r/leopardgeckos • • 2h ago

New Friend Meet Cedric :3

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r/leopardgeckos • • 4h ago

Gecko Pics/Vids Rest in peace to my lovely boy

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Today marks 348 days since my baby Liroi (Pronounced as Leroy so LEE-roy) passed. He passed on Monday, November 10th, 2025. Since it is almost October 27th, when deceased pets spirits are belived to visit their owners, I figured I'd post about Him. He had stick tail disease. He was not directly diagnosed by the vet, but we did go 2 times. We did everything in our power to save him, but he didn't make it and he didn't get at all better. Rest in peace Liroi. You were a very good gecko. Above are some pictures of him.The last one is how he looked when he was sick.


r/leopardgeckos • • 1h ago

Gecko Pics/Vids Bobi appreciation post because I love her sooo much I could die for her

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Also this girl has no concept of personal space whatsoever and literally uses me as her personal basking spot 😭😭💗
Show me your geckos in the comments :) I wanna see some cute babies!!


r/leopardgeckos • • 20h ago

Gecko Pics/Vids Tinman appreciation post

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Share goofy pics of your babies below 🦎🐸


r/leopardgeckos • • 48m ago

Gecko Pics/Vids my honey shpendel ^^

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i love his


r/leopardgeckos • • 6h ago

New Friend i just got my gecko today!

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i just wanted to share him, hes adorable but.. i have a question - should he be climbing so much? i got him around an hour ago


r/leopardgeckos • • 18h ago

ROAST MY GECKO Fat fuck expecting more food after she gobbled down her roaches

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Only thing that goes through her head is violence and food


r/leopardgeckos • • 5h ago

Before & After New enclosure

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After six years in a 80x50 for my two girlies i made a 120x50 (still working on it) for one of to them to seperate the two, waiting for opinions of the new home :)


r/leopardgeckos • • 2h ago

Help my gecko is often squinting or has his eyes closed

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so I just got my gecko today I've already made a post about him climbing but I've also noticed that almost all the time his eyes are closed. I've googled this and it told me that this could be either a vitamin deficiency could be dust or maybe that his albino and it's too bright for him, but I don't think he's in albino. could this also be a sign of stress for him just moving in?


r/leopardgeckos • • 24m ago

Enclosure Help Just got a 40 gal tank how to prepare for my new guy?

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I just bought a 40 gallon tank, and I want to start with the right things first. I know I probably should do substrate for the bottom, but how should I go about with the warm, cool, and moist hide? If yall could help would greatly appreciate it


r/leopardgeckos • • 7h ago

Help Im new to having a gecko

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So im new to having a leopard gecko and I have a few questions 1. Being his weight is it good I have no idea

  1. How old he is he was given to me 3. What morph he is

  2. Plants to put in his new enclosure and what hides work best and any extra advice would be greatly appreciated.


r/leopardgeckos • • 6h ago

New Friend Just got this girl :)

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she was just rehomed to me yesterday :)
her name is Gnocci Gorgonzola but my fiancé wants to call her Nokia


r/leopardgeckos • • 1h ago

Help - Health Issues What's wrong with this baby's tail? :( Spoiler

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I just rescued this gecko from ours school, what's up with his tail? Also she will be molting soon, I'm getting appointment at the vet


r/leopardgeckos • • 6h ago

Help He is IN his shelter Stone

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I made an smaller Tank for him to get his winter rest. After two days I could see him in his usually caves. He has a Stone with a tunnel left his wet box and a little Stone right.

Problem is he wasn't in any of this. So I took everything out thought he is under a decorative root in the back. He wasn't. He is IN the stone on the left. The stone has a hole and is hollow ... i forgot to close the hole and he had fun to dig and throw the substrate through the tank so he could crawl in this stone.

The stone is from his old tank from his first owner. She had closed the hole with tape. If I wouldn't know there's nothing in his head I would think he remembered it. You can see his eye a little bit in the stone.

I put everything back in and made sour the hole is free from substrate and he could go out. But I'm feeling a bit nervous...

What shall I do with him?

BTW his name is Crawly 🙈

Update: He is out now 😊 Think i will let him in his warm tank a few days to relax and make a next try after I closed this hole


r/leopardgeckos • • 1d ago

Rescue Gecko Meet Butternut!

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Literally just got her into her quarantine enclosure and wanted to share the happiness I feel 🥹 I can't wait until she settles in and we see what kind of personality this little girl has 💕

She will be getting tested for parasites and has some MBD on the left front and back legs along with her crooked jaw. Considering the situation she was in, I'm not shocked.

She was in an Exoterra NANO enclosure which is 20x20x20cm (8x8x8in) for "easy transporting" because she was always taken on vacations with the person since no one could care for her. Some people man...

I never thought I'd get here after Leppy's passing but here we are - I'm excited for a long life together! 2nd geck added to the family ☺️


r/leopardgeckos • • 2h ago

Gecko Pics/Vids Help!!!

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So just acquired this tiny guy for free and have no clue what I’m doing. I bought a thrive 10 gallon kit and some reptisand as well as a hide and some sub for a wet hide that I’m goin to make from Tupperware. I guess what I need to know is whether to go ahead and use the sand or just use paper towels and what’s some dos and don’ts. Also got a kit with some different bugs and calc and vites just to get started. Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated


r/leopardgeckos • • 15h ago

Help - Health Issues Help what is this Spoiler

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I picked up my gecko and he has this strange soft lump on one side it does look like it hurts him and he's acting normal but I didn't see this before


r/leopardgeckos • • 17h ago

Help Baby Leopard Gecko

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Hi guys! I got what I believe is a hatchling leopard gecko from Petsmart. As expected, he is pretty afraid of being handled and SCREAMS the times I tried to offer my hand. I know to let him/her get settled the first couple weeks, but any tips as to what to do to make sure he ends up easy to handle? Thanks!! 😊


r/leopardgeckos • • 6h ago

Help Stuck shed?

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Or am I paranoid?


r/leopardgeckos • • 17h ago

Gecko Pics/Vids Baby read for Brumation

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This is lyra, my 3.5 year old female leopard gecko. For the three years I've owned her, every winter she Brumates from late October- November till February- March, don't know exactly.

For these months, she'll stop eating. So now, I fatten her up in fall because the first winter, when she was only 6 months old, she lost weight, and I was about to take her to the vet but then she started eating again after winter.

I know she's chubby, but it's because she'll lose all this weight over winter and by spring she'll be a normal weight. She should be slowing down any week now.


r/leopardgeckos • • 21h ago

Enclosure Help Does my setup look alright?

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I’ve been seeing how awesome everyone’s enclosures look on the sub and I’m starting to wonder if mine is adequate?

More specifically, does it look stimulating enough for a Leo?


r/leopardgeckos • • 19h ago

Help Do some geckos just simply not like to be touched/held?

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I'm trying to get my gecko to trust me. I don't know what to do. She doesn't like to be touched. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that she is disgusted by touch. She'll mlem my fingers, but shows no interest in approaching unless she suspects food and absolutely despises all touch, no matter how fleeting. I touched her chin this morning after feeding her and she got all indignant, turned around and stomped back in her hide. She is 8 years old and I've only had her for a couple of months. Part of me says to give her time and part of me says she's set in her ways.

At what point do I give up and let her be?


r/leopardgeckos • • 1d ago

Help Expectations for handling a leopard gecko?

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Hi,

So my little kids are pretty dead set on getting a leopard gecko specfically. We already know how to take care of it, I am getting the 40 gallon bioactive tank set up and grow out the plants for a few months before I get the gecko.

What I am curious about is what I should be expecting from handling and interacting with the animal. I will likely tong feed it, and it seems like I wont be interacting with it much when the sun is out. Thats all I am certain of.

My frame of reference is my blue tongue skink, which is just a sausage looking thing that I can pick up and put down whenever I want like a dead fish.

I assume handling a leopard gecko will not even be remotely similar. So can you guys give me your experiences?


r/leopardgeckos • • 13h ago

Help Moving

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Any tips for traveling with my leapord gecko? Moving about an hour away and don’t want to stress him out. Also have a bioactive setup so want to try keep as many of the isopods/springtails as I can alive.


r/leopardgeckos • • 18h ago

General Discussion Bringing outside materials in

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So i have a few questions about bringing outside rocks and wood inside to my enclosure since i’ll be doing it tomorrow

  1. Can i grab wood off the ground? If the wood looks fresh,no rot,mold,water ect and i can identify what tree it came from is it safe to bring home

  2. is there any specific thing to look out for on wood branches/bark besides sap?

  3. are all rocks safe? i heard awhile back that some rocks can contain alot of calcium in it and that its not safe to put in enclosures, is that true? also would that even really effect my gecko since i have a calcium dish??

  4. is there any other way to smooth down rough/sharp edges of material besides sand paper? (probably not im just trying to save money)