Hello! My name is Sienna and this is my first time finding this app and using it (so sorry if things look weird).
A week ago my husband’s coworker had surrendered two (1 Male, 1 Female- 2 years old) Crested Gecko’s into our care. They are some dream pets of mine so I have done my research on taking care of them. Their tank was in sad condition when received and since then I have cleaned it and am currently working on two much larger enclosures for each.
That being said, I have had struggles on identifying each of their Morphs. The images shown is the female; Zelda. The middle most is when she was first brought home and before tank cleaning, so she was fired down and rather stressed.
She has slight red dappling around her rump and up her sides.
Fired down she looks like she may be a Lavender Harlequin.
And she is obese, my reccomendation is cut out insects if you are feeding them to her or increase the amount of time between insect feedings to 1-2x a week and reduce the amount of insects.
Feeding Pangea Growth and Breeding mix 2-3x a week at least for me keeps my adult Geckos at a good weight and I don’t feed insects because the Pangea mix already incorporates them.
Thanks for your feedback! That’s really helpful to know. When I first got them there were roaches all over in the tank so I am not surprised about the weight. I’m planning on starting a notebook to keep track of weight and keeping track of feedings!
Here is one of the few pictures I have of my Male, Link! He hardly keeps still when awake, and always buries himself when sleeping. He feels significantly stronger than the Female. He has a more olive/green hue to his body and very similar patterns to the female.
The first two images are my most recent of Link, and the last image was taken right after I got him.
Note: Yes, that is an egg next to him. There were empty shells everywhere but while cleaning the tank I found 3 more viable eggs and Zelda has laid 2 more since. I have made sure to separate the two love birds and I have been making sure Zelda is getting enough calcium.
One egg has already hatched and a friend who already has a few reptiles has said she will take it in once fully grown. I immediately set up a separate enclosure for the baby. As for the other four eggs; they only seem to be halfway along and then the new clutch is only a week old. I have been candle lighting them once a week to check progress and I have been keeping them in a moist container separate from the parents.
If the eggs are successful and hatch, I already have knowledgeable owners lined up for them once they are mature enough.
