New to the forum, wanted advise about cresties

[samanthajane]

Hello everyone i am new to the forum and looking to get myself some crested geckos onces i have done enough readin up on them. I used to own a bearded dragon ( BUD ) and corn snakes before i moved to weston super mare and didnt have the room to take them with me, now i am in a nice big house and i would like to get some cresties to go in it.

A little about me, i'm 24 love animals. I breed and exhibit mice, which all started from being a feeder breeder. I have 3 guinea pigs Pogo, Poof and Pringle all naughty little boys. I am a taxi driver in WSM which is a little unusal for a 24 yr girly.

I would love all the information you could give me in successful crested gecko keeping. I am reading up about them, but im sure that the experience that you guys have will out weigh a book.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sam x x x

Oh and HELLLLLOOOO REPTILELADY I AM HERE!!!

[ReptileLady]

Glad you made it!

I'm sure everyone here will flood you with a bounty of crestie knowledge!

[Crestie Chris]

Hi and welcome to the forum you will like it here

bit of light reading for you:

• All About Us
• Pangea Reptile Crested Gecko Care
• Sexing crested geckos: HOW TO - Gecko Resource Forums
• Crested Gecko Morph Guide - Gecko Resource Forums
• Crested Gecko/ Repashy Forum FAQ- A Great Place to Start! - Gecko Resource Forums
• CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D3 -What you need to know. - The Pangea Forums - Crested Geckos & More
• MBD a quick reference. - The Pangea Forums - Crested Geckos & More
• Entamoeba What to Look For, How to Treat It - The Pangea Forums - Crested Geckos & More
• Plants master list (rhac safe) - The Pangea Forums - Crested Geckos & More

Hows that

Chris

[joza123]

Hello ,
I am new to crested geckos too - There is lots of threads on crested geckos and here are a few to help you -

Lighting - Who Uses Lights For There Crested Geckos

Overheating and under heating (But room temp around 72 - 78 is good for them)
Crested Geckos Advice on Overheating and Underheating

Diet :
Clarks Gecko Diet- THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

And they are quite easy to care for from what i have found out-
Just mist daily reaching around 80% humidity and then letting it drop to about 50% until you mist it again the next day ...
Feed crested gecko diet every other day and some live foods what have been dusted - All live feeds with pain calcium if they have a uvb light then every third live feed with nutrobal ...

Hope this helps

[samanthajane]

Thank you for all the links, i'm off to read them.

[samanthajane]

Also, Is there anyone in Somerset who breeds crested geckos. I don't want to go to a shop and buy one who may of not been cared for i want my pet to have the best start it can and coming from a breeder i hope this will be so.

[ReptileLady]

All that should keep you busy for a while

[olivine]

Originally Posted by samanthajane

Also, Is there anyone in Somerset who breeds crested geckos. I don't want to go to a shop and buy one who may of not been cared for i want my pet to have the best start it can and coming from a breeder i hope this will be so.

Hello and Wohic breeds some stunning cresties and is, I think, based in Yeovil. Try sending her a PM.

[k42c]

Originally Posted by samanthajane

Also, Is there anyone in Somerset who breeds crested geckos. I don't want to go to a shop and buy one who may of not been cared for i want my pet to have the best start it can and coming from a breeder i hope this will be so.

afternoon. ive got my firsts eggs in the incubator. so hopefully ill have some soon enough. maybe not soon enough for you. good luck with it all. your in the right place for any help

[samanthajane]

Im in no rush in getting my cresties i need to make sure i am knowledagebale enough to take them on. Keep me updated about there progress please