragon (housed separately). I bought both early last week. Following your advice - waiting a week before handling the gecko! The beardie is very relaxed and already he is happy to sit on my hand (I keep my hand open and near his basking rock). These are my first reptile pets

@danellescritters

Ай бұрын

Congratulations on your first reptiles! Both of those are great options. Most bearded dragons are very chill and that's why they are so adored. :-D Crested geckos are definitely cool, but a little crazier (generally speaking).

Definitely a lot of good information! I've got a two year old male crested that I've had for just over a month. I've been trying to work with him on handling but he's so flighty and fast lol. Surprisingly he still has his tail too! But yeah I'm interested in seeing the videos about your flighty male.

@danellescritters

3 ай бұрын

Just remember that short and regular handling sessions is the biggest key. I hear a lot of people who are all like, "He doesn't enjoy handling and so I don't do it." which works as long as it works for the people involved (I don't handle my leopard gecko who clearly doesn't like it), but it also doesn't let the relationship grow. I firmly believe if the time is put into it then you can grow the relationship. :-D I started working with Pin (the grumpy gargoyle gecko) last week. We will see how it goes. :-D

hey! I recently brought home a 10 year old female crestie (with her tail!) as my first reptile! She's adorable and I've Handled her a couple times already, but I do see her breathing fast (I don't know if this is normal with geckos?) and sometimes when she breathes there are tiny squeaking sounds, but her mouth is closed? Any more suggestions on how to keep her calm or just make sure she's comfortable with handling? (Also looooove this video so much! Definitely will be watching more of your content ❤️❤️❤️)

@danellescritters

2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your new "baby"! Often times adult crested geckos who have their tails will keep them as long as there isn't a breeding related incident. That being said, in February one of my adult females dropper her tail while in an enclosure all by herself so...it can happen for no known reason. Geckos are going to breath kind of fast, but mostly in the throat area is where you see it when they aren't stressed out. If they are breathing really fast in the chest area it is usually a sign of stress as are the adorable noises that they make. The number one thing to do at this point is to keep handling sessions fairly short if she is showing signs of stress and to try and end on a positive note. I know that hand feeding gets a bad rep, but it is a great way to show the gecko that you aren't just something scary. :-D I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hope you enjoy others as well!

I have a gargoyle gecko but i love your content. You do a great job at sharing advice!

@danellescritters

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! I have a bunch of upcoming gargoyle gecko content as well. :-D

@allankayali1373

3 ай бұрын

I have a crested gecko tho

Hi Danelle, how do i know what type of crested gecko i have? its quite similar to the second one you showed! Thank you in advance!

you have good catching skills!!😂

@danellescritters

3 ай бұрын

It's all about practice! :-P And yet...they still manage to jump away sometimes!

I’ve had my baby crested gecko for about a month now and have only been able to hold him once. (I usually just hold my open hand near him and stay still but he eventually runs away) Whenever I try to get him he runs away and hides and doesn’t come back out. I don’t want to stress him so I leave him be for a couple days but nothing works. Not sure what to do…. Also should I be waiting until he’s awake and active at night or should I be waking him durning the day to practice handling?