I was unsure if my almost 2 yr old gecko was of healthy weight, but I weighed him and he’s 42 grams!

I got my gecko I think when she was around 2 months and she was 7 grams when I got her. She’s now about 9-10 months at 17-18 grams and ever since I got her a 20 gal tank which holds humidity so much better than the previous tank and I’ve gotten crickets, her growth has spiked so much so I can def vouch for humidity and diet affecting growth!

I rescued a neglected gecko who was kept in a tiny tank that was hot and dry. He's at least a year old and the owners got him from a petsmart. When i got him one month ago he had no sign of balls and was barely 14 grams. Hes recently dropped obvious balls and over 4 weeks has gone up to 17 grams. He's so happy now and absolutely loves being handled.

Omg so cute! I love him when he's eating trying to go after those crickets!! Also, thank you for the information. Great video 👍

I’m glad you’re doing something you enjoy I really did like you’re gaming videos but I’m just glad you’re happy with you’re new content

3:43 im glad to see not only my gecko is a little derpy. I haven't seen him grab his tail thinking it was food but hes grabbed a mouthful of moss.

Thanks For Making a Video about This I asked everyone yesterday

lol he grabbed his tail

@elizabethstein369

5 жыл бұрын

3:42 it made me so nervous watching it bite it's own tail. O.o

I just got my 10 gram gecko a few days ago and he is in a 18-18-36. He seems to be finding his food and loves to explore his enclosure. I haven’t seen him eat all of his food yet but he has pooped so I think that is a good sign. If I see he isn’t gaining weight I will get him a smaller enclosure but he seems to be doing good.

So thankful for this video. My crested was 2 grams when I got him. I've had him for a year and he's 26 grams. So this helped me figure out about how old he was given to me as well as reassuring me that he's doing well.

thank you for al your videos, i just bought my first 2 baby crested ans all your videos are quite informative.

THANK YOU! ..bought my cresties @ Rep Swap, got age, but in my excitement fail to weigh them. They look small to me(newbie), but according to that chart & your info, they are spot-on perfect. Thanks again!

@Sostic

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found my video useful!

Thank you for this video! I got a gecko who's age is unknown, I've had her about 3-4 months and she's almost doubled her weight going from 8g to 13g, I'd guess she's about a year old!

Ooooh I was wanting something like this

My 4 week old gecko wasnt eating/growing until i put it in a large container. I use a file container from Wal-Mart (pretty large for a baby by your standard) but... He/she looked depressed in a small terrarium & wouldnt eat more than 2 licks if anything. (I had to resort to hand feeding and my cresty didn't eat anyway) I decided to use a large tub with more room & now my cresty jumps around and eats the entire little dime sized serving I give her & seems 100% happier. I do provide 2 food bowls tho to compensate for the size of the tub. I think the size of the tank can work for or against you per situation in terms of growth. My little bebe likes exploring so going bigger was the right decision in my case.

i was always worried my crested gecko wasnt the right weight for her age. but i feel better after watching this video. she turned 1 last month and is 24.69g

@exitcy9611

6 жыл бұрын

Love Goldens it's just a fast grower

Mine is 6 I just got him/ her from someone and I was wondering about this!

I got mine about 8 months ago but it doesn't seem to grow. I've tried insects and different pangea flavours, but it seems to stay around 10g. I do keep it in a big tank, but every night it usually sits on the food ledge.

I bought a crestie almost 2 weeks ago from a breeder. It will be 7 months old in a few days. I had seen pictures and knew it was small but I didn't realise just how small it was until I picked it up and got home. I weighed it today and it's 2,5 grams. I understand there are slow growers but it just seem crazy that it's at the weight of a hatchling. The breeder said that I could put food in its cage now, BUT she has been feeding it while having it in her hand, as a precaution. My interpretation of that is that the only time it has had food available is when she handles it. I feel like this could be a reason to its poor growth so far. Its sibling was a tiny bit bigger, it liked mealworms more than the smaller one, but it was still very small in photos. After I got it home it started eating on the 3rd night, and this week it has been eating every night. Putting a drop of honey in the pangea made it eat more than double the previous amount every night. I'm a bit worried about parasites but its stool looks just fine so I'm telling myself that it's most likely ok. Bummed it'll probably be a year until it's large enough to go in the large xtra tall exo terra I got it. Hoping for a growth spurt now that it's able to eat in private whenever it want to.

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it starts to get on track to where it should be growth wise. Hand feeding shouldn't be done especially if that's the only way she was feeding the poor guy.

@lunicea3548

2 жыл бұрын

I got my crestie when he was 2 months old and he weight 1.9 grams, he's 7 months now and weighs 5 grams, but he looks fully healthy and he's on a healthy diet too. Pangea and gut loaded crickets, some are just slow growers. I noticed a spike in growth when I switched him to pangea though, so some foods deffinantly help more than others.

what weight is the cream gecko at back when the video was taken? trying to make comparisons to mine

My crestie is turning 6 months this month and it’s 23 grams... a tip I do is feed her Dubias and mealworms 1-2 times a week as a treat and offer variety of cgd

@noenolasco3085

Жыл бұрын

That's a big boi monitor weight

What do I do if my gecko is a little skinny and he doesn’t want to eat he’s food should I feed him the Pangea cricket mix and the fruit mix one?

Wow! My gecko is about 1 year old, and he is around 30 grams! He doesn't seem overweight though, his body is balanced, and his belly isn't out of proportion. I guess it was just a fast grower, idk.

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's pretty good

I have been stressed out about my gecko because I bought so many foods for it but it won’t eat any of it. What should I do?

My baby crestie is about 3 months old and it’s 7g 😅 I’m worried tbh that seems like a lot… I’m def ordering Pangea without insects

I have a baby crested gecko that is in a big tank but lots of places to hide? It’s okay right? And any tips on how to get my baby crested gecko to eat mealworms? She only eats live crickets and Pangea, but she sometimes eats dead mealworms but not live

What morph is that gecko? It’s pretty

So I bought a crested gecko about a week ago, and bought and 18 by 18 by 24 tank, because I didn't know any better. Will this seriously inhibit his growth or will he be okay if I can ensure he is eating and the temp and humidity are okay?

My gecko is around 5 grams and is in a big enclosure and seems to play around the whole enclosure. Should I let it stay in there or get a smaller enclosure until its larger?

I've had my crested gecko for about 5 months and she doesnt seem to be growing. I've made sure that she gets a proper diet, but i dont know whats happening. could this have something to do with the size of the tank?

So can someone tell me what they do for their gecko? You have repashy but do you also have a colony of dubai? A little colony of mealworms? Im about to buy 2 little ones and would like to have everything setup first. Plz someone give me some guidance?

my crestie is 5.5 inches do you have any idea of how old it can be by the length of it? thanks!

where do you recommend i buy crickets

I have a 5 week old crested gecko in a 5 gallon tall tank is that good

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

Perfect

This is a great video, thanks! I just want to mention, I was a Operations Manager at Petco and we have to gut load our crickets, it is policy. They use Flukers Gut Load on all the crickets, so if you purchase from Petco you do not need to dust your crickets.

I just got a baby. It is about a month old, I tried crickets at 3 weeks but it was not interested at all. How do I start it on insects if it won't hunt them?

my crested gecko is 8 1/2 months old and 5 grams. She looks healthy and I watch her eat and drink multiple times a week and she is pooping. Should I be worried?

Can I feed my juvie crestie 2 crickets everyday in addition to the Pangea/Repashy mix everyday instead of 10 crickets once a week? I always have the CGD in the tank, but noticed she really loves her crickets. Got her from Petco, where the tank always had tons of crickets. I gutload the crickets and dust every time. I’ve had her about two months and she’s gained 3g (5g->8g). I don’t want her to grow too quickly, but want to make sure she’s happy and eating. I can’t get her to eat out of my hand or in front of me. If I turn off the light, then she’ll eat the crickets. Just never see her eat the CGD Tank temp: 70-78F Humidity: 40-80%

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

You can try feeding less crickets and more diet. They are very small so you might not notice her eating the diet.

I’m looking at getting a crested gecko and want to keep it in a large critter keeper when I first get it but I don’t know when I will need to upgrade it to a bigger tank for example a large exo terra ?? I don’t want to put it under pressure by bring in a tank to small , thanks for reading 🦎🦎💕🦎💕🦎💕

@josie_ll

5 жыл бұрын

Crystal Waters it depends on the age of the crestie, a baby should be in a smaller vivarium so it’s not overwhelmed. Yet an adult or older juvenile should be kept in a larger vivarium. I don’t recommend a cricket keeper as a vivarium has all the necessary ventilation and is best at keeping humidity. But an exo terra is much more suitable, they need enough height to be able to climb, I’d invest if you want the best for your gecko.

Hello! thanks for the video is very good for the beginners! i got a gecko a week ago and i let her to be for some days, and i gave food as the guy who sold her to me told me, today we controlled her weight and she is 5 gr, and she is 8 months old, i contact him and he always says don´tworry about that, anyway i found your video and i wonder what i sould do, i live in Sweden and we don´t find crickets that they sell alive :( we have her in a 30x30x45 terrarium, she is like really active at night, and when i feed she eats really well, so i am very worry i would not like to lose her :(

@Sostic

4 ай бұрын

She is probably okay, geckos will grow a lot slower without bugs so that sounds normal

@baconcita

4 ай бұрын

@@Sostic oh so nice thanks for answering! we found only lesser mealworm 😅but all internet says they are not good for geckos, so we are keeping with the strawberry shake and she eats very happy, maybe it is because as you say in the video when he gave to us he said she was living in a plastic box, so she needs some time to win some weight now! thanks again!

I was told my crested gecko should be 60+ grams! I have a two year old gecko who's about 35 grams, is that okay?

@karinaalvarez898

4 жыл бұрын

60+ is a little too chuncky for adults id reccomend 45-60 but ive seen 64 gram geckos that looked way to unhealthy

@karinaalvarez898

4 жыл бұрын

My 2 year old is 38 grams and my 3 year old is 48 last

@nikabivlogs1546

4 жыл бұрын

Karina Alvarez lol just look it up

@jasonwhite8441

4 жыл бұрын

my gecko is 9 months and 21 grams but perfectly healthy so i hope she gets big

@islaand

4 жыл бұрын

That’s completely fine

I recently got 2 crested geckos they’re siblings and one is much bigger 9 grams and the other is only 3 grams. The shop got them in October so they’re at least 7 months old maximum 9 I would say. The big one is eating amazingly so he’s no issue with him, but the little one I’m worried about, he’s started eating cdg really well with help. (Kinda like spoon feeding he won’t eat by himself) I think he’s too small for locust because they frighten him. Should I be worried or do you have any advice?

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't worry too much as long as he's eating and pooping.

How many grams would you say your lighter gecko is (or was) in this video? I don’t have a scale and my gecko is about the same size, I was curious about how many grams she might be! Thank you!

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say between 10 - 14 grams

My gecko Was born In 2018 He only weights 16 grams we bought Him 2 Months ago we Are trying to Get Him a bit chubbyer

Petco feeds their crickets calcium enriched diets hence they're always gutloaded

Petcos definitely gut-load the crickets they get with Fluker's high calcium diet. I feed my geckos with Repashy mostly and mix up different Pangaea flavors every so often. Roaches help to put weight on also. Both of mine are around 44 grams now, aged 18 months and 2 1/2 years.

Why is it not the best to start them off in a 18 by 18 by 24? Just wondering because im buying one soon and i just wana make sure he’s comfortable. I also live in Minnesota so i feel that it would be easier to get a bigger tank that i can warm up easier with heat lamps. Any comments?

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

An 18x18x24 is really big for a little baby, they'll grow faster if they're in a smaller tank. It really depends how big the gecko is that you're getting.

My 7 month gecko is only 3.04g. It eats, poops and is active and seems healthy and happy. I feed crickets twice a week and it eats 4-5 crickets and is always hungry for them. Maybe I’ve just got a slow grower?

@Sostic

3 жыл бұрын

Probably, eating and pooping is a good sign

Have a gecko on the way that's 7 months old and weighs 4g. I'm worried that the breeder hasn't been properly caring for it since it's so small?

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

Most likely it's growing slow because of how warm it was kept or what it was being fed. I wouldn't worry too much yet

I have a crested gecko who is 3 years old and only weighs 27.59g’s. Im really worried, shouldn’t he be bigger by now? I keep him in a 12x12x12 enclosure. He is not a big eater, i feed him pangea. I also feed him crickets when available in my area. Any tips or suggestions appreciated.

@ember108

4 жыл бұрын

Nicole Jollota The enclosure is too small. I kept my crestie in a 12x12x12 too and he was a bad eater, very skinny. Since i have moved him to a 12x12x24 he is very active and has a huge appetite

My gecko is about a year and three months old and weighs 11.3 ish grams, I feed him Pangea with insects and I’ve only bought crickets once (tried feeding a couple times) and he wasn’t super interested. Is he okay?

@samatherton6502

6 жыл бұрын

Ya sounds to be. Mine wasn't interested in crickets for a while but then he came around.

lol got his tail

Uhh what should I feed my girl? Many say she is over weight. I can see that now that she is indeed bigger then the others. I want to give her more care for Christmas but I don't want to much of a shift.

Is it unhealthy for them to weigh more than on the chart ? I have a 7 month and he’s still super tiny so I was scared he wasn’t growing but he weighs 13 grams . My tank is really big for him because my dad made it homemade for the size of the adult gecko but if he’s the right weight is it okay? If not what should I move him to

@dancingparrots8741

4 жыл бұрын

I feed the exo terra crested gecko food but I just bought the Pangea with insects . Once a week I give him like 2 or 3 baby Dubia roaches is that okay or should I wait till he’s older

1 year old girl in a Exo Terra X-Tall has 40 grams. Is that okay? I dont really think she is too chunky. She is just really big. I give her a pangea/repashy every day and every third day some crickets. She is very picky with her food. She used to eat two crickets, now she hunts down just one and doesnt touch the second one at all.

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

40gs is good

How old were your babies when you weighed them in December?

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

5 grams, 8grams and 8 grams in 2017

My is 3 months old and weighs 8 grams is this good?

@exitcy9611

6 жыл бұрын

TheTrueAndOnlyAlpha shoot one fat gecko

I know this video was made 4 years ago, but my 20 gram crested gecko is still the same size as he was when 8 grams. He gains weight with no problem and eats fine, I just feel like he isn't getting any bigger

@Sostic

Жыл бұрын

He will, I bet it's less noticeable since you're with him all the time

excuse my lack of knowledge but when you said "she not fired up" what does that mean !!! ???

@Sostic

6 жыл бұрын

If a gecko is not fired up it means her colors aren't as vibrant as they would normally be

@Icantchangemyhandlehelp

3 жыл бұрын

She has less vibrant colors. Fired up/Fired down could be cause of environmental, emotion, and other things. When hyper, they get more fired up

Got my crested gecko a few days ago. It is 2 months old and weighs 7 gram. Is that normal size? :)

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

That's good

3:45

Dang I thought my gecko wasn't eating till I realized it gained like 2 grams in 2 weeks

I've had several geckos hit 40 grams in 8 months

Please help: my baby crested was being originally fed mostly crickets with some Pangea, but I can’t seem to convince my crested to eat crickets in my own home. I’ve had him about two weeks now and he’s only eaten one cricket.

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

He probably needs some time to adjust to his new home

@Jacob-ru2oj

4 жыл бұрын

Olivia Parsons sometimes whoever or wherever you buy them the old owners would be very careless and stupid and would not put any calcium powder or vitamin powder making the gecko not want any of it for a while.

I feed mine every other night as told and he barely eats. What do I do

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

He probably won't eat much every time

Ok so i live in arizona and i got my crestie in december he was about 3 months and i weighed him a couple days ago and he’s 7.8 grams he is 10 months now and at first i had him in the largest critter creeper and ive had in that until a month or two ago but he didnt seem to get bigger theres nothing wrong his shedding he’s eating and pooping but i havent really seen him grow. I dont know how much he weighed when i got him either and the room he’s in stays at 77-78 F. Idk what to i am still trying to get him to eat insects as so far he hasnt eaten them even when isolated with 1 for a few minutes longest being 10 under watch of course. Should i give it a couple more weeks to see if he grows??

@jessswhooo9095

4 жыл бұрын

His humidity stays around 50 during the day and little over 80 in the night. I forgot to include it

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

I would try feeding insects in his enclosure

moist

i have a 9 month thats 7 grams, i feed her pangea all the time and im starting to feed her more crickets, what else do u recommend? edit: hes now 21 grams! turns out hes just a slow grower

@Sostic

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a good diet to me

@giannahartman9030

3 жыл бұрын

no need to worry, my crestie is 9 months and 9 grams rn.

@yourtoes37

3 жыл бұрын

@@giannahartman9030 now shes about to turn a year old but shes now 10 grams is that good???

i just weighed my 9 month gecko and he’s only four grams! i am freaking out at how small he is. he seemed small to me but i didn’t realize how underweight he was. what should i do?? i am so concerned now.

@Sostic

3 жыл бұрын

What are you feeding him?

@annabelrose4898

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sostic it’s repashy meal replacement powder

@Sostic

3 жыл бұрын

@@annabelrose4898 Any bugs?

I think mine is about 7-8 months and 15 grams.

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

Not bad at all

My two yr old male gecko is 58grams 😂

Lol I have a month old phantom pinstripe

I got my baby 3 month old crestie from a pet store.. she weighs 2 grams. Is something wrong? I weighed her 3 days away from when she arrived

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

No that's probably ok.

@banana_fudge0

4 жыл бұрын

Sostic thank you for telling me!!~

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

@@banana_fudge0 You're welcome

My crested gecko is 5 grams I think he is about a month or 2 old

I just bought a crested gecko from kijji they said he is 2 years he only weighs 27.7 grams is he to small? He is 7 inches

@noaholsen6476

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That seems way too small considering that it's 2.

@anikulalance2469

3 жыл бұрын

@@noaholsen6476 ok thanks I will try to fatten him up he is now in the right set up with proper uvb temp and humidity and properly set up terrarium

@noaholsen6476

3 жыл бұрын

@@anikulalance2469 I wouldn't fatten him up to much. Do you feed him live insects ? Or just crestie diet

@anikulalance2469

3 жыл бұрын

@@noaholsen6476 I just got him 4 days ago I have tried to feed him crickets mealworms and horned worms he wont eat any of them I'm not sure he is eating his repashy I have 3 kinds so I ordered pangea but it not here yet I weighed hun again today and he is now only 27.4 grams he lost .3 over night his cage is at 23.8 humidity in day is around 66% or so and at night it's at about 90%

@noaholsen6476

3 жыл бұрын

@@anikulalance2469 he's probably just stressed. Allow him a few days to settle in and learn the cage. They usually eat late at night when we are asleep.

Do you have a feeding schedule? I just got one (5g) which I’m assuming is about a month or two old. Is it ok to always have CGD in the cage and feed insects everyday? Some people seem to NOT feed food every day. I feel CGD should always be in the cage for a juvie. I don’t want to get too big to fast and have nutritional deficiencies You said you keep CGD in the tank everyday. Do you change it out everyday (fresh)? Should I be offering a new flavor each time?

Is this true for Gargoyle geckos as well? My Garg is 6 months old at 16 grams and I thought that was growing too slow but according to that chart that's big for 6 months.

@Sostic

5 жыл бұрын

I would say you're doing well!

5 months with 11.1 grams

Lol mine is a bit chubby then lol

0:36 Jesus Christ. Mine is 8 months and he's 15 grams.

My crested has 19 grams and is 13 mounths, this ia bad?

@Sostic

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all

@weedycatalin1949

4 жыл бұрын

Sostic thank you

I came here wondering if my Gecko was to small. My first crest. He is 5 months old. and 7 grams!!!! right on Que!! Thats how we do it in New Yuuuuurk.. bitch

80% sorry but that’s not correct it should be 50-70% preferably 70% max. Just helping out not trying to argue. 👌🏼 ideal would be 60% and 70 when there in shed.

@laughingc0w

5 жыл бұрын

SGReptiles most sites say 40-80% RH. So you’re saying the tank humidity during the day should dry out to 50% (lowest), then at night be 70%? I have an automatic misting system (monsoon) and pretty dry air. I usually mist in the morning and during the afternoon it gets to 40%, then it goes off at night before the lights go out and is 70-80%. Just curious why you say the low point should be higher (50%) and the highest be lowered to 70%? Does the 10% change really make a difference? Just curious since I’ve read 40-80% and am a new crestie owner. Appreciate any info you can provide

@tayah1669

4 жыл бұрын

sunnysideup I know this is a year ago but I honestly think the best thing is to check the weather in New Caledonia where they live in the wild. The humidity there actually goes up to 90% at night time