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Do you have any idea if you're interested in terrestrial geckos or arboreal geckos? Large geckos or smaller geckos? geckos that can be handled or just for display. If you say some things about some features you're interested in, we may have some specific suggestions. Aliza

It's nice to have a way to vent the heat. How about it you install it under the outside of the enclosure and then monitor the temperatures to see if it's working. Aliza

I don't keep tokays, but this sounds like a fine size. Aliza

You tape the heat cable under the tank on the outside. There is a variety of "substrate" you can put inside the enclosure on the bottom. My favorite is ceramic tile that I get from a home improvement store. You can also use repti-carpet which is a felted cloth material or even shelf liner or...

Put her in with the male for a trial. If either of them is overly aggressive, separate them and try in another week. If they're tolerating each other without violence (remember that male mating can look a bit violent), leave them together for 3 days or so, separate them and keep checking the...

I'd be curious to know if the changes make any difference. I have 5 adult cresties, 3 of whom I hatched 7 years ago. I almost never have to help them with shed but every now and then . . . Aliza

It's possible but not guaranteed that your gecko may ovulate eventually in the presence of a male. Many of my single female geckos are ovulating and one laid a pair of infertile eggs. Aliza

Welcome! Are you interested in any specific gecko species? Aliza

Do they get the shed off eventually or do you have to help them? I occasionally have to help some of my adults. I used to keep my hatchling cresties in shoebox sized plastic bins which are a little bigger than what you have. Maybe they need more space to run around in. Is there something in...

A picture (of the poop, though a picture of the gecko would be nice too) would be helpful. What is he eating? Sometimes when they strain, there may be a bit of blood in the poop. It's not unusual for some geckos to poop every time you pick them up. Aliza

Nice! It would be great to see some pictures of Lilly too. Aliza

The questions you ask are usually answered in care sheets. I recommend that you google "leopard gecko care" and read a bunch of care sheets. The information will be a little different in each care sheet, but a lot of it will be the same from sheet to sheet. Figure out what advice seems to be...

It's hard to know exactly what's going on. Here are some things to check: Is it warm enough on the bottom of the enclosure on one side? Is he normally active? I think it might be a good idea to take him to the vet. Make sure they test him for the usual parasites (pinworms) and also for...

When they told you it would be only 5-6 inches, were they measuring from tip of nose to tip of tail, or from tip of nose to the vent (where the tail begins)? Of course there's no way to know the answer to that question now, I imagine. I don't think 8" is that huge for a leopard gecko, and it's...

Unless you know for sure that your normal gecko has no recessive genes besides albino, the reptile calculator won't be accurate. If the normal gecko had only the albino recessive gene, some of the offspring would be albino and would have beige and yellow banding or striping. However, these...