View Full Version : Do your leos ever do that?? :P
SnowSnake
10-06-03, 05:01 PM
Hey!
My geckos often try to climb on the walls of their tanks and sometimes for a few hours per night! They have plenty of room except my new female (in the pic) who is in a 10gal for quarentine.
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later!
SnowSnake
reptilesalonica
10-06-03, 05:10 PM
Only the very new comers and only the females that are ready to lay their eggs. Btw nice colours on that orange female :)
~Greg~
one of my leos does that all the time.. i can never figure out why. it might have something to do with heating.
My adult HY used to do that when he was young, but not anymore, and I haven't seen the girls do it at all... they might be learning the boundaries of their environment or something? If learning is at all possible, that is...
SnowSnake
10-06-03, 06:03 PM
thx for your input guys! :D
Clownfishie
10-06-03, 08:31 PM
Yep :) Most of mine have done it at one time or another -- some do it all the time, some only every once in a while... it's pretty cute really :) Its official term is "The Gecko Dance" ;) :D
reptilesalonica
10-06-03, 08:38 PM
it's pretty cute really
I couldn't say it's cute. Whenever they do that, i try to find a way to reduce that stress. It is stress they are feeling that time and they are not happy or dancing.
Let's not humanize our herps
Friendly~Greg~
Tim and Julie B
10-07-03, 01:08 AM
Put yourself in a clear glass container and see if you don't try to escape!:D They cannot tell the difference. So, they are always trying to get out of their "invisible" enclosures.
Julie
drewlowe
10-07-03, 08:48 AM
Yep some of mine do it. Mostly domino and lucky. Domino does it when i'm not giving her enough attention. She will climb on the wall (or air) until i pick her up and bring her out for a while. Lucky will only do it when the tv is on or if i'm next to his cage. He will just stand there leaned up against the glass, not moving unless he starts to slip. He's such a little character.
SnowSnake
10-07-03, 03:05 PM
my leos are getting a little extreme! im scared that they will fall to the side and hurt themselves :-/.
You could cover up the bottom 1/3 or so your tank's sides with newspaper or tank background or something and see if it helps calm them down at all...
The first lizard I had was a holaspis guentheri, or bluetailed african rock lacerta (to name one of the common names lol) that always tried to climb into the strip of tank backing I had, it was actually an underwater plant scene but all he saw was green plants and ZOOM! off he went. He stopped that when I put in a chunk of wood full of cracks to hide in :)
Alicewave
10-09-03, 09:00 AM
Mine do it. I think they just get curious about what's behind the glass. Sometimes I just take them out and they're satisfied. They never hurt themselves though.
My two girls do that a lot at night.
Jazzey
GTPman4
10-10-03, 06:09 PM
My 2 males do it every time it is feeding night and they see the mealworm container. I'm pretty sure they know what the container means.They also do this when they see my yellow Zoomed feeding tweezers, as these are what I fed them off of all their life. Even if I stick the tweezers in or around the cage without food on the end they still go nuts.
yeah ive noticed my male do it aswell mostly at night say when i open his viv lid to give him fresh water he gets all active and wants to come out but if i dont take him out he stands on the top of his humid hide and tryes to climb the glass and when i do take him out he gets all defensive and tryes to go off on his own and doesnt want you to touch him its so funny because he tries to scare you lol.
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