5 TIPS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR CRESTED GECKO LOVE YOU!

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[themikefrogXD]

"We are big scary warm things" - brilliant description of humans

[prestigenoob]

My crestie loves my bed and hates my sister. He can tell the difference... we're twins... he pees on her.

[sageexotics]

Reptiles hear. I don’t know why anyone would think they don’t. Lizards have clear external ear holes. Snakes do not have external ears, so it might look like they don’t have ears, but they have internal ears. This doesn’t mean they can’t hear. If you cover your ears you can still hear. It’s thought that snake ears pick up vibrations from the ground more to listen to predators. So reptiles hear. Sound cues can help just as much as visual cues.

[cfol]

Some tip I'd like to share (which works for any reptile really) is to define spaces inside the enclosure where you will never touch your animal and spaces where they will be handled. That way your animal will learn over time that when it's in a particular space it won't be bothered so it will go there when it really doesn't want to be exposed to you. On the other hand when you only handle your gecko when it's sitting in a particular space it will learn to go there when it doesn't mind your presence.
For example in my enclosures I leave the entire left half as my reptiles private zone. They will only be touched on the right side and only handled when they come to the right corner of the sliding door where I let them climb onto my hand all by themselves. As soon as I sarted with this method I realized my animals being much more relaxed during handling sessions. It takes quite some time but the effect is really rewarding.

[PureRandumosity]

I've had my male crestie for almost 4 years and hes at a point where when he sees me come home he comes out and climbs on the door. If hes not out where I can see him, he also knows "wanna come out?" and will climb out and come to the door where he waits to climb on my hand. My female is less trusting and gets extremely stressed if she spends more than a couple minutes outside her cage, making progress with her though, she actually came out and climbed on my hand last week and didn't chirp non stop.

[jenniferhislop]

She's so pretty! A very gentle touch goes a long way with crested geckos. I agree with you that frequent or daily handling is important. My crestie will hang out in my hand or on my arm or shoulder. Sometimes it's for about 20 minutes or sometimes he will want to just sit with me for an hour or more. Watch your cresties body posture, if they look comfortable and relaxed or if they're in the ''S'' posture. I notice lots of times that my guys eyelashes fold in almost as if he were sleeping when he's enjoying his time with me. Time and patience are key. Great video!

[Jazzthedog]

I think one reason people claim lizards and geckos cant "love " you is because reptiles cant show much facial expression, especially when they can even blink, they show love just not the way most people recognize it.

[shonabryony]

I’ve almost had my first crested gecko for three years and the only reason I got one was because of your videos. I recently got my second and its all thanks to you.

[WayfaringFox]

this couldnt have been more perfect timing. my first crestie just arrived two days ago and i’ve been trying to figure out how to bond because he’s so different from my leo!! thank you!!

[beanzstories]

Me and my leopard gecko often watch your videos together

[brookex]

1:20 I skipped to this part and I literally thought she dropped her tail 😂

[dreamypastel]

3 weeks ago i just bought my first crested gecko, his name is Cookie! Hes literally as big as my thumb. His back is dark brown and his tail is pale while, I found his patterns pretty cool. I do have experience with other lizards such as the great plated lizard and a chameleon. But I do wanna say, Thank you for the tips!

[klaudiakafel]

Recently I was handling my crestie Bridget, and I stood up off the floor to take her back to her home and she jumped off right onto the floor. It made the loudest clapping noise I've ever heard and tears came out of my eyes because I got such a fright !! Bridget however looked fine like nothing unusual happened and kept going.... they're more hardy than we think honestly !!

[ray-bgco]

I got my first Crested Gecko today at Repticon from Gecko Junkie! I named him Peter Parker and now I’m binge watching how to bond with him while he’s getting adjusted to his new home.😊

[allenjones]

I cant tell if Lyra is a colossal crested gecko or if you just have tiny hands lol

[JustAPrettyCoolDude]

Wow! I was planning on getting one of these geckos. I was starting to want one when my friend Delaney showed the class her snake! This is a really big help! Thanks!

[brandonh]

I named mine Appa, because of the arrow on his head, and his sound is "yip yip!"

[samanthasoyars]

I liked this video! Really good information! I find that my crested gecko was much easier to tame them my leopard gecko. I feel it's really based on personalities of the reptile. Love them both anyway!

[AmbiCahira]

Great video! As for hearing.. my aquatic turtles only has a circle on the skin indicating their ears and yet their hearing is fascinating. They learn to tell humans apart especially by voice, they have learned to recognize phrases and sounds and what those sounds represent like good morning, good night, hello, feeding noise etc. My mom and I look super similar and the only time they met her they could tell us apart and if my turtles can do that - so can geckos! My first turtle pair in childhood became so tame that when I lifted them out of the water they relaxed the legs like ragdolls and one liked head scratches/rubs a lot and the other loved gentle foot rubs so again, if this species of turtle can - so can your gecko. :p because turtles are probably the least human bound possible and hopefully it can give hope to someone. The more you stack positive experiences on their terms and gradually (like any early relationship you gain trust by respecting someone's body and space) the further you will succeed. :)

I am doing research currently to possibly get a crested gecko, fingers crossed that we're compatible. ^^

[heathercarr]

Just got my first Crested Gecko 2 days ago, I'm beyond excited and just love it so much already!