Are you a parent looking for a birthday gift to your pubescent teen? Or a young adult searching for a companion in your flat? Leopard and crested geckos are equally popular reptile recommendations by pet-lovers for beginners. But of the two, which should you get? Though both are species of geckos with a similar level…
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Sometimes, I just want to let my gecko out of his enclosure and let him roam around the house but I don’t want to risk losing him or injuring him. But then I came across some forums sharing what they described to be a great solution for my troubles: hamster balls. Geckos can be placed…
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As a keeper, seeing your gecko eat with great gusto pretty much serves as a sufficient reinforcement for you to give it even more of its favorite food – be it a cricket or a superworm. But an important question to ask yourself is: are you giving too much? Geckos can be overfed and there…
Finally, you are accustomed to taking care of your new family member—a gecko. After settling into the new environment, he has loosened up a bit. You feed him with worms; then, you slowly diversify his meals by giving insects like crickets. But you noticed something is off the hook; he cannot catch it! The cause…
If you like keeping geckos and hermit crabs as pets and you want to save space, you’d like to know if it’s safe to put them together in one terrarium or glass tank. You might be confused when you search online for answers. Despite hermit crabs and geckos can theoretically live together any some keep…