Hey guys, i was feeding my day geckos today and i saw the bigger one was vibrating. Not just shaking his head but proberly vibrating. Mainly in his feet. He has refused food for 2 days come to think of it. They do have a uvb during the day and i dust their food with calcium 3 times a week. I have recently started giving them organic mango baby food. Would this be a problem? I have been searching on the net for some answers but there is not much info on shaking day geckos. I looked in my crestie book and the only thing i could find was that sometimes cresties shake as a result of MBD. I can take a vid of him if anyone wants to see what it looks like. Please can someone help me and give me some advice on how i can help him. I really dont want to loose this beautiful creature
Wich kind of Gecko is it and which lamp do you use or UVB? I hav seen that most uf you use Compact-Lamps This is not enough. Here you would be "killed" for just using only this as UV-source.
Day Geckos need more UV-B. I don´t know if you can buy better lammps in SA. Her in Europe we use Spots like Solar Raptor ore Bright Sun. Maybe you can buy somethng like this: http://www.reptileuv.com/megaray-sb-100 ... b-lamp.php
Your Gecko need Calcium for the cetral nervous system. He only can use the calcium he get whith his food, whith help of enough UV-B.
Maybe he's housing two males together and it was a territorial display or a sign of aggression. I have seen some geckos and lizards 'vibrate' to show intruding reptiles it is his/her property.
I think Lizardlover might be right if it is standing up high to make itself look bigger it could very well be a dominace factor. Try seperate them for a week or two if your housing them together and see if there are any improvements.
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