10 Things NOT To Do With Your Pet Leopard Gecko

Here are ten things I recommend NOT doing with your pet leopard gecko, especially if you are a beginner! Use the timestamps below to hop around the video. Let me know if you want a part two!

00:01 Intro
00:23 Don't breed your pet leopard geckos
01:34 Don't peel your leopard gecko's shed for them
02:07 Jaxon dreaming intermission
03:02 Don't hold them by their head, tail, or on their backside
03:25 Don't leave your leopard gecko outside unattended
04:19 Don't cohab your leopard geckos
06:32 Don't feed your leopard gecko kale, bread, veggies, fruits, etc.
07:05 Don't make your leopard gecko swim
08:00 Don't smoke around your leopard gecko
09:19 Don't sleep or cuddle with your leopard gecko
09:56 Don't bring them around during daytime to the store, school, friend's house, etc
11:16 Outro

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[JessicasAnimalFriends]

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[davidshaw]

This has made me feel like a truly responsible owner as not one of these things has crossed my mind. Good to make it clear though. Not sure what was funnier: dreaming dog or your reaction to him. Impressed that he can still interrupt even while unconscious!

[anapaulamedellin]

I am new to keeping reptiles as pets and I am amazed that these things would have to be mentioned. I think all the advice given should be known, specially if you want leopard geckos as pets, and it saddens me to know that people can be irresponsible with a pet that they should be treating with respect and humanity. I appreciate that you put yourself out there even if you do get petty comments.

[blockednostril]

I co habbed my females originally, everything you say about it is what happened over time. One was neglected and bullied, two others fought one another..another actually got respiratory infections as well. Another big risk of co habbing is not being able to assess their poop if you don’t know who’s is whos.

Agreed co hab is a huge task to do well.
All my girls are in their own enclosures now and all recovered, no dropped tails or long term affects..thankfully I got them out of there in time.

Great video!

[danieltaylor]

The "on the back" pose for a leopard gecko is a horrible thing to do. I've heard of some people whose geckos suffered spinal damage from trying to get out of that. They're naturally very photogenic animals - you don't need to do that to take beautiful pictures of your leopard gecko.

[Ultrasecond]

As a relatively new owner, i truly appreciate this information. I have never done any of these things with my leo, and I never plan to. He is still young, and I've felt very protective over him, so now that I know what not to do, I can make his life even better by avoiding these things, because I want my little friend to be safe and healthy and happy as long as possible. Thank you!

[MadiGrace_]

So glad these NEVER crossed my mind. I'm so glad you made this video to clear things up ❤

[minzkaffee]

Okay I know the video is more on the serious side, but your dog was just absolutely adorable, thank you for not editing that out.

[PrimalKevYT]

Also don't kiss them, i see so many people kiss their reptiles and it's just unsanitary and odd plus reptiles don't see it as ''love''

Get some rats or something if you want small pets to actually bond with.

[WellWoopdidoo]

The only time I’ve had to do anything close to “pealing” my Leo’s shed is after her surgery for follicular stasis. She’d already popped her abdominal sutures the week before pulling at her feeding tube and the vet had said if the wound re-opened the whole incision would need to be abrided and re-sutured. I watched her remove as much as she could but it was clearly stuck around the staples, so I had to give her a very quick soak and then clean off the area with a q-tip. She managed to get everything else on her own after that.

[harlowkeener]

I’m 13. My first ever baby blizzard gecko I got on the 20th of September 2021. I feed it a lot of live silk worms and sometimes meal worms as treats

[amysuewest]

Excellent tips. They ought to be obvious, but sadly they aren't. Kudos for having the guts to calmly and politely say what needed to be said.

[xhemillelopa]

Jessica: please don’t bring your reptiles to work
Emily from snake discovery: -oops

[nyves]

sad that these needed to be said, but I'm very grateful that you did. great video!! (and I loved that you got to catch your dog sleeptalking on video, my Chihuahua does it a lot and I still don't know whether he's having good dreams or not lol)

[emmahallbacka]

I was expecting something controversial, but this is just common sense. Imagine taking you leopard gecko to the mall, feeding it crumbs from your cake. It is just utter madness.

[TessesKingdom]

I’m looking into owning a Gecko at some point and I’m surprised that people do this to their animals. Awesome video

[phantomvampyressshadowkiss]

I agree 100 with the breeding. I have pet leopard geckos im not a breeder.Your right about all you say, i think alot is common sense too like leaving them unattended outside or even the picking up by head and tail.

[AubrieSloan]

I'm thankful for this. We just got 8 year old one for Christmas tomorrow. He is nervous but I'm letting him be and will make sure he is monitored by me when he is caring for his gecko.

[actual______criminal]

I’m wholly convinced 99% of people who argue it’s fine to keep their leopard geckos together just don’t want to pay for proper housing, and it makes me so angry they get to own these squirmy angels to begin with bc they don’t deserve to and that’s the truth

[jacobhoward]

I just rescued a box turtle who was fed junk food. She had tortilla chips all over her enclosure. I also have a young leopard gecko that was fed lettuce.