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joffy666
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:23 am    Post subject: Psycho crestie Reply with quote

My crested gecko has become very "aggressive" the last few days. Every little movement he sees, inside or outside the viv he rushes at it as if it were food.
It's a sudden big change in behaviour. Right now he's sitting on a vine and if I wave my hand around near the glass he follows every movement in a paranoid/skittish way.

Have I spoilt him by feeding too many locusts driving him into a mad frenzied cannibal!? I've run out of live food so could he be missing it?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just heard a thump and he had launched himself at the glass!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depending on they last time you fed him, he could be hungry.

How much/often do you feed him?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

negri wrote:
Depending on they last time you fed him, he could be hungry.

How much/often do you feed him?


Every day. I put some mashed fruit in last night but he didn't seem interested in it.
While I have live food I feed 2-3 locusts almost every day. Maybe I've spoilt him with them and should of varied the diet more with fruit every other day or so?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joffy I have the EXACT same trouble as you with my 1 yr old crestie. it has been going on for a couple of months now and i have even been bitten by her afew times now. its putting me off (even though it doest hurt), she is also well fed and will hardly touch the baby food/ fruit i put out for her...I will be following this thread to see if you have a breakthrough!

p.s sorry i wasnt of any help!!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Twice tonight I've heard a thud on the viv's glass and found this...


If the doors were not shut I'm sure I'd be eaten alive by now!

He seems to attack any thing that moves, a sudden reflection and his head whips round ready to strike!

He's got some fresh mashed banana sitting there untouched. I'm gonna keep him on fruit and CGD and see if that calms him down and cures his live food addiction. I'm sure he'll eat if he's really hungry.

I reckon Scott has sold me a baby Raptor Shocked When he bit me it did hurt!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing mini raptors would be well cool Cool Laughing

No idea what the problem is with yours, maybe it's just maturing and being a stroppy teenage gecko Wink

All you can do is keep it fed etc and keep it accustomed to you by open the cage and handling etc
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scott W wrote:
Laughing mini raptors would be well cool Cool Laughing

No idea what the problem is with yours, maybe it's just maturing and being a stroppy teenage gecko Wink

All you can do is keep it fed etc and keep it accustomed to you by open the cage and handling etc


Cheers Scott. I've never been able to handle him. He'd go into hiding soon as my hand gets near, and last time I tried the bugger bit me!

He sat on a vine watching TV last night! He seems to like Big Brother.
Guess he can relate to dumb animals locked up in a confined place.
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