my crestie is super flighty, any time i touch him he takes off running. however, he’s never dropped his tail after almost 10 years, and he’s fine with eating while on my hands. i’ve found that announcing my presence in a calm voice helps him to anticipate handling better. they’re very intuitive though, he knows when strangers are around and normally refuses to eat in front of them. still working on tong feeding, right now he only takes insects if they’re roaming the enclosure
I sometimes bring my bearded dragon to my pc, lean back in my chair and watch youtube videos(sometimes yours), and she would lay on my chest until we both fall asleep. I dont know why, but this is definitly the best moments for me. i feel somewhat closer to her when this happens. Thanks for another Awesome video man, keep it up :)
eh just remember that they are tolerating you; and in no way are they emotionally attached to laying on ur chest falling asleep. They will fall asleep at night the same way thinking when the next time this human gonna feed me.
@@imnotagamer22 id say its more about trust than just tolerance! if a smaller animal feels safe enough to sleep on you or just hangout it means that there is some form of trust. tolerating handling comes with trust as well, if your beardie isnt biting, thrashing or trying to get away from you id say they understand you are not a predator. im not sure how to explain it but my baby beardie falls asleep on me occasionally and i know he trusts me enough to be in a position that i could seriously hurt him and he is relaxed enough to "snuggle" up to me, the reasons he does this are probably A. im warm and a good heater to reptile and B. he knows my smell and feels generally safe. i can see where you come from but i can also see trust is a huge part of tolerance :))
I have 4 juvenile cresties and thankfully, they're super tame. We started really young and they are calm enough now that my 6 year old can take "his" gecko out for supervised handling and enrichment 😁
I have a hatchling Crestie but she won’t approach my hand and when I hoop her snout she runs but has no problem with my hand being less than a millimeter next to my hand. Do u have any tips on overcoming her fear of me touching her?
@@vis222 if she's eating well, put your hand in the enclosure for a few(around 5) minutes at night when she's most active to let her get used to your scent. After about a week of that, I helped mine walk/jump into my hand, by gently touching the back and they should move forward. Just keep one hand in front of the one they're sitting in and they usually will jump from hand to hand. Best to start with your hands in the enclosure when doing that so they can't fall It's easier to start handling during the day because they're less active. We hand walked ours for less than 5 minutes a day and gradually built up from there as long as they still are well and we're growing One in particular wasn't eating as well after handling so we held off a couple of weeks to make sure they were still growing and then started the process again😊
I have talked about a few animals I've handled, fed, and worked with over the years and I agree with Dayyan. You have to stop thinking of animals as having human attributes, but rather that they develop learned behaviors that are in line with their instincts. One animal that gets left out often in talking about conditioning an animal is dealing with snakes. I love handling bull snakes. You can sort of feed them by hand, but I don't recommend it. Their feeding response is pretty intense. You don't want to encourage them associating your hands with food because they absolutely will bite you in excitement. I enjoy using tongs while feeding these bull snakes. Just keep the prey item aligned with their mouth so they don't try to clamp down on the tongs too hard. I also wear the same nitrile gloves that the owner wears when feeding, letting the snake know that the gloves aren't for eating, but are an indicator that food is on the way. That's the classical conditioning Dayyan talked about. Snakes aren't great at operant conditioning. They are noodles with heads. The world is scary and confusing when you don't even have feet. Suffice it to say, snakes are not great problem solvers, so consider what your hands and feet mean to an animal that has none.
My Leo will spend hours in the hood of my sweatshirt. It is very endearing when a cute little critter sees you as a safe place. This actually came in very handy during an extended power outage earlier this week. I was able to keep her warm with me for several hours at a time because of the hours spent doing things from this video. Dude, thank you for making this guide.
I have hand tremors due to medical issues, and I've been very nervous about handling my little cresties because they're so smol and jumpy! I feel like I scare them more because my slow movements are still shaky :/ I'm hoping they get used to it over time, and know that I'm safe, even if my hands feel like a mini earthquake! 😅
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for the question of the day, my favorite is hand feeding! for example hand feeding feeder insects with my fingers, and having the gecko, on my hand, and licking away at the meal replacement diet.
I have a Pin strip on hold till about mid June! Building his bioactive tank right now!Super exited to handle him and hand feed him! What would you recommend heating? I only need it up by like 5 degrees. Thanks ❤️
My crested gecko bolted up my arm while I was handling her. Instead of using my hand to block her path like I usually would, I tried your tip and let her wait. Amazingly she calmed down immediately! Thank you for the great information.
I just got my first crested gecko. I bought him from a breeder at an exotic expo. He is a harley morph, real cool looking, but already is a frog butt. I figured getting one that is already a frog butt will be less stressful due to me not worrying about him losing it 24/7.
After accidentally scaring my skink during a rehouse and seeing her tail drop I’ve been terrified I’ll scare my crestie and have been too afraid to interact with her in the three months I’ve had her. Thank you for this video, after watching this a couple times I think I feel confident to try and handle her next time I catch her out.
I've watched and read several guides on taming Cresties, and I must say I really like the approach in yours. It's funny, informative, and I appreciate the disclaimer. We can love our reptile friends while understanding they are very different from us! Thank you for this vid! Really wonderful
Please help, I just got my crested gecko two days ago, I bought is pretty chubby it’s an adult btw, he’s rlly chill on my hand could stay on for half an hour, but I couldn’t hand feed it and also it dint too a lot last feeding which I did yesterday
I got my first gecko when he was only a month old and he is 4-5 months now. When do you recommend starting minor handling? Also, at what age is the tail able to drop, or does it not matter? I’ve left my gecko alone so far the furthest interaction we’ve had is me carefully cleaning his tank around him as to not disturb him too much. I really don’t want him to drop his tail but i’m also worried about him never being tame as he seems to have a high flight response and is very jumpy. I’m also worried about his slow weight gain and was wondering a way i could quickly and easily get him on a scale to monitor him?
same man i try to stick my hand slowly in the enclosure in front of him and this sight of my hand makes him bolt but he responds to tong feeding and the noise i make before i am about to feed him and he’s only 3-4 months old not sure if i should keep trying or wait till he’s older
@@westontrim4344 hello so my crestie is over a year now and i still don’t handle her a lot (found out she’s a girl) compared to the average owner due to being busy but when i do, oh my lord is she obsessed with me. She’s an amazing eater now, still on the smaller side but there’s room to grow still. Anytime i try to put her back in her tank she’ll crawl up my arm instead with her little mischievous face it’s adorable. The time i put in with her has definitely paid off!
I just got my little crested gecko literally a few hours ago. I loved this video thank you so much ❤️ I'm really looking forward to using your techniques to bond with my new baby 🥰
I love my Chahoua she begs to come out of her enclosure to just hang out. I also love my 2 Leachie babies I hand feed them. So cool to see your cresties as babies and then all grow up in same vid. Thanks for vid!
My peeta comes out and crawls up my leg when I'm laying on my bed. Crawls up my leg and just chills on my foot for hours while we watch tv. Together..he's a very cool little dude ..🦎
I love to turn all the lights off and let her eat when handling her and I also love to let her sit with me on my shoulder when I'm drawing or doing something else but not for more than 15 minutes because as you know after 15 minutes they get quite jumpy.
Yup “Pavlovs dog” classical conditioning. Even though my adult male wasn’t impressed, I put him on the lower rack under my new baby so she’s chest height with front opening doors, my adult is no longer concerned with me picking him up from above him and I wanted to make sure my new baby felt more secure. The second week or so I would just hang out by/in her enclosure getting her used to me, my voice, movements, especially while feeding her, she’s only a couple months old but already she doesn’t fear me picking her up. Though I don’t yet do it for too long, I read her comfort levels.
Just noticed you added a whole paragraph to your comment 😅! Thanks for sharing! That’s a very important point! Having the animals at chest/eye level def would make them feel safer than say to be over them reaching in!
@@Reptiliatus I tend to comment repeatedly throughout the video lol I’m never finished editing my comments until I’ve watched it all lol , I’ve got a short memory
My favorite interaction is different with all three of my reptiles. I love to hold my rough green snake, she’s very curious and adventurous so it is really rewarding to watch. I love to feed my cuban knight anole because she turns the most beautiful shades of green and blue when she eats something particularly tasty. And I love to just watch my leopard gecko live his best life in his home, as he is most comfortable there and most comical in his own territory.
Hi there. I raised my crested gecko from 3g to now 43g (maybe 1 year). He is a male, in 3 1/2’ x 2’ x 2’ enclosure. Eddie used to be fine with handling, but now he has developed a flight response as of late. When I take a moment, and approach again afterward… he runs again. And won’t stop. Most often, his motive is to escape the tank on his own terms. He is on a Pangea diet, and haven’t hand fed before. But always drinks his mash. He used to hunt crickets when he was younger. Any ideas on how to re enforce trust? And prevent the need/want to escape? Thanks :)
My crested gecko is extremely afraid of me. I can't even get near the enclosure without him freaking out. I haven't been able to get near him. I can't even tong feed him. Really don't what I can do but it's very disheartening. Especially since my other crestie was so calm.
I got my crestie less than a week ago and she's doing amazing! she doesn't mind handling at all, she rarely hides and likes to hang out in the open of her tank, and I had a bit of trouble getting her to eat on her own as she would ONLY eat directly off of my finger, but she's gotten better just over the last few days and I got her to eat a full serving out of a dish with just a little bit of encouragement, I'm very excited to see her grow and bond with my Lola!
I'm over here watching a video on how to tame a crested gecko when I have a juvenile crested gecko that is super tame 🤣 I was wondering if this video would show me how to get my cresty to not walk away every time I go to pick it up but yours seem to do the same thing aha 😅
I do not yet have any reptiles, but love your channel. I target trained my betta to make him easier to hand feed, and he seems to “enjoy” a few head pats sometimes. My Amano shrimp got wise to this, and started coming up for handouts. I can feed them with small tongs or toothpicks. Food is definitely the universal motivator! My husband just shakes his head
I just got my crested gecko today because the last one I got died because he had something wrong with him. The new one is a girl, and she got shipped here! She's gotten used to me handling her, and when I got here I put food and water out so if she got hungry or thirsty she could do that. Her name is Zuzu and she is a Juvenile!
Ladies, find you a guy like Dayan who is gentle yet firm with his ladies Pingu & Nona. Dayan now u made me want to get a Crestie! They are gorgeous & such personalities!
What happened was kind of the opposite for me. My boyfriend’s crestie (Sticky, who is around 10 years old) was always hand fed but would try to run for the hills when you try to pick him up. Over the course of 2 weeks I managed to get him fully conditioned to handling. But after a week of not handling due to us being busy with life, he won’t even tolerate being finger fed anymore. Thankfully, he has never dropped his tail because we notice all the stress signals and leave him be. But I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place regarding what to do. Am I at a complete loss?
Okay, I've had My crestie for almost 3 months now. I try to feed him by hand each night and I try to coax him into my hand but he never wants to come near me 😅 should I just keep at this method until something changes? I never try to grab him, just offer my hand like a branch. He always runs and hides so I just leave him alone until the next day. He is very small, maybe like 4in long. No idea what his age is, but clearly he's a baby still. Any thoughts, tips, or ideas appreciated 😅
So I came here for the crested geckos And was gonna leave because i seen the tarantula BUUUUT THEN YO AHH HAD ME IN THE TANK AND I JUST KNEEEEWWW🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is the one ❤️🤣🤣🤣
I currently have an 11 month old crested gecko and it like to hunt a bit too much. It sometimes mistakes my fingers for food, seems to be hungry all the time, and jumps out the tank into the cup of insects before I’ve had the chance to put them in the tank. 🤦🏼♀️😂
I kinda did this backwards..my crest Ambrosia will gladly eat food off my finger (after I've washed my hands of course) but is still flighty with my hands. I did get him recently, and Im looking forward to him feeling safe in my presence!
Mine bites a bit 99% of the time it’s a feeding response, it never hurts and he’s usually calm after he realizes I’m not edible But is it possible for you to be able to teach them to tell the difference between your hand and food? He is very friendly and social with me but it spooks my mom a bit
If its aggressive, should i let it bite me until it realizes it cant do anything?? Mines 9 years old and just started being super aggressive towards me, normally hes super calm, but recently hes starting to become aggressive
I'm generally pretty wary about getting care information off UA-cam, but as soon as you said "let's not anthropomorphize these guys" I knew it it was gonna be solid information
my male crested gecko was afraid of me from the start. I didn’t even do anything and he dropped his tail. He ran after I put him back in his terrarium that I had just cleaned and he found the hole in the mesh lid that I had cut out for the reptifogger tube (which was currently not in place at that moment) and he bolted for it got stuck panicked and dropped his tail
The lizard: it's a nice day to be alive what the heck is that is that Godzilla I see with my eyes that I can't blink the human: oh look it there is a tiny lizard the lizard: trembling in fear
Last night I had a not so great handling session right when I was making slow progress before now. It scared my crestie and I felt so bad. It's tough to handle the leapers and runners without stressing them. She's 8 months and I'm not fond of handling her yet and she's not fond of me. Makes me feel bad. I've never dropped her even once but she runs from me and if she goes to the back of the tank, I won't chase her. It's so frustrating, she won't hand walk and just still races and jumps. I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? I move slowly, she never bites, just avoids my hands. Still has her tail. I move my hand in front of her and get her to step on it but she tries hard not to and just runs off. I try everything. Only very short handling sessions at this point.
I keep watching these type of videos but none of them work for young gheckos I can’t get my ghecko to eat alone I have to keep rubbing Pangea on his face to make him eat
I think my crestie is underweight. I’ve had him for a week and got him from someone who was rehoming him. He’s 4 almost 5. He looks like he’s 2 months old. Super slim and nothing like the white crestie. He lived in an 12x12x18 but I upgraded him. Do you think the small enclosure would stunt his growth? How can I fatten him up a bit? He won’t eat bugs btw
hi i love what you do. I am French and I understand you well despite that I am not good at English, you articulate very well and besides that is why you are the only English speaker that I am. more thanks to you I learn things that one does not learn in France.
Yo I’m such a big fan but I need your advice on what to do with my male crested gecko because every time I come into my bedroom he is on the glass and usually gets his Hemi peine out and when I try touching him he tries to do the same thing what can I do to help ?
you’ve earned my follow bc u just affirmed how I take care of my crestie!! I didn’t realize there were terms and reasons as to why I cared for him a certain way. Hand feeding is where it’s attttt
Hey buddy thanks for the video. I take my crested gecko out every morning when I wake up will it still dark. I used the end of a chopstick for feeding when she's hungry. She's an awesome pet
So I know this video is very old, but my gecko doesn't like eating out of the dish I have for him, and he gets scared, I've tried bringing the tong I feed him with closer to the dish so he starts liking the dish, but instead he just stops eating or runs off, what can I do?
Місяць тому
I built an artificial tree so he can climb and investigate and eat in it’s about 3 ft high so I can keep an eye on him while sitting on the ground after taking him out of his enclosure and treadmilling with him
My crested gecko is super timid, she’s very scared of being handled or picked up she’ll jump away. But she does allow me to tong feed her crickets and she’ll eat her food from my finger. She’s not shy about eating from me but she’s scared of me. I’ve had her for a month and a week and she’s pooping and is very healthy but she’s very shy of me. Any tips? She’s a juvenile.
To answer your question: am a new owner of a crestie, so I am giving it (ain’t sexing the gecko just yet due breeders info, but it weighted enough and then some for a new home 🙂)and me some time to get used to its new surroundings ( and so on). But I do like to observ them calmly ( got fish experience as well 😅) in order to learn their body language ( even if not much happens when it is sound asleep 😂) and I probably will handle them enough for them to be relaxed in my precense and to be able to feed them, but will usually keep them in their terrariums and leave the cuddling sprees formmy other pets ( in other words; two cats that are laphoggers) Hope my thought put in writing makes sense 😂
for some reason my creased gecko isn't running away when i rub gently my finger along his body, idk why but he just sits and do nothing or just walk away like nothing happened
I have a juvenile and now its impossible to put him back in his enclosure he "loves" or likes me enriching him so much, he just jumps on my arm when the enclosure lid opens! thank you, he hasn't jumped in years, (2 years later)
To start awesome video! 😁 I got a question tho.. i want to hold a reptile as "pet" but want as much as interaction with it, because i don't have much space i can't take a normal pet, dog or cat, so second thing i like the most are reptiles.. so my question is: what do you think is most likely to fit my needs? I'm interested in crested gecko's or other lizards but like i mention i don't have much space.. I've read that crested gecko's don't take handling that great like for example bearded dragons (not that interested in bearded dragons tho)
I would give my daughter a small tong the she puts peach or worms on her hand then her crested gecko jumps to gets the meal, she has been doing this for 7 years...
I'd live to get one, but I'm at work 5 days a week early hours of the morning till 5. So it would be difficult to give it time + attention and create that BOND
i dont have one yet but my mom said aiming for my next birthday i could get one, so i gotta learn about them as much as possible and think of names too.
I know males will occasionally mount and bite your hand while holding displaying the mating behavior. Have you ever seen a female do this? My female is approaching 30g and I don't see any sign of it being a male, but she has displayed that mating behavior a couple of times to my hand
Hey man you might not see this, but I have a question. Why is my crested gecko, BTW he's a phantom pinstripe if that matters, why is he not eating the gecko diet that I try to hand feed him. And for the response to the (Question of the day) I like to Interact with my crested gecko by talking with it
I have a crested gecko and she is scared, i mean SCARED, her first owners had her in a wayy too small cage and nobody cared about her. She had it like this in about a year. When i got her we could not find a good cage so she had a bigger but not as big as they should have.(we gave her a better cage) Now she is scared of everything and every one, does this still work?
I got a crested gecko and i like calmly talking to him and strangely lick his eye. A couple days ago i went to give him water. He was in the top corner of his enclosure and i had to open the top to get in. I opened the top enough for my finger to go in with him. My intention was to politely poke him so he would get down. He is still very jumpy so i have to be supervised incase he tries to get out. Now he sat in that corner and i stroked his head a few times. He sat perfectly still. I never tried to touch him cause i didn't want to stress him out so i was a little shaky. But i calmly talked to him while i did this. Something i think i should mention is i am Autistic so being able to gain the trust of any type of being is a very big deal to me. I own 4 snakes and the first two i have had the longest both know me very well and understand that i am very happy when i hold them. My other two i have not handled much due to them being really wiggly. And one of them has a very high feeding response and always comes out of her hide/cave when i talk to her. The other one is always showing off. But thanks to this information i will start working with my gecko more. I did notice that my dad tried to grab him and he ran around scared. My dad was being very quick and impatient but now that i got to at least stroke his head i think i can start working with him more and strengthen our bond. I was surprised he didnt run away from me cause i was a little anxious. But i have put his food and water in by myself a few times. He usually stays on the bottom of his enclosure and watches me. I hope i can post a picture of me holding him in your comment section soon. I understand this will take time and patience so i hope to have him comfortable with being handled and hand fed at some point. I really hope we can grow closer. Thank you for the info man. You have a new subscriber.
My favorite thing to do with my pet snake usually holding it and feeding it because it looks so cool and needs I love holding him and I have about three reptiles the snake and I have a crested gecko and a bearded dragon🐍🦎😁
Tips for a crestie that will not tolerate me in any way, I can not feed him off my finger without him flipping out and running, he has plenty of decoration in his tank. I’m lost
I don't have a reptile to interact with yet :( been trying to learn as much as I can before I start looking for a crested I like, thanks for the video 😎
hiya!! my baby crestie is super skittish , i left her alone for a week like some people said and she's acclamated to her tank fine, but she still doesnt trust me. do i continue to try to handle her like you do, picking up but when she moves leaving her alone for a lil bit and then trying again, or do i stop after she spooks the first time? thanks so much, anyone who knows the answer can also answer!!
I’ve had my crested gecko for less than 24 hours and when placing things into its terrarium it jumped onto my hand then continued to lick water droplets from my hand it’s so cute 😭
hi guys im super lane but im gonna need some advice, my crestie was super chill until i gave her a meal worm, she has had some trouble growing but shes been to the vet and its all sorted now, but for some reason now when ever i put my finger near her at day or night she will always bite me, she bites my neck, strings on a hoodie, all i want to do is handle her but im too frightened she'll just keep biting me like she always does. (like at 6.26) my gecko wouldve bitten me already
My leachie will eat out of my hand, and has since the first time I fed her. - I asked the breeder what her favorite food was and it was such a fast way to help her figure out I wasn't a threat
Is it normal, that my crestie shows up at the enclosure door when he wants to be handled? Because my little one does that a lot. he loves sitting on my hands, head etc. But then he does not want to go back to the enclosure. Also he likes to sit on my head and watch me play games for some reason :D
my crestie is super flighty, any time i touch him he takes off running. however, he’s never dropped his tail after almost 10 years, and he’s fine with eating while on my hands. i’ve found that announcing my presence in a calm voice helps him to anticipate handling better. they’re very intuitive though, he knows when strangers are around and normally refuses to eat in front of them. still working on tong feeding, right now he only takes insects if they’re roaming the enclosure
Hey I’m thinking of getting a crestie when they drop their tails do they grow back
@@Coasterzack no they do not...
I sometimes bring my bearded dragon to my pc, lean back in my chair and watch youtube videos(sometimes yours), and she would lay on my chest until we both fall asleep.
I dont know why, but this is definitly the best moments for me. i feel somewhat closer to her when this happens.
Thanks for another Awesome video man, keep it up :)
THATS ACTUALLY SO DAMN ADORABLE AND WHOLESOME
I tried that with mine and He’s tame but never sits still
And he ran off me and poop on my carpet 😂
I tried that with mine and He’s tame but never sits still
And he ran off me and poop on my carpet 😂
eh just remember that they are tolerating you; and in no way are they emotionally attached to laying on ur chest falling asleep. They will fall asleep at night the same way thinking when the next time this human gonna feed me.
@@imnotagamer22 id say its more about trust than just tolerance! if a smaller animal feels safe enough to sleep on you or just hangout it means that there is some form of trust. tolerating handling comes with trust as well, if your beardie isnt biting, thrashing or trying to get away from you id say they understand you are not a predator. im not sure how to explain it but my baby beardie falls asleep on me occasionally and i know he trusts me enough to be in a position that i could seriously hurt him and he is relaxed enough to "snuggle" up to me, the reasons he does this are probably A. im warm and a good heater to reptile and B. he knows my smell and feels generally safe.
i can see where you come from but i can also see trust is a huge part of tolerance :))
I have 4 juvenile cresties and thankfully, they're super tame. We started really young and they are calm enough now that my 6 year old can take "his" gecko out for supervised handling and enrichment 😁
I have a hatchling Crestie but she won’t approach my hand and when I hoop her snout she runs but has no problem with my hand being less than a millimeter next to my hand. Do u have any tips on overcoming her fear of me touching her?
@@vis222 if she's eating well, put your hand in the enclosure for a few(around 5) minutes at night when she's most active to let her get used to your scent.
After about a week of that, I helped mine walk/jump into my hand, by gently touching the back and they should move forward.
Just keep one hand in front of the one they're sitting in and they usually will jump from hand to hand.
Best to start with your hands in the enclosure when doing that so they can't fall
It's easier to start handling during the day because they're less active.
We hand walked ours for less than 5 minutes a day and gradually built up from there as long as they still are well and we're growing
One in particular wasn't eating as well after handling so we held off a couple of weeks to make sure they were still growing and then started the process again😊
I love the povs of when you feel like a little animal just chillin listening to Dayyan talk
hahaha I'm glad :)
I'm not really able to hold mine yet but sometimes she just stares at me for some reason which is kinda funny.
Great video 😎😎😎
Thank you friend :)
I have talked about a few animals I've handled, fed, and worked with over the years and I agree with Dayyan. You have to stop thinking of animals as having human attributes, but rather that they develop learned behaviors that are in line with their instincts.
One animal that gets left out often in talking about conditioning an animal is dealing with snakes. I love handling bull snakes. You can sort of feed them by hand, but I don't recommend it. Their feeding response is pretty intense. You don't want to encourage them associating your hands with food because they absolutely will bite you in excitement. I enjoy using tongs while feeding these bull snakes. Just keep the prey item aligned with their mouth so they don't try to clamp down on the tongs too hard. I also wear the same nitrile gloves that the owner wears when feeding, letting the snake know that the gloves aren't for eating, but are an indicator that food is on the way.
That's the classical conditioning Dayyan talked about. Snakes aren't great at operant conditioning. They are noodles with heads. The world is scary and confusing when you don't even have feet. Suffice it to say, snakes are not great problem solvers, so consider what your hands and feet mean to an animal that has none.
Thanks for sharing Wesley! As always well said and informative! Bull snakes are beautiful animals!
Crested geckos are definitely my favourite species of gecko
They are awesome!
Me too, they were my favorites even before I found out they were easy to care for and now I have one!
My Leo will spend hours in the hood of my sweatshirt. It is very endearing when a cute little critter sees you as a safe place. This actually came in very handy during an extended power outage earlier this week. I was able to keep her warm with me for several hours at a time because of the hours spent doing things from this video. Dude, thank you for making this guide.
I have hand tremors due to medical issues, and I've been very nervous about handling my little cresties because they're so smol and jumpy! I feel like I scare them more because my slow movements are still shaky :/ I'm hoping they get used to it over time, and know that I'm safe, even if my hands feel like a mini earthquake! 😅
The cresties might not the "smartest" creatures in your collection, but they are among the most adorable!
I just brought my baby home 2 days ago and he’s absolutely happy as can be! Thank you for this video it was extremely helpful!!
You are most welcome! Hope it helps!
Thanks so much for watching everyone! As always, thank you so much to my Reptiliatus Channel Patrons over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/Reptiliatus . Hope you learned some helpful tips/steps to taming and interacting with your crested gecko :)! Don't forget to answer today's question of the day!
for the question of the day, my favorite is hand feeding! for example hand feeding feeder insects with my fingers, and having the gecko, on my hand, and licking away at the meal replacement diet.
@@quinnconway163 Great choice! I love hand feeding as well!
I have a Pin strip on hold till about mid June! Building his bioactive tank right now!Super exited to handle him and hand feed him! What would you recommend heating? I only need it up by like 5 degrees. Thanks ❤️
? What should I feed my crestie for him to gain weight? He is slightly underweight 🥺
My crested gecko bolted up my arm while I was handling her. Instead of using my hand to block her path like I usually would, I tried your tip and let her wait. Amazingly she calmed down immediately! Thank you for the great information.
I did all my research before but I wanted yes see more ways to bond with my crested gecko and I got it today
That’s exciting! Best of luck! 😊
I just got my first crested gecko. I bought him from a breeder at an exotic expo. He is a harley morph, real cool looking, but already is a frog butt. I figured getting one that is already a frog butt will be less stressful due to me not worrying about him losing it 24/7.
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After accidentally scaring my skink during a rehouse and seeing her tail drop I’ve been terrified I’ll scare my crestie and have been too afraid to interact with her in the three months I’ve had her. Thank you for this video, after watching this a couple times I think I feel confident to try and handle her next time I catch her out.
I've watched and read several guides on taming Cresties, and I must say I really like the approach in yours. It's funny, informative, and I appreciate the disclaimer. We can love our reptile friends while understanding they are very different from us! Thank you for this vid! Really wonderful
FROM WHERE YOU BOUGHT A gecko?
Please help, I just got my crested gecko two days ago, I bought is pretty chubby it’s an adult btw, he’s rlly chill on my hand could stay on for half an hour, but I couldn’t hand feed it and also it dint too a lot last feeding which I did yesterday
I got my first gecko when he was only a month old and he is 4-5 months now. When do you recommend starting minor handling? Also, at what age is the tail able to drop, or does it not matter? I’ve left my gecko alone so far the furthest interaction we’ve had is me carefully cleaning his tank around him as to not disturb him too much. I really don’t want him to drop his tail but i’m also worried about him never being tame as he seems to have a high flight response and is very jumpy. I’m also worried about his slow weight gain and was wondering a way i could quickly and easily get him on a scale to monitor him?
same man i try to stick my hand slowly in the enclosure in front of him and this sight of my hand makes him bolt but he responds to tong feeding and the noise i make before i am about to feed him and he’s only 3-4 months old not sure if i should keep trying or wait till he’s older
@@westontrim4344 hello so my crestie is over a year now and i still don’t handle her a lot (found out she’s a girl) compared to the average owner due to being busy but when i do, oh my lord is she obsessed with me. She’s an amazing eater now, still on the smaller side but there’s room to grow still. Anytime i try to put her back in her tank she’ll crawl up my arm instead with her little mischievous face it’s adorable. The time i put in with her has definitely paid off!
My crest can sit on my hand for an hour
Nice!
I just got my little crested gecko literally a few hours ago. I loved this video thank you so much ❤️ I'm really looking forward to using your techniques to bond with my new baby 🥰
I love my Chahoua she begs to come out of her enclosure to just hang out. I also love my 2 Leachie babies I hand feed them. So cool to see your cresties as babies and then all grow up in same vid. Thanks for vid!
wow, that's so wholesome! Sounds like you have a great relationship with your animals!
My peeta comes out and crawls up my leg when I'm laying on my bed. Crawls up my leg and just chills on my foot for hours while we watch tv. Together..he's a very cool little dude ..🦎
I love to turn all the lights off and let her eat when handling her and I also love to let her sit with me on my shoulder when I'm drawing or doing something else but not for more than 15 minutes because as you know after 15 minutes they get quite jumpy.
Yup “Pavlovs dog” classical conditioning.
Even though my adult male wasn’t impressed, I put him on the lower rack under my new baby so she’s chest height with front opening doors, my adult is no longer concerned with me picking him up from above him and I wanted to make sure my new baby felt more secure. The second week or so I would just hang out by/in her enclosure getting her used to me, my voice, movements, especially while feeding her, she’s only a couple months old but already she doesn’t fear me picking her up. Though I don’t yet do it for too long, I read her comfort levels.
You got it!
Just noticed you added a whole paragraph to your comment 😅! Thanks for sharing! That’s a very important point! Having the animals at chest/eye level def would make them feel safer than say to be over them reaching in!
@@Reptiliatus I tend to comment repeatedly throughout the video lol I’m never finished editing my comments until I’ve watched it all lol , I’ve got a short memory
@@torquess454 All good! I'm glad I noticed and had the opportunity to enjoy reading the rest of the comment!
My favorite interaction is different with all three of my reptiles. I love to hold my rough green snake, she’s very curious and adventurous so it is really rewarding to watch. I love to feed my cuban knight anole because she turns the most beautiful shades of green and blue when she eats something particularly tasty. And I love to just watch my leopard gecko live his best life in his home, as he is most comfortable there and most comical in his own territory.
Hi there. I raised my crested gecko from 3g to now 43g (maybe 1 year). He is a male, in 3 1/2’ x 2’ x 2’ enclosure. Eddie used to be fine with handling, but now he has developed a flight response as of late. When I take a moment, and approach again afterward… he runs again. And won’t stop. Most often, his motive is to escape the tank on his own terms.
He is on a Pangea diet, and haven’t hand fed before. But always drinks his mash. He used to hunt crickets when he was younger.
Any ideas on how to re enforce trust? And prevent the need/want to escape? Thanks :)
My crested gecko is extremely afraid of me. I can't even get near the enclosure without him freaking out. I haven't been able to get near him. I can't even tong feed him. Really don't what I can do but it's very disheartening. Especially since my other crestie was so calm.
I got my crestie less than a week ago and she's doing amazing! she doesn't mind handling at all, she rarely hides and likes to hang out in the open of her tank, and I had a bit of trouble getting her to eat on her own as she would ONLY eat directly off of my finger, but she's gotten better just over the last few days and I got her to eat a full serving out of a dish with just a little bit of encouragement, I'm very excited to see her grow and bond with my Lola!
I'm over here watching a video on how to tame a crested gecko when I have a juvenile crested gecko that is super tame 🤣 I was wondering if this video would show me how to get my cresty to not walk away every time I go to pick it up but yours seem to do the same thing aha 😅
Brilliant Pavlov's Dogs reference 👏👌
Thank you! I think it's important to entertain but also educate! :)
@@Reptiliatus mission accomplished. Well done sir, definitely enjoyed watching this
I do not yet have any reptiles, but love your channel. I target trained my betta to make him easier to hand feed, and he seems to “enjoy” a few head pats sometimes. My Amano shrimp got wise to this, and started coming up for handouts. I can feed them with small tongs or toothpicks. Food is definitely the universal motivator! My husband just shakes his head
I just had the flight response from my new gecko yesterday. Well I hope it will be better next time ^^
Wishing you the best of luck! Now you have some tips/methods you can implement in your conditioning/taming! :)
2:05 haha he put the camera in the enclosure
Hehehe always
I cant wait for the bazil and sabzi update because green tree moniters are really amazing and beutiful creatures
Soon! :)
I just got my crested gecko today because the last one I got died because he had something wrong with him. The new one is a girl, and she got shipped here! She's gotten used to me handling her, and when I got here I put food and water out so if she got hungry or thirsty she could do that. Her name is Zuzu and she is a Juvenile!
Omg.. this is so funny because mine is named Zuko and that's his nickname (in the show lol )
Ladies, find you a guy like Dayan who is gentle yet firm with his ladies Pingu & Nona. Dayan now u made me want to get a Crestie! They are gorgeous & such personalities!
What happened was kind of the opposite for me. My boyfriend’s crestie (Sticky, who is around 10 years old) was always hand fed but would try to run for the hills when you try to pick him up. Over the course of 2 weeks I managed to get him fully conditioned to handling. But after a week of not handling due to us being busy with life, he won’t even tolerate being finger fed anymore. Thankfully, he has never dropped his tail because we notice all the stress signals and leave him be. But I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place regarding what to do. Am I at a complete loss?
Okay, I've had My crestie for almost 3 months now. I try to feed him by hand each night and I try to coax him into my hand but he never wants to come near me 😅 should I just keep at this method until something changes? I never try to grab him, just offer my hand like a branch. He always runs and hides so I just leave him alone until the next day. He is very small, maybe like 4in long. No idea what his age is, but clearly he's a baby still. Any thoughts, tips, or ideas appreciated 😅
My crested gecko doesn't like being held so far, and when I stroke her, she flinched. I guess I'll just give her some time
So I came here for the crested geckos And was gonna leave because i seen the tarantula BUUUUT THEN YO AHH HAD ME IN THE TANK AND I JUST KNEEEEWWW🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is the one ❤️🤣🤣🤣
I currently have an 11 month old crested gecko and it like to hunt a bit too much. It sometimes mistakes my fingers for food, seems to be hungry all the time, and jumps out the tank into the cup of insects before I’ve had the chance to put them in the tank. 🤦🏼♀️😂
I’m all about handling, I will observe them but I like to try and bond with the animal and create a sense of trust
It’s valuable!
I kinda did this backwards..my crest Ambrosia will gladly eat food off my finger (after I've washed my hands of course) but is still flighty with my hands. I did get him recently, and Im looking forward to him feeling safe in my presence!
i absolutely love the way you explain things; you would be an excellent teacher or professor! thank you for this video!
Mine bites a bit 99% of the time it’s a feeding response, it never hurts and he’s usually calm after he realizes I’m not edible
But is it possible for you to be able to teach them to tell the difference between your hand and food? He is very friendly and social with me but it spooks my mom a bit
Hello great video information Dayyan
Thank you for the feedback friend! I am happy you liked the video!
If its aggressive, should i let it bite me until it realizes it cant do anything?? Mines 9 years old and just started being super aggressive towards me, normally hes super calm, but recently hes starting to become aggressive
Thanks dude. I just got a juvenile crested gecko for the first time ever. This is really helpful
I'm generally pretty wary about getting care information off UA-cam, but as soon as you said "let's not anthropomorphize these guys" I knew it it was gonna be solid information
my male crested gecko was afraid of me from the start. I didn’t even do anything and he dropped his tail. He ran after I put him back in his terrarium that I had just cleaned and he found the hole in the mesh lid that I had cut out for the reptifogger tube (which was currently not in place at that moment) and he bolted for it got stuck panicked and dropped his tail
The lizard: it's a nice day to be alive what the heck is that is that Godzilla I see with my eyes that I can't blink the human: oh look it there is a tiny lizard the lizard: trembling in fear
Last night I had a not so great handling session right when I was making slow progress before now. It scared my crestie and I felt so bad. It's tough to handle the leapers and runners without stressing them. She's 8 months and I'm not fond of handling her yet and she's not fond of me. Makes me feel bad. I've never dropped her even once but she runs from me and if she goes to the back of the tank, I won't chase her. It's so frustrating, she won't hand walk and just still races and jumps. I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? I move slowly, she never bites, just avoids my hands. Still has her tail. I move my hand in front of her and get her to step on it but she tries hard not to and just runs off. I try everything. Only very short handling sessions at this point.
I keep watching these type of videos but none of them work for young gheckos I can’t get my ghecko to eat alone I have to keep rubbing Pangea on his face to make him eat
I think my crestie is underweight. I’ve had him for a week and got him from someone who was rehoming him. He’s 4 almost 5. He looks like he’s 2 months old. Super slim and nothing like the white crestie. He lived in an 12x12x18 but I upgraded him. Do you think the small enclosure would stunt his growth? How can I fatten him up a bit? He won’t eat bugs btw
hi i love what you do. I am French and I understand you well despite that I am not good at English, you articulate very well and besides that is why you are the only English speaker that I am. more thanks to you I learn things that one does not learn in France.
Merci beaucoup! Je parle aussi en français!
@@Reptiliatus you really have beautiful animals and you give them an exceptional life
Yo I’m such a big fan but I need your advice on what to do with my male crested gecko because every time I come into my bedroom he is on the glass and usually gets his Hemi peine out and when I try touching him he tries to do the same thing what can I do to help ?
Im about to get a crested gecko so I would like to know if I want to tame it the quickest should I get an adult or baby
you’ve earned my follow bc u just affirmed how I take care of my crestie!! I didn’t realize there were terms and reasons as to why I cared for him a certain way. Hand feeding is where it’s attttt
Thank you so much! 👍🏼🦎
Hey buddy thanks for the video. I take my crested gecko out every morning when I wake up will it still dark. I used the end of a chopstick for feeding when she's hungry. She's an awesome pet
So I know this video is very old, but my gecko doesn't like eating out of the dish I have for him, and he gets scared, I've tried bringing the tong I feed him with closer to the dish so he starts liking the dish, but instead he just stops eating or runs off, what can I do?
I built an artificial tree so he can climb and investigate and eat in it’s about 3 ft high so I can keep an eye on him while sitting on the ground after taking him out of his enclosure and treadmilling with him
I don't have a reptile yet, but I am hopefully getting a young one soon!
A little crestie :3
My crested gecko is super timid, she’s very scared of being handled or picked up she’ll jump away. But she does allow me to tong feed her crickets and she’ll eat her food from my finger. She’s not shy about eating from me but she’s scared of me. I’ve had her for a month and a week and she’s pooping and is very healthy but she’s very shy of me. Any tips? She’s a juvenile.
To answer your question: am a new owner of a crestie, so I am giving it (ain’t sexing the gecko just yet due breeders info, but it weighted enough and then some for a new home 🙂)and me some time to get used to its new surroundings ( and so on). But I do like to observ them calmly ( got fish experience as well 😅) in order to learn their body language ( even if not much happens when it is sound asleep 😂) and I probably will handle them enough for them to be relaxed in my precense and to be able to feed them, but will usually keep them in their terrariums and leave the cuddling sprees formmy other pets ( in other words; two cats that are laphoggers) Hope my thought put in writing makes sense 😂
this is a great video! i was wondering, what plants have you used in the enclosure? i am building a bioactive and those plants look awesome!!
Have had my creatie for about 6 months…still don’t have luck hand feeding it. And he doesn’t eat much it seems…any tips?
for some reason my creased gecko isn't running away when i rub gently my finger along his body, idk why but he just sits and do nothing or just walk away like nothing happened
A little miss conception is that in my country a normal crested gecko cost about 3.000.000 Rp which in usd its 200 ish I think 😅
I have a juvenile and now its impossible to put him back in his enclosure he "loves" or likes me enriching him so much, he just jumps on my arm when the enclosure lid opens! thank you, he hasn't jumped in years, (2 years later)
To start awesome video! 😁 I got a question tho.. i want to hold a reptile as "pet" but want as much as interaction with it, because i don't have much space i can't take a normal pet, dog or cat, so second thing i like the most are reptiles.. so my question is: what do you think is most likely to fit my needs? I'm interested in crested gecko's or other lizards but like i mention i don't have much space..
I've read that crested gecko's don't take handling that great like for example bearded dragons (not that interested in bearded dragons tho)
I would give my daughter a small tong the she puts peach or worms on her hand then her crested gecko jumps to gets the meal, she has been doing this for 7 years...
Is it ok if the humidity goes a little over 80%
I'd live to get one, but I'm at work 5 days a week early hours of the morning till 5.
So it would be difficult to give it time + attention and create that BOND
Would you recommend crested or gargoyle for best pet in terms of trainability
Can I kiss it nobody’s talking about that I have a gargoyle gecko
i dont have one yet but my mom said aiming for my next birthday i could get one, so i gotta learn about them as much as possible and think of names too.
I know males will occasionally mount and bite your hand while holding displaying the mating behavior. Have you ever seen a female do this? My female is approaching 30g and I don't see any sign of it being a male, but she has displayed that mating behavior a couple of times to my hand
Hey man you might not see this, but I have a question. Why is my crested gecko, BTW he's a phantom pinstripe if that matters, why is he not eating the gecko diet that I try to hand feed him. And for the response to the (Question of the day) I like to Interact with my crested gecko by talking with it
Oh this one’s perfect for my little brother, he was gonna get a red one and name it Knuckles 😄 (Knuckles because he’s red and has spiky Knuckles lol)
I would say feeding my 3 leopard geckos I’m about to buy a chahoua and a leachie here after I’m done setting up their homes
My crested gecko is a pretty flighty boi, so hopefully this works
My Asiago likes watching music videos and will sit on my hand to watch any miku song. I love him so much
I have a crested gecko and she is scared, i mean SCARED, her first owners had her in a wayy too small cage and nobody cared about her. She had it like this in about a year. When i got her we could not find a good cage so she had a bigger but not as big as they should have.(we gave her a better cage) Now she is scared of everything and every one, does this still work?
I got a crested gecko and i like calmly talking to him and strangely lick his eye. A couple days ago i went to give him water. He was in the top corner of his enclosure and i had to open the top to get in. I opened the top enough for my finger to go in with him. My intention was to politely poke him so he would get down. He is still very jumpy so i have to be supervised incase he tries to get out. Now he sat in that corner and i stroked his head a few times. He sat perfectly still. I never tried to touch him cause i didn't want to stress him out so i was a little shaky. But i calmly talked to him while i did this. Something i think i should mention is i am Autistic so being able to gain the trust of any type of being is a very big deal to me. I own 4 snakes and the first two i have had the longest both know me very well and understand that i am very happy when i hold them. My other two i have not handled much due to them being really wiggly. And one of them has a very high feeding response and always comes out of her hide/cave when i talk to her. The other one is always showing off. But thanks to this information i will start working with my gecko more. I did notice that my dad tried to grab him and he ran around scared. My dad was being very quick and impatient but now that i got to at least stroke his head i think i can start working with him more and strengthen our bond. I was surprised he didnt run away from me cause i was a little anxious. But i have put his food and water in by myself a few times. He usually stays on the bottom of his enclosure and watches me. I hope i can post a picture of me holding him in your comment section soon. I understand this will take time and patience so i hope to have him comfortable with being handled and hand fed at some point. I really hope we can grow closer. Thank you for the info man. You have a new subscriber.
My favorite thing to do with my pet snake usually holding it and feeding it because it looks so cool and needs I love holding him and I have about three reptiles the snake and I have a crested gecko and a bearded dragon🐍🦎😁
Tips for a crestie that will not tolerate me in any way, I can not feed him off my finger without him flipping out and running, he has plenty of decoration in his tank. I’m lost
What soil do you use for there enclosure?
I don't have a reptile to interact with yet :( been trying to learn as much as I can before I start looking for a crested I like, thanks for the video 😎
hiya!! my baby crestie is super skittish , i left her alone for a week like some people said and she's acclamated to her tank fine, but she still doesnt trust me. do i continue to try to handle her like you do, picking up but when she moves leaving her alone for a lil bit and then trying again, or do i stop after she spooks the first time? thanks so much, anyone who knows the answer can also answer!!
When I pet mine she lays down like a pancake with her legs spread out it's so cute 🥰
I love to scare them away as a interaction! Just kidding idk I think just when she hops out of the enclosure to my hand 😊
I’ve had my crested gecko for less than 24 hours and when placing things into its terrarium it jumped onto my hand then continued to lick water droplets from my hand it’s so cute 😭
hi guys im super lane but im gonna need some advice, my crestie was super chill until i gave her a meal worm, she has had some trouble growing but shes been to the vet and its all sorted now, but for some reason now when ever i put my finger near her at day or night she will always bite me, she bites my neck, strings on a hoodie, all i want to do is handle her but im too frightened she'll just keep biting me like she always does. (like at 6.26) my gecko wouldve bitten me already
My crestie just run and jump everywhere
My leachie will eat out of my hand, and has since the first time I fed her. - I asked the breeder what her favorite food was and it was such a fast way to help her figure out I wasn't a threat
I have no idea how, but my gecko, Copper, i was able to hand feed within the first month of getting him.
Is it normal, that my crestie shows up at the enclosure door when he wants to be handled? Because my little one does that a lot. he loves sitting on my hands, head etc. But then he does not want to go back to the enclosure. Also he likes to sit on my head and watch me play games for some reason :D
yes!!! i have been waiting for this video!! but the wait was definitely worth it!!
I'm so glad you are happy about it! Thank you for watching!
@@Reptiliatus :)