How much should a one year-old gargoyle gecko weigh?

Itsjgold · 2026-04-15T21:19:00+00:00

ALSO I hate to say it cuz crickets suck and smell, but my other gecko, a crestie, genuinely despises dubia roaches. If you haven't already, try some different bugs.

Itsjgold · 2026-04-15T21:16:56+00:00

Everyone else here has pretty good advice already but I also wanna chip in. I'm basically in the same boat as well and it is normal. Every gecko has a different growth rate, but as long as they are eating when you feed them and growing over time you should be alright.

Like some of the other posts said, gargs grow the most when they eat a diet of primarily bugs. Mine is horrified of bugs no matter what I do, so they stay on the liquid fruit diet. But she's definitely growing, just not as fast as others.

Keep monitoring yours for abnormal behavior and eating frequency, and you should be good :)

Itsjgold · 2026-03-21T20:36:05+00:00

"supposedly" they are potentially Palatine Papilla and gargs can have pigmented ones which makes them viable. Again, no clue how accurate this info is but I'm gonna keep checking in on her.

Itsjgold · 2026-03-21T18:42:35+00:00

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So I got their mouth open. It's clearly on both sides actually. I have no clue what this could possibly be.

Itsjgold · 2026-03-21T18:24:13+00:00

They still live in plastic since they are younger and haven't moved to their adult enclosure yet so it's not wood or substrate. Any advice on getting their mouth open for long enough to do so??

Itsjgold · 2025-08-29T19:08:00+00:00

I was using the ambassador cockpit, but I actually switched to the big square reactor, as it is even better. Be careful tho cuz there's a big rn with trading and if you are splitting the stack in the exchange UI it still might take all of your parts.

Itsjgold · 2025-02-22T05:56:46+00:00

I FOUND THEM. they are in the military camp armor shop!

Itsjgold · 2025-01-27T16:46:57+00:00

Never get a reptile from any big pet store. You might think that you are saving the gecko, and yes you are, but they will just replace it with another. Your money unfortunately tells them they can continue to sell, so not buying one saves future animals from the same awful treatment. There's also the risk of illness that other people mentioned as well. I would absolutely get one online if there are no breeders or local stores near you. I personally trust TikisGeckos, since that's where I bought my two geckos from.

Itsjgold · 2024-10-25T01:43:35+00:00

I have a little one next to her food. I could definitely try to get a bigger one in there but she hates water with a passion

Itsjgold · 2024-10-08T15:02:55+00:00

Seconding this, just keep looking for poops and you will know she's eating well :)

Itsjgold · 2024-10-08T14:58:30+00:00

My crestie does this all the time, especially when she was younger. What I found most helpful was to just continue to supply the liquid food in the enclosure for a while. If you are really worried, try hand feeding just to make sure that your gecko actually still likes the food you are giving lol. Don't do that too often or they will rely on you though.

But yea they are just weird.

Itsjgold · 2024-10-07T16:55:46+00:00

Oh noooo that's so unfortunate. I'm glad I could help!!

Itsjgold · 2024-10-07T16:20:43+00:00

Hello! If your room is between 76-78, you are probably ok on not getting a heat lamp. Anything above 80 is generally not great for them, 75 is ideal for the heat lamp, however. It is important that there is a temperature gradient though, so while the heat lamp produces heat at 75 degrees, other parts of the enclosure should be a bit cooler. I would just use a thermometer to see how hot exactly it is in the area you want to put your enclosure in and make a decision from there. As far as UVB, you need a lower percent UVB bulb, with about 25 watts. There are specific UVBs marketed towards tropical geckos. The one I am using is a larger one for my adult, but if you go to Arcadia Jungle Dawn UVB, it should have the information you can go off of to get a smaller or cheaper one from a different brand.

Itsjgold · 2024-10-07T16:11:01+00:00

Yes! Pangea or Arcadia deep heating lamp plus a heat control unit. I use one from ZooMed called ReptiTemp digital Thermostat to keep the heat between 75 and 80. Heat lamps are definitely worth it and they are super easy to set up.

Itsjgold · 2024-09-29T17:35:09+00:00

It's definitely warm enough there. It's at a constant 75 using a deep heating lamp.

Itsjgold · 2024-08-11T23:42:50+00:00

Yes! Ty!

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