My New Crested Gecko!

Hello!
I just adopted my first ever reptile last monday, a 7 year old female crested gecko who I've named "Bluebell."
She is spunky and loves hiding in her fake plants! She is housed in an 18×18×24 inch Exo Terra with many fake plants, a nest box, 2 fake bamboo sticks, her food ledge, and a cork round. She is currently eating Banana Apricot Pangea, but as soon as she has settled in, I plan to start rotating 4 different Pangea flavors to keep her interested. She will be given dusted dubia roaches twice a month as well.
Here she is and here is her setup!






I am super excited to finally have a crested gecko, as I have been in awe over their cuteness for the past year.
Edit: I will be changing her food to Pangea's Breeding Formula because she laid two fertilized eggs several days ago. She was housed with males in her previous home, and I want to make sure she is staying healthy especially because she may lay several more clutches of fertilized eggs, because crested geckos can retain sperm for many months after copulation. Also, I tried dubia roaches with her, and she was not a fan lol. I will try to give her crickets instead, and I'll do those twice a month.

 

She is beautiful! What a gorgeous geko! I love the tank and the decorations, I love her as well!

 

She's Beautiful, I myself I've got a leopard gecko, wonderful reptiles to keep.

 

She's perty! I want to get into reptiles myself!

 

Absolutely love her! She looks a lot like my momma created

The big one without the tail is the momma, and the other two are juveniles. The babies are Halloween harlequin cresteds. We're not sure if the babies are from our female, or one of the other females we were breeding at the time.

 

WOW They are gorgeous, I love the dark coloration. I was so close to getting a cresty about 5 months ago but decided not to because the time wasn't right. But hopefully in the future!!!

 

WOW They are gorgeous, I love the dark coloration. I was so close to getting a cresty about 5 months ago but decided not to because the time wasn't right. But hopefully in the future!!!

I would definitely recommend it! They're such rewarding pets to own, and honestly - they're a piece of cake to care for. I haven't had to clean their tank since it was set up because we have bugs in there that eat all of the waste from the geckos. Just feed them and mist them love my cresties.

 

She is beautiful! What a gorgeous geko! I love the tank and the decorations, I love her as well!

Thank you so much! She is such a sweetie!

She's Beautiful, I myself I've got a leopard gecko, wonderful reptiles to keep.

Thank you very much! I wish I had room for more pets. I would totally add a leopard gecko to my family! They are so spunky!

She's perty! I want to get into reptiles myself!

Thank you! Crested geckos or leopard geckos are a great place to start, IMO. This is my very first reptile, and I have found caring for her to be pretty easy!

Absolutely love her! She looks a lot like my momma created

The big one without the tail is the momma, and the other two are juveniles. The babies are Halloween harlequin cresteds. We're not sure if the babies are from our female, or one of the other females we were breeding at the time.

That is so cool! They look a TON alike! They could be cluchmates! Lol!
My girl just laid two fertilized eggs a few days ago (she was housed with several males at her previous home) so I am incubating the eggs and may end up with 2 baby cresties in a few months!

 

What about chameleons? They are really cool too!

 

I've really been wanting to get into reptiles too. Been thinking about a corn snake.

 

What about chameleons? They are really cool too!

They are!! My boyfriend purchased an adult male Jackson's chameleon two days ago at a reptile exo we went to, and I am obsessed with it!

I've really been wanting to get into reptiles too. Been thinking about a corn snake.

Those are too cute! ❤

 

Wow guys I’m jealous. U all have such beautiful crested geckos but unfortunately my mom won’t let me bring anything living into her house, fish is the exception and I have taken full advantage of it

 

That's a very nice gecko you have there . She looks a little like my Stubby!

 

Wow guys I’m jealous. U all have such beautiful crested geckos but unfortunately my mom won’t let me bring anything living into her house, fish is the exception and I have taken full advantage of it

I know what you mean, it took me a while to convince my mom to allow me to have a gecko in the house.

That's a very nice gecko you have there . She looks a little like my Stubby!
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Thank you! Your gecko is lovely! AND THOSE EYES

 

She's peeking.... Lol

 

She's peeking.... Lol
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That is adorable!! I love how their pupils get all big!! They look like little hairless cats, lol.

 

And they act like little hairless puppies! I love the way they feel, it's like velvet covering... More velvet!

 

And they act like little hairless puppies! I love the way they feel, it's like velvet covering... More velvet!

Yea, they feel so soft! Mine acts like a puppy that loves me sometimes, lol.
Sometimes it almost looks like she is saying "Leave me alone, human. I have gecko things to do." Like when I took this photo, lol.

 

Yesterday my rescued cat discovered Stubs for the first time. He kept trying to get into her tank (probably to eat her), but she ran over to the glass and stared him down! It's like she was saying "hey, you might be 10 times my size and have big teeth and claws, but I'll fight you!" She's fearless lol.

She loves to crawl up my arm and sit on my shoulder, but a lot of times she tries to get into my hair... Sticky toes and long hair is not a good combination! Luckily she doesn't have a tail. I don't know how I'd ever untangle a tail from my hair...