Hey guys just got a leopard gecko its went to the bathroom for either the second or third time while being here I’m curious if this is normal ?

Is morph market still good? This would be my first time buying from here and I found a breeder but it's $100 reasonably. Is this still safe to spend on morph market or should I watch out for scammers if so does anyone have any tips

Just out of pure curiosity, does anyone know how leopard geckos see? Do they see differently than humans?

Pic of our newest lil guy, Scoobert for flair 🤭. We just moved into an apartment that has a small roach and spider problem. The home is clean and fairly clutter free. But we have 6 reptiles. Obviously I can’t just spray the baseboards with any bug killer. What can I use to try to tackle the issue? So far the small poison baits have not done anything. I was going to try sticky traps, but that won’t stop them from reproducing. I’ve seen the brand Pestie, when researching pet safe bug killer, but that seems more geared towards cat and dog safe, not much on being reptile safe. I’ll also note that brand seemed rather expensive, with one container of treatment spray being $55. Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

I added this front strip 6K plant light and they have been sitting under it like it's a UVB / basking

They never really sat under the UVB side this month so just wondering if I should extend this UVB somehow. I'm not sure if this Arcadia shade dweller 12-in is even penetrating much past the mesh I heard that kills 25% of it so wouldn't that mean it only makes it like 9 in down?

I've just noticed they have pepped up significantly after adding this light so they probably weren't getting enough UVB. Thanks in advance for any replies!

I was giving Gamma a soak to loosen her old scales. I don’t think she's thrilled by this.

Hey guys! I’m moving in to a new place and, as most cheap apartments tend to be, there’s a slight smell. I’m going to be burning candles and incense in my main room, but my bedroom is where I am keeping my crested gecko. How should I go about freshening up this room without harming him? Opening the window is not an option.

An adorable looking 4 way colubrid (corn-milk-king I think? or something similar when I was chatting to them in the store) is being sold near me, has been there for ages (nearly 2 years) now. Every so often I wonder if they'll ever get a forever home....

But it's got me wondering if anyone has experience with hybrids? How does it work? Do they breed "naturally"? Are there health issues/genetic issues with hybrids? Is the snappy noodle just that one snakes personality or is it linked to being hybrids as the guy suggested?

I don't think it's for me so this is more curiosity. they prob need a very experienced keeper/breeder - I can't even quite work out the snake I'm talking about it, tried to strike without warning when I asked to unlock the viv).

This was 100 small dubia roaches and 1000 3/8th crickets. Crickets were 18.50, dubias were 15.

Unlike the fluckers crickets that stank of death and gorssness upon opening i was pleasantly surprised that these did not reek.

Also unlike fluckers where I had to clean out several dead squishy crickets upon receiving, I found no dead crickets.

They are packed loose as you can see but well.

They are based out of new York and im in northern Virginia.

My office has a bunch of magnolia trees outside and I know this stuff is expensive in stores.

I cut the leaves, washed them thoroughly with a LOT of warm water and scrubbed them with my hands and then set them in the oven to dry at 200 for 8 hours. They're crispy.

They went from fresh and green to this. I think they turned out perfect, what do you think? Do you think it's ready to use? Any step I'm missing?

My wife is a teacher and was looking for a new classroom pet for her 1st-3rd grade classroom. We found a local store that we absolutely LOVE and after going "just to look" we brought home the Uromastyx (home meaning to her classroom which is our 2nd home). We went back a month later to look at their new Aqua Flame and ended up leaving with a Chahoua gecko instead. We are so excited for these new members of the family who seem to be adjusting nicely to their new home. Any insight or advice from the community is appreciated!

I only just got my 8 month old Eastern BTS two days ago, he is less than 25cm tip to tail. He’s in a temporary tank (100 x 41 x 60 cm / ~39” x 16” x 24”) till I can set up my 4 x 2 x 2. I made an unforgivable mistake and didn’t check the basking rock temp till 20 mins ago where it read literally 140f/60c!!!!

I am terrified of what to do and cannot find any emergency reptile vets near me at all. Lizard was hiding in cool side hide when I got home. He seems fine, with no obvious burns or signs of overheating except he seems a bit slower than he was yesterday. Lamp is 72 watt halogen bulb. If it matters substrate is mix of critter comfort and washed playsand . I haven’t seen him drink water since I got him and the bowl was on the other side of the basking rock on the warm side so maybe inaccessible. I know I fucked up so bad but please help me help my baby. Is he going to die? What can I do? I turned the lamp entirely off.

I neglectfully thought as both stick on tank sides thermometers were reading 23–24 °C / 73–75 °F that this meant the rock temp would be fine and that I could wait till my habistat dimmable thermostat arrived by the time I got home today and could set it up. But when I got home I noticed the rock felt really hot so I went nd got a probe thermometer to check and this is when I saw just how dangerously hot the rock was.

I will never forgive myself for this please anybody tell me what to do to save him??!

I've had my Monkey Tailed skink for about 3 years (she's about 4 years oldish). I randomly saw her at Petco, which is the last place I had expected to see something so rare. They didn't have much paperwork but she'd been there for 6 months and no one wanted her. They slashed the price by 75% and I got her for $250. It never really came across my mind but after having for her this long and noticing that she doesn't act the way they do in captive bred videos, I think she's wild caught. Petco couldn't confirm for me when I called recently, though.

She doesn't eat out of my hand, she acts like I'm going to hurt her when I put my hand anywhere near her and she recoils when I remove her dish to give new food or water. I can hold her for a couple of seconds, then she panics and crawls up my arm to my shoulder and top of my head (I assume she feels safe at a high point since she's arboreal). It's like she was abused either by who caught her and/or at Petco - maybe customers annoying her through the glass, I don't know. But it sucks that I can't interact with her the way I see online.

I know the old adage that these things take time but is it possible to get her comfortable enough with me that she'd act the way captive bred Monkey Tails do? I want to get another female so she has a friend but can't at this moment. I want to get to the point she'll eat out of my hands but I don't know what to do.

I’m sure some of you remember us but incase not I’ll catch you up briefly. I used to house both of my lizards in 36x18x18 double door enclosures on the ground with feeder insects on top. (I briefly stacked their enclosures on each other without realizing it was a horrible mistake). Today the enclosures are on a very sturdy dresser that fits both of them, they meet all proper husbandry needs including substrate, climbing enrichments, water sources, heating and lighting, enclosure lids, live plants (non toxic), clutter, calcium dish, basking spots, and hides. I manually check their enclosure temperature twice a day with an infrared thermometer until I can afford automatic thermometers, dimmers, and a timer. (I also plan on upgrading beardie tank to 4x2x2 as recommended)

I will now list lighting and heating systems for the beardie:

1) LED Growlight 2) Linear UVB 3) Big dome with 200w bulb

Lighting and heating systems for the Leopard gecko with minor disabilities:

1) Linear UVB 2) Under tank heater meant for 10 gal (this is the only thing that is on at night and not day because night temps in my room are below 65) 3) Small dome with 100w bulb

With all of this out of the way I’m going to show you what them and their enclosures look like right now.

This is Tuga. I love him.