Leachianus Geckos: Fun Facts and Care Tips!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Did you know that leachies are feared by the indigenous people of New Caledonia? In today's video we introduce you to the largest gecko in the world- the leachianus gecko! We also discuss how to properly care for one including habitat setup, diet, handling and more!
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Its a legless lizard shed skin 🦎
Ding ding ding! Nice job!
Snake Discovery love your vids
Aw thats what I was thinking
RinAikou no it wasn’t lol.
Shints if i was only a 54 mins early
"Hey you wanna see my rack?" I laughed so hard I cried a little bit, love you Emily!
Me to girl
Got disappointed when she didn't
Same
I laughed so hard no noise was coming out😂
I admit... She had toasts full and undecided attention. Also BIRD!!
Can we just take a moment and appreciate Cheyenne's little pop up
it was so cute! :D
I smilled😄
I laughed so hard. Cheyenne has a great personality.
I'm so glad they kept that in rather than doing another take. It was among the most adorable things I've ever seen on UA-cam.
I swear that was the best part of the entire video
The opening line for this video COULD NOT have been any better 😂💚
I thought she made BBQ ribs, and she was like "wanna see my rack" and I was like yeah I love a good rack of ribs
@@jen-ms8bz ok
Ikr lol
True
0:46 You got a co-star today! Cheyenne's taking the spotlight!
Princess Grouchy lol
she’s jealous of the leachie.
I love how she acts like it’s so normal to see Cheyenne pop up!😂
Lechies are so pretty, definitely a dream pet. Also, the parrot photo bomb was beautiful👌😂
That was Cheyenne
hoodie gal *cough* well aware *cough cough*
Yes
I thought when she said rack she meant her snake rack and I was like "HECK YEAH!"
I also thought she was talking about her snake rack.
Same!
Well....don't wanna be a pervert here....but there is a snake that can fit in that rack.....
@@predatorking3131 '-'
@@Che_Yo i know...its awful....but i have no regrets
I don't own a snake or reptile, but I am completely obsessed with your videos ♡ !
I don't own one...yet
Same
Ditto. And I have zero intentions of ever owning a reptile or snake. lol
Meh to
Me too. Parents won't allow me to own a reptile while I'm under their roof. I respect their rules but man, I can't wait until I'm on my own and can have reptiles!
"She would probably kill him for smelling the other female. .."
*Cell Block Tango plays in the background*
omg lol. I love that song
Lol
He had it coming! 😂
@@allistarstrange9677 He had it coming
He had it comin...
Did he run into her knife 5 times 🤔
The way she jumps is SOO ADORABLE! Little blop so cute
Thank you for adding the temperature in Celsius, as a German who grew up with this and still has no clue about Fahrenheit this is a huge help!
Same xD
Same but Syrian :D
Yeah it's so useful for us!! (Italian here)
Basically everybody except US xD
Brazil here o/
I'm US sooooooo the exact opposite of what you said. Lololololololololololololololol
There’s not many exotic reptiles that make me jealous of what you guys can keep but this would have to be one!
Wicked Wildlife why can’t you keep exotic reptiles?
Daniel Johnstone here in Australia we can only keep native Australian species
@@WannonCreekWildlife I know right?
Not even new caledonia?! Wow 🤔
Anyone notice the pickle rick at 11:14 ?
Me: Watched 15 min. video on a lizard I don't have
Me: Totally worth it
Same
Yay lizard
Yup
Same
Totally
Leapin' Leachies 😊...had to grab a corny moment. I think these guys are the cutest. Their baggy wrinkly skin makes them so adorable. Thanx for another awesome and educational vlog. You are the best.
That gecko jumping around is the cutest thing ever!! 🥰
Gotta start my Leachie fund now. One of my dream pets, but holy cow are they pricey!
I didn't know much about leachies, so this video was awesome. So many cool facts! 😊
Me, hearing non-mammalian creaky noises: Is that gecko kvetching or-OH HI CHEYENNE
Hello
I look forward to your videos every day. I suffer with depression and your videos are just an escape. You are always so positive and teach me so much. Just wrote this to say thank you. ❤️ Thank you so much
Let me guess 12-14 year old "depressed" girl
Deciles Don’t be such a dick.
Deciles oof you sound a little depressed putting people down. It’s really not your place to say wether they are depressed or not. Any age can be depressed it just happens. To have become a trend
@@mac_6705 you know like every girl around that age pretend to be depressed for attention. If you're depressed you wouldn't say it to random people on the internet, afterall there are messages on UA-cam. Judging by her profile pic she is just that age to do it too.
Deciles I know many people pretend to be depressed I’m 14 and a lot of girls at my school have cut themselves to show off and I think it’s wrong but sometimes this is a way of reaching out. When I felt down (won’t say depressed because I don’t know if that’s what I’d call it) my mom wouldn’t listen when I tried to tell her I felt like I wanted to hurt myself so I felt comfort in talking to people online. She might be faking but it’s not our place to judge if she is.
"...they exhibit cryptic coloration..." - Cheyenne: "UNLINKE MACAWS. :P" LOL
"she makes sure of that" *QUEEN*
*sniffs* "Have you been cheating on me?"
"No,of cou-"
"IS THAT JENNESA ON YOU?I CAN SMELL YA KNOW!!!!"
"Um-"
*kills him*
heh.that's what he gets.
So funny
Try reading it in aheavy Brooklyn accent- is funy.
Ok😳 that’s random!!!!!!!!!!?????????!!?!
Oh I get it now
I think this might be one of my favorite videos of yours! The subtitles were awesome! 💜
"Is BIG GIRL leachie!" Too cute 😍💕 I sooo badly want one now!!
Nerdiest opening ive ever seen on this channel xD
Please, we want you to be silent
Bar Mitzvah Elmo c’mon dude, no reason for that now :)
Bar Mitzvah Elmo trans rights are human rights my dude
Bar Mitzvah Elmo yikes, honey. don't cut yourself on that edge
Lol wow i came back to this chain and its like, glad there are so many trans supporters here~
hello girl! I'm not a reptile owner, just a random person who thanks to yt algorithms found your video in my suggested bar - but somehow I clicked, I watched and then I binge watched a ton of your videos - I love how you treat and love all your animals, how you talk about them and how exciting they all are. Fascinating and very educational - I'm a sucker for hatching videos now. Lots of love! xx
Thank you for this video! It's kind of a coincidence because I just got a leachie juvenile and I was worried I was doing something wrong with handling and feeding. This was very informative! Love Snake Discovery so much! My bf and I watch you guys all the time and adore all your lovely animals!
Cheyenne never fails to make me smile 🖤🖤
Leachies are definitely one of my favorite gekos. They seem to be surprisingly easy to keep too.
Love the opening joke😂💚🤎
Great intro!! 😂
They look so soft for a reptile. Idk how to explain but I need to pet one of those bad boys. Great vid as always 👍🏽
As soon as I clicked. On the side a ad with a green lizard that was called Lizards are awesome
Just kinda curious, are we gonna get a "2019 Breeding Plans" video anytime soon?? I'm looking forward to seeing it whenever it comes back 😁
Yes! We have half of it filmed. There will be LOTS of babies this year! Once we film the rest I'll put it together and upload it! :D
Excite!
Fingers crossed 🤞🏾 for egg eating snakes.
BABIES!!!!
What bout coppa? If they take down reptile channels I will cry for 4 days
thank you so much for creating this guide, I've been looking for a while for a more extensive care video that's actually up to date! you've made my day --just before I run a snake event (god my excitement is through the roof now)
to let you know I love your videos. your love of snakes has spread so much. that I went from hating to owning a 🐍 snake
thank u emily
Same!!
It was the cutest thing watching her jump from hand to hand. Be still my heart!!
Oh crap that opening was the best April fools prank ever.
Yeah but there's a lot of children who watch this Chanel so it was a little inappropriate
@@linacannon6313 Children young enough to not hear that joke, probably wouldn't understand it anyway.
You’re 18 days late
@@TheCharleseye hey I guess so but they would be very confused and if the child's parents sees that they probably won't let them watch snake discovery any more
Oh my gosh don't try to start a controversy. It was harmless! If the kids watching this understand what she meant by that, then they've already been exposed to the meaning of it and is in no way her doing! My kids are 6 and 8 and i love when I hear her voice coming out of their tablets. They would have no idea she even made a joke. Emily is always vague if she ever makes jokes like that. She has a wide audience and she does a great job of keeping us all entertained
This gecko definitely stole my soul.
"the devil" stole ur soul ( BA DAM CHHH )
Lol I always have to rewind & listen again because I get so caught up in the reptile subtitles. I legit burtsed out laughing when I read that, because it's SO accurate.
Leachies are awesome but they do need a lot more insects and UVB can be beneficial. 😊
Leopard Gecko You can feed them and sex but they mostly Repashy or Pangea
LGT!!!! My fave!!!
@@taylarjenkins1723 good amount of there diet is insects
Miles Morales they still need live insects for enrichment
@@predatorsprey7378 yeah but they are saying that its not their main diet
Brian Barczyk said in his latest vid that ur going to be at the debate about the snake racks too.. I'M SO EXITED! My two favorite Reptile Ytber meet finally! 😍🤯 I personally don't have a problem that the racks are so simple but I still think there's a solution that doesn't effect the price of the snake much and will make people that have a problem with that will make them feel better 😊
They are so adorable.. those eyes love them. 🙃
I absolutely love your channel you're honestly like the only channel that hit that like button cuz I know it you're deserving and honest and will never change no matter how many subscribers you get and I believe that's a legless lizard skin
You made me want a Leachianus! I can't have just the Hognoses and a Tarantula now. 🤣
Omg Cheyenne is so cute when she pops her head up in front of the camera I can't
This is crazy but.. I’m now thinking of getting this gecko when I’m older.. XD I don’t know how you’ve done it Emily!
And that *intro* doe.. XD
This is probably the most helpful Leachie video I’ve watched. Thank you.
I couldn’t get my Bayonnaise Leachie to eat at first, then she licked her dish clean when I stuck it in her cork round. Another person in a Leachie group told me that their Bayonnaise did the same. My Nuu Ami eats off the ledge just fine, so maybe it’s a locale thing, lol.
I love all your videos i been watching your videos since you had 100,000 subscribers
I’ve been watching Sence 230000
You should do a series of a video on how to breed leachie geckos
My best friend has one and the gecko’s name is Camo. My friend recently moved to Australia, I am visiting her during my spring break.
I just want one 😍😍😍
Here in Australia there is strict laws on what you can keep, and there is licences surrounding keeping reptiles and amphibians and even some birds. This helps control where pets come from, helps track exotics, and pretty much aims to keep things safe. I feel that as much as it sucks we cant get a beauty like this, its keeping our natural fauna and flora safe which is the most important thing.
There has been instances where exotics have been stolen, and found again, making it really easy to pin point perps haha.
The peice is a bit of shed from a legless lizard. I LOVE legless lizards.
ed or whoevers editing with the animals talking lines is my favourite part of any reptile vid if they have the reptiles saying funny stuff i loves it
Oh my God that intro, I love you Emily!
Please do more of these videos! I have a male Juvenile Leachie and am still learning as much as I can about them!
Thanks for spreading the leachie love but I wanted to touch on a few things...
Leachianus primarily eat smaller animals in the wild. They are top predators in their environment. Smaller lizards are the most frequently consumed meal. Most of the fruit they eat is overripe and primarily eaten in the off-season when they don't hunt as much.
They need higher protein than cresties. If you're only feeding powdered diet you should include the insect formula once a week. I feed mine live feeders like superworms and crickets weekly.
Humidity should never fall below 65%. The "ideal" humidity is 80-90%, you can even hear Steve Cemelli of leapin leachies cite this himself in Brian's video. New Caledonia doesn't "dry out", it's a humid climate. You don't want the cage soaking wet as they will get fungal infections, this can be avoided by not spraying the cork directly.
I feel like a lot of people see these animals as large crested gecko and they aren't. Their cage aggression is normal and something to anticipate when buying one. My male is a foot long and packed a bite hard enough to give me nerve damage in my thumb. They are powerful and intelligent animals and deserve the best treatment they can get, which means not treating them like little cresties.
(sources: Life Of Giant Geckos book)
kittje bless you Leachie Mama
Just to add on to her fantastic points these geckos are also largely active and an 18x24 is not nearly enough space! 18x36 or even 24x18x24 would be a much better size.
I also worry about the suction cup ledge posing a safety risk as suction cups over time lose their gripping ability. Leachies are heavy and a magnetic ledge is a lot better option and guaranteed to not collapse.
We both appreciate spreading the love about these amazing geckos but worry about potential misinformation and the increase of younger viewers obtaining them and going off of following potentially harmfull habits! Really do hope you can make a few changes. Your snake care is highly regarded so hopefully you can put the same into the geckos!
That is 100% correct , I lived in New Caledonia for a long time and had Leachies in the trees behind my backyard and actually kept an injured one and nursed it back to health after its tree was destroyed by a cyclone. Got bitten when getting it away from the neighbors dog and still have the scar to this day , if you think Tokay's are bad for the bite Leachies are worse but less aggressive.
Their favorite meal in the wild is actually other geckos including "relatives" I remember feeding mine house geckos , they do eat over ripe fruit and back then (15+ years ago) fruit based baby food was used as food as well as over ripe bananas , in the wild they are often found in large mango trees and eat the over ripe mangoes.
Was babysitting my aunt's crested gecko once and she told me they didn't hold her much because she'll try to attack them. It turned out Speedy just wanted to jump on their hand. They didn't know jumping was a normal thing for cresties lmao
13:29 Look at that “Ok sign” by a Leachianus :3 on the right back leg XD
gottem
So my fav ghecko that Ill probably never have due to cost. I'll love vicariously through YT, i suppose. Thanks for the video of their care.
that intro had me absolutely dying on the floor laughing oh my god ahahahhahaha
10:42 uh....yep. For a second I totally tuned out the fact Emily was talking. I need to look into getting a leachie someday! They look absolutely adorable.
I’ve never hit a thumbs up earlier in a video. Fantastic joke 😂
Those eyes!!!!👀 a little creepy! But really cute! They seem Derpy! 🤪
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the little convos you guys do with each animal as if they are talking !! I end up reading them and saying whatever is written out loud!! You guys are sooo funny and it’s just really cute bc you are giving each one their own personality!!!
"I bet you'll have to rewind to hear what you missed" She just called me out
Lol, Cheyenne cracked me up when she popped up in front of the camera as you were talking. She's beautiful and funny
It is also heavily debated to whether the largest gecko is a leachie or tokay. Leachies get heavier but with full tails tokays can get longer.
agreed
I have a baby tokay he is huge
Either way I know which one I'd rather put my hand near
Thank you for this video! I just got one and you're the only one I trust for tips and tricks!
That enclosure is too small. Maybe find newer resources
She's a very good jumper!!
EDIT: You're right oof, I had to rewind a bit at 10:42 rip
Pretty much everything you said was just crested geckos but bigger haha!I have so much fun watching new gecko owners figure out how to tell when their gecko is gonna jump. I absolutely love my crestie and have always wanted something bigger. I love their charming blue eyes and lumpy appearance. THATS A SHED TURTLE SCUTE
Have you done a video about bio-active enclosures? If not, could you do one?
Lechie geckos are the only geckos I love (just don’t have a love for gecko species as I do other reptiles). So glad you posted this cause I eventually want to get one!
Me when I saw the thumbnail at first:
*How did they get their hands on a dinosaur-*
Me after:
Oh..
Still a dino
😆
I love your videos so much they're so helpful and very informative keep up the good work because I found a lot of videos we just rambling when you get straight to the point thank God girl power
Omg I love them. I was under the impression that these guys were like really mean and aggressive, but you just need to train them right X3.
Love this! Love that these cool geckos are getting more exposure. Could you do a video on reptiles that thrive in bioactive enclosures?
"is brave boi... Will JUMP!... yes... this is good"
Okay. That was a quick “you’re wrong” but I agree with other comments, hilarious/nerdy opening. Love watching you and Ed. Even though I watch for the ball python info. I love Rex. He’s awsome!
"Hey, you wanna see my Rhac-"
Me: Yes
"-odactylus leachianus?"
Me: oh.....Yes.
As soon as you said “hey wanna see my rack...” I knew exactly what you were going to say!
When i saw the thumbnail i was like "itsa me amario" hope i did that right
She is *seriously* cute! Never thought I'd say that about a lizard lol. Especially her jumps! Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🐍
Hey! Can you make a video on gargoyle geckos(they're in the rhacodactylus family)
Oh hey, I'm sitting with my gargoyle gecko as I'm writing/reading this
@@thedyslexicdemon9307 wait really?
@@thedyslexicdemon9307 what size tank do you recommend for juveniles
I don't think she has any
@@glavxy7743 Oh I have a small one because she is a juvenile, my tank is 8"x12.5" for a 6" gecko.
I held big birtha at the repatrium Bryan has in Utica Michigan. I love them so much, they are so soft and are so cute.
Thank you for the Celsius numbers ... i have no idea about fahrenheit... in Germany we don't really have any idea how warm/cold 70°F is.
It's easy if you think of Fahrenheit as a percentage. It's based on like, comfort for humans. 50% heat is comfortable light jacket weather.
@@Bokatisha1234 thank you! I will try to remember that
I was glad too, when I saw the Celsius numbers. I'm from Germany too. ^^
The intro threw me off worse than April fools ... 😂😂😂 you are amazing Em
What do you do with such "room temperature species" if it's hot outside (like over 100°F) and your room heats up over the ideal temperature? I've wondered about that for a long time.
Fans and/or AC maybe?
I would love for you guys to do a video on your Timor Monitors, as I've been hoping to get one when I'm out of college ( by then I'm hoping there are more captive bred babies available, as well as more care information in general).
I really enjoy your videos and I'm so glad I found this channel!
Hey Emily I think your doing an awesome job with your vids (I hope you read this)
I'm surprised you didn't play the Jaws music when the Cheyenne bombed the the shot. Cheyenne was thinking ENOUGH WITH THE GECKO FOCUS ON ME!
Who pressed a Downs button I think their screen was upside down but this is amazing video
This lil big gecko is adorable, I would love to see it more often!
So, the poo is actually on the glass? That's crazy.
I was thinking, that's a reptile I could get into and own. Then you said poop on the glass. Now I'm like "hell no".
B1gHagar because of their diet, the poop doesn’t smell :) it’s very similar to small bird poop in my opinion. Much easier to clean than a snakes poop! Very easy to just wipe up
Matthew Hansen well, I don’t own any leachies, but I do own two gargoyle geckos and they don’t smell at all. But snake poop smells 😂 at least to me anyways. Maybe the leachies have a stronger scent, but they are in the same family and have the same diet :) so I wouldn’t think so! I also regularly clean my tank, so it also keeps it from smelling. Every few days I will spot clean and wipe the glass. Once a week I disinfect all of their plants and backgrounds
Leg less lizard shed!!!!! I got it right!!!!!!!
I really wish I could any reptile, because they are my passion, but my parents won’t let me. I love your channel!!! 💛💛💛💛
Me: *literally just sees the leachie*
Me: WHY AND HOW IS IT SO BIG
Omg ur a lifesaver! 😂 I live in the uk, and so we have temperatures in Celsius, and I normally have to research what the temperatures are over here, thank you for including it! 😂😁
Quiz answer:
Stegosaurus Toenail
Adynburd my son would scream with joy 😂
Leachies are so cute but I absolutely LOVE my little orange pinstripe crestie Skorch.
The intro: *happens*
Me: Oh Emily, you make my day so much better.
Awesome info! I love all those little comments from the animals.
Do hognoses make good starter snakes?
She has a recent video on good starter snakes!