This is Speck:
We're gecko-sitting her for 5 weeks
She's pretty cute!
She came over on Thursday night, and didn't eat her crickets, so last night I replaced them with a fresh smaller cricket with no spikes or wings, and she seems to have eaten that one. I think she's still a bit stressed from the move though - I went to pat her yesterday and she immediately got up and started flicking her tail around, so I let her be. I don't know much about gecko behaviour, but she didn't seem terribly happy!
For those in the know - do they get stressed easily? Would you expect her to settle down pretty fast? She is handled every day at home, and I don't want her to "regress" from not being handled, but I also don't want to stress her out. How often do you feed your gecko? Are they picky about their crickets? I have a bunch of crickets, but a heap of them seem big, with long spikes, and wings, and I know she definitely doesn't like crickets with wings. I'm not sure what to do with the big guys though... release them!? I didn't ask her owner about that...
Any good to know gecko tips would be appreciated
We're gecko-sitting her for 5 weeks
She came over on Thursday night, and didn't eat her crickets, so last night I replaced them with a fresh smaller cricket with no spikes or wings, and she seems to have eaten that one. I think she's still a bit stressed from the move though - I went to pat her yesterday and she immediately got up and started flicking her tail around, so I let her be. I don't know much about gecko behaviour, but she didn't seem terribly happy!
For those in the know - do they get stressed easily? Would you expect her to settle down pretty fast? She is handled every day at home, and I don't want her to "regress" from not being handled, but I also don't want to stress her out. How often do you feed your gecko? Are they picky about their crickets? I have a bunch of crickets, but a heap of them seem big, with long spikes, and wings, and I know she definitely doesn't like crickets with wings. I'm not sure what to do with the big guys though... release them!? I didn't ask her owner about that...
Any good to know gecko tips would be appreciated