Pierre And The ReptileCraze Team

So, you clean the habitat daily. You provide a healthy diet of insects, freeze-dried food and some water. You make sure to keep up with cleanings on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. And yet, you aren’t finding any poop from your leopard gecko. This is concerning because that stuff needs to come out not …

If you walk into a reptile room or catch a whiff of a crested gecko habitat that smells bad, you may begin to wonder just what it is about these creatures that smells so foul. Crested geckos do not smell. Instead, it is poorly maintained tanks that are the reasoning behind this stinky smell. Failure …

As you work to put together a great crested gecko habitat, you likely think of lots of questions about what you need. One of the most common ones we get is, “Do crested geckos need UVB?” Do Crested Geckos Need UVB? The answer is, not really. Some gecko keepers argue that it can make the …

Bonding with your crested gecko is fairly simple once you give it some time to acclimatize itself to you. While cresties are unlikely to ever form the deep bond shared with typical household pets like dogs and cats, they can get to a point where they are fairly comfortable in your presence and can “tolerate” …

Most (or maybe all!) of us humans love strawberries – strawberries and cream anyone? But does that hold true in case of crested geckos too? This post intends to definitively address whether or not it is OK for your crested gecko to eat strawberries and if so in what form and how often. Can Crested …

While crested geckos licking themselves – especially their eyes, is nothing unusual (for reasons we will explain later in the post), it is somewhat strange if your crested gecko begins to lick you all too frequently, whenever you handle it. No wonder then, owners of such crested geckos often ask themselves: Why is my crested …

As you get used to being a proud crested gecko owner – or plan to become one soon, a question frequently on the minds of folks like you is “how fast is a typical crested gecko?” Does it sprint away or remain lethargic? How much space should be allocated for it so that it can …

With crested geckos confirmed as being frugivorous or fruit-eating, speculation remains rife about the fruits that can be fed to them. Among the options that arise, bananas are often considered. Accordingly, in this post, we confirm whether crested geckos can eat bananas. Can Crested Geckos Eat Bananas? yes, crested geckos can eat bananas. While being high …

Crested Geckos are very popular pet reptiles and of course, reptile keepers have a lot of different questions about them. Among the many queries posted frequently, one that comes up often is whether crested geckos can swim. So can Crested Geckos swim? Yes, crested geckos can swim but they are not natural swimmers; they do …

Curiosity around the diet of your beloved crested gecko often extends to its fruit intake – what fruits are good for it? Among various options, apples often come up as a viable choice. Accordingly, in this post we address the inclusion of apples in your crested gecko’s diet. Can crested geckos eat apples? You can …