Top 5 BEST Pet Geckos!
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2021
- Geckos are some of the most amazing pet reptiles you can own. Big personality in a small package. Let's go over the top 5 best pet geckos you can own!
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*Me watching my Leopard Gecko bite the ground where she ate earlier* "Yes, intelligence."
Mine isn’t very smart either
Me watching mine try climbing on a mushroom and fall every time but trying over and over
This got me in tears 🤣
Mine closes his eyes and then launches for his food...he always misses😭🤣
Lol
When he said “super easy” I was like barely an inconvenience
Yesss
I understood that reference
Ryan George, right?
Little geckos are tight!
The screen rant series is underrated
Super easy barely an inconvenience
Me and my crested gecko sitting here listening to him talk about how cool cresties are
hahaha nice
Chinese cave geckos look like the Sith Lord leopard geckos
I call mine a goth leopard gecko.
I was just about to say this - they're leopards that went to the dark side - those eyes are just stunning though 😍
Love geckos they are so cute
@@mksmith8288 would you say you notice you have one? considering they're nocturnal, do you see them? can you handle them? I'm trying to decide between leopard and cave
@@lieveheersbeestje099 I do have a cave gecko you don't see them too much. I recommend getting a motion activated camera if you want to see them just out and about. I can handle mine and he doesn't seem too upset by it, typically if I have him out for long he rests on my shoulder. Leopard geckos are definitely more friendly than cave geckos.
Me, looking at my Tokay Gecko from across the room: There is a reason you aren't on this list Polly
Polly be commiting CRIMES.
@@scott1660 she really do be
@@probablycthulhu There's a reason the invertebrate population is going down.
Tokays are the angriest geckos I've ever interacted with I love them
Ive ran into wild ones in FL.. They are so god damn mean.. Brave to.. Like dude i can crush you.. Nope dont care i bite you now.. Go away.. Jeez... That look awesome.
Honestly I really get that crested geckos are not super smart. When he was talking about cresties, I looked around at my crestie and she just was chilling upside down. Gosh I love them!
Ya my gargoyle isn't the smartest he's upside down chilling.
Like a villain but he's nice (mostly)
I love your gecko pfp
@@domaisbest Thx!!
Same
As I look over at one of mine who is asleep on the glass upside down with her nose buried 1/2 an inch deep into the substrate.
My personal favorite gecko would be the chameleon gecko. Small as a mourning gecko but calm as a crestie! Also they have absolutely beautiful large green scales and gorgeous patterning!
there bigger then mourning geckoes though, and not by a very small margin, but i do get your point
@@yousufakhtar9995 I mean true they are a bit bigger but still, a tiny gecko you can probably handle as well? You gotta love them
They are actually wonderful I own one too but no one talks about them though
Calm??? My crestie has gotten better but he is a SPAZZZZZ lololll
My favourite is a lemon leopard gecko
As someone with a Chinese Cave Gecko, I’m glad to see the love they’re getting! They’re a little less handleable than a Leopard gecko or AFT, but they do start to tolerate handling after a little while.
They’re also quite picky eaters, as evident by mine who refuses to eat anything but crickets. But he’s thriving nonetheless and almost always has a chunky belly
I wish I could share pics of him on here because he’s a stunner. Any time I show people I pic of him, they’re instantly amazed by his red eyes and bright yellow bands. Easily one of my favourite reptiles I’ve ever seen, and I’m extremely lucky to own one
I bet the longer they're in the hobby, the more their personality and diet will be ironed out better.
Upload a videooo
I think I'll have to start saving for a chinese cave gecko
looked them up and apparently not super expensive, $150 CAD range here :)
Ooo should be cheaper in freedom bucks then
“Freedom bucks” 😂
Heath's Scaly Adventures your profile pic looks like the geckos ripped
@@mrkrabs5729 :00000 That's my Discord name :00
As someone who loves Giant Day Geckos and have 2, I'm so happy to see them on a positive list for once!
I do love day geckos
I have a Question
My day gecko dropped part of his tail can he still climb with part of it gone?? He is having trouble climbing I feel so bad for the little guy please help!!
@@kaylaramsey2258 i wish i could help u but i can’t. Im sorry
Gecko
Two months ago I bought my leopard gecko Peach (she is a tangerine morph!) from my local owned reptile shop. I’m super happy there are so many resources online and on youtube to teach me more about how to care for her and enrich her life. Peach came to me healthy as can be and she is still very healthy!
Crested geckos are an awesome starter gecko! Good picks! For people who don’t like how Crested Geckos drop their tails, there is an animal called a Sarasinorum Gecko! They are also in the genus Correlophus and dont drop their tails from being frightened. Congratulations on 2 years Adam!👏🎉
Gargoyle 💪
Would you watch a part 2?
Yes
I have a lovely gargoyle gecko named turnip, she's my first reptile and honestly as a beginner she's not too hard to keep. I definitely recommend cresties & other crestie sub species!
I have a gargoyle too and I agree virtual cowboy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Crested geckos 0:49
4. Day geckos 3:16
3. AFT & Leopard geckos 5:18
2. Chinese Cave gecko 7:36
1. Knob-Taild gecko 9:44
bruh, I'm tryna make paper out here, whatchu doin!?
@@WickensWickedReptileshe stealing your paper
Thank youu
I absolutely love geckos, the eyes on those Chinese Cave Geckos are absolutely stunning! They're like leopard geckos that went to the dark side 😂 Sith Geckos! 🤣
Lol! Totally what I was thinking!
Recently started keeping a leopard gecko and I've fallen in love with the species! So cute and sweet demeanors, love watching mine hunt crickets
I just upgraded my corn snake by a lot he was in a 10 gallon and now he's in a huge bin
(I dont use rack systems but I keep most of my animals now in bins cus I can get big enclosures for cheaper)
very cool
Funny, I've watched some of your older videos and it's crazy how much better the audio, the video and filming in general is. You deserve the subs. Keeping rocking man
Wow, thanks!
Congratulations on 2 years of great content🥳
Wish this channel only started in 2019???? I feel old already even though it's 2 years
thanks :)
🎉 *w o o* 🎉
@@WickensWickedReptiles we love you adam!! keep up being a great caretaker and content creator :) you’ve kinda inspired me to maybe try content creation in the next year or so
NICE JOB 👍 Broski's keep up the good work
Just a suggestion to bump up the quality of your videos (which is already great):
Seeing as the majority of the world uses normal units of measurements (Celcius for temp, metric for scale of cages, etc.,) maybe you could put up these measurements on the screen, even if you only talk in freedom units. Seeing as your videos are already pretty edited, I don't think it would be too much of an effort, and people around the world would know what you're talking about without having to translate all the units you mention :)
I've become a huge fan of crested geckos! I'm so happy I finally got into the reptile world and learned about them! Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks I have been waiting for this one! Love the whole offering, very dry informative.
I’ve always wanted a leachie gecko but they are too expensive 😭 maybe some day
Well hey, you have organs that come in pairs...
@@cherrydeathclaw
Kidney: *chuckles* i'm in danger
Thanks so much for the great content! Your channel started my love for reptiles and gives out so much helpful info!
Gecko's are just the coolest little creatures!!! ❤️ By far my favorite animal. Best channel! Always great info and beautiful animals!
i love the variety of different morphs for crested geckos & the easy care. I have two baby ones 🤗 & they have long life spans 15-20 years, that’s another plus for me. They can also be kept in smaller bins when they’re younger because it’s easier for them to find their food, they can eat bugs but they are fine with crested gecko powder mix food
Happy birthday to the channel Adam!
Congratulations on 2 year. Thank you for all that you do I'm so glad I found your channel
Thank you so much!
Yes!!! Been waiting for this list!
You were on my recommended and I havnt watched you in a while. This video is going to blow up!!!
I sure hope so! thanks for watching
Loved this video! I really love geckos and I would have loved to have seen coleonyx elegans and aeluroscalabotes felinus as well. I find them both really interesting, but they dont seem to be widely known. You're amazing, love your videos xx
thank you so much!
I love this video ;) Great content as always Adam!
I never knew about Knob-tail geckos but heck now I'm glad I do! They are so beautiful and I'm in love!!!
they really are cool!
I know not a lot of people are massive fans of them but honestly I live for leachianus geckos! They're just such big floppy wrinkle boys and I dream of owning one! (Also I like having more sassy pets for some reason so an attitude is no problem to me)
I have a crestie currently, could honestly just have a room of geckos tbh 😅
My leachie is sassy as all get out, but it really is part of her charm. Angry little dinosaur sock puppets- what's not to love?
Honestly, a leachianus is also one of my dream reptiles. Flippy floppy living sock puppets, which just gives you an excuse to name one after a muppet. Gonzo the Leachie has a nice ring to it.
Just used your code for my first order of black soldier fly larva! Hoping my leopard gecko Lilly gobbles them up
Great vid. Pictus geckos have the best personalities in my opinion and super easy to keep as well. Go NJD
I was raise with Leopard and American Fat Trailed Geckos.. loved them!
Being a gecko person I've gotta say that I loved this video😀.Thanks for making it!
Gotta love geckos
they really are amazing
Nice one putting knob tails at the top, love them. maybe could've lumped the cave geckos in with the other eyelids you mentioned and made space for more mentions, paroedura genus maybe. i think chameleon geckos deserve a mention in the new caledonian gang. and bin p. grandis, klemmeri and a few other small day geckos are in another league. cracking video though
Awesome man! I'd like to see a video on a mixed species setup like someone else commented. The only one I currently know of is certain iguanas and tortoises but there's gotta be more out there. That or a video on amphibious pets even though your channel name reflects reptiles. Very interested in different types of salamanders in the pet trade. Tiger salamanders are my fav but I'd like to know about more types of good ones as pets.
Simple, entertaining, and informative
Thank you for the video lol
Glad you liked it!
I love the eyelid geckos like Leo's, AFT's, and cave geckos
We need a giant day gecko & poison dart frog care guide! One of my favourite suggestions that you’ve made
Loved this one! I was so wrong, sooo many gecko options! Now to get me a Knob-tail baby.... 🏃♀️
You have inspired me to start making reptile videos (working on the first one now)
Loved the vid. Knob tails are so weird but also cool.
Amazing video as always!! Have you ever looked at the gliding gecko?
So funny I was searching this the other day; best pet geckos. So thank you so much for this video
I swear I come for the intro vids and pics. So awesome. And your cohorts! Lol
Just wanna say I love your videos! 😆
I never knew about Chinese Cave Geckos before this video, and they look amazing!
alright i’ve loved reptiles for a long time, NEVER heard of chinese cave geckos. now i have a new fav gecko. :) thanks adam
U give a-dam
Pfft, I'm just jokin
I love seeing Diglet and Yoshi
The best type of reptile GECKO! For me at least the worst thing for me I really small and the ones that really catch my eyes are even smaller than that and I'm a bigger guy so I always worry I'm going to hurt them
We have 2 male Chinese Cave Geckos in separate enclosures. A forewarning to anyone looking to get these. You can go weeks without seeing them. They do NOT come out during the day at all. You have to wait until the room is completely dark and use a red light to go see them. They don't hide as much with the red light as they do with a white or blue light. We know they are ok when we see that they've eaten their food. Or you can set up a camera to see them at night. That's what we did the first couple of months.
I love my gargoyle, so I'm glad they got a mention!
Watch the whole video with captions on it has made my day
hahaha
Awww the knob tail is so cute! Those eyes! They kinda remind me of those beanie babies with the HUGE eyes! And the Chinese Cave Gecko looks so, regal and elegant and (I love the eyes) kinda like a tiny wingless dragon!
they do kinda look like TY beanie babies eh
Very entertaining video!! Please do top 5 monitors!!
Knob tails are so cute! Don't own any yet but its a definitely a species im hoping to get into possibly this year! :D
Great video, Adam!
Glad you enjoyed it
The blue one with red eyes and yellow bands was sooo God damn beautiful!!
totally is!
I adore my leo. She’s genuinely the best leo I could ever ask for. She’s easily becoming one of my best friends ❤️❤️ I missed my dog so my boyfriend actually got her for me while in college. I’ve been wanting a Leo for YEARS now, and I’m so happy to have her
I agree day geckos are amazing, and yeah, good luck catching them if they escape, mine has escaped a few times but luckily he's developed a liking to me and knows who I am, it wasn't always like that though, when I had him as a baby he would just run away from me, but now that he's nearing 10 years old, he's developed a fondness of me and has a personality towards me as well vs other people, I wouldn't trade him for anything, he's been amazing.
I'm so happy to see the Chinese Cave Gecko on this list! I absolutely fell in love with these guys after seeing them at an expo for the first time. I'll have had mine for a year come February! Also, I've seen some comments about them being picky eaters. I just want to give some opposing info and say mine eats anything I offer him. As long as it moves, he'll eat it.
Any tips on raising one?
@@davidlarkin1040 I've had the best luck feeding Dubia roaches. He responds well to them and they have a harder time escaping an insect feed dish.
I also recommend getting a black light for viewing since they really only come out at night.
This is perfect I been thinking about getting some!
Yeah! Thats how I got mine! Just make sure you do all your research so you dont just end up with a terrible situation.
I want an AFT and knob tail myself 😍 whoa! That cave gecko is so cool!
Yesssss those new vid vibes 😁🔥👏🙌
yeaaaa :)
My Chameleon gecko has been pretty easy to care for, it has become one of my favorite geckos.
OOO YES ive wanted a madagascar day gecko for sooo long but thought they were too difficult for me! Could you do a care video of them??
I needed this video
The knob tail gecko is so cute！Those big eyes my god🥺
This is what im was waiting for
:)
My dad just linked me this video saying you seem knowledgeable. He’s a little late 😭😂
That's awesome!
Sheeeesh I got a Leo and a beardie
wicked!
Great list much agreed!
Thanks!
The Chinese cave geckos look so cool! I might actually look into them. The only problem is that my house could get too hot in the summer... and my mom doesn’t like reptiles but I think I could persuade her!
I love my cresties! I've had 1 drop his tail. It took literally nothing. One minute he had his tail and the next time I checked on him he turned to frog butt. Looking forward to my first ever breeding project being cresties ☺
So howd the project go?
viper and dune geckos are great too ! also pictus geckos
agreed!
Thanks for giving day geckos some love!!
they are so freaking cool!
Love my little Pictus Gecko! Would definitely recommend 😁
7 reasons why Pictus Geckos are the best geckos, IMO:
1. They are SUCH pretty lizards, no matter which morph you get!
2. They are smaller than a Leo, but not as small as a mourning gecko, so you could comfortably house one in a 10 gal long for it's life (unless you want to spoil it), or 2 females in a 20!
3. They have an average lifespan of 10+ years instead of 15+ years, like a Leo, so if you don't know where you'll be in 15 years, this could be a little bit easier to commit to when getting your first gecko!
4. They're naturally a bit shy, but if you work with them they can be just as social as other types of geckos! Plus they're really docile, even at the beginning
5. They're starting to become really popular, so you could be on the front end of a new gecko trend if you own one!
6. They're great eaters - mine ate all of the mealworms that I put in the tank just in case on the first night! Has been eating mealworms and crickets like crazy ever since!
7. I just wanted to have a seventh haha, but I love my little buddy! He's the best 😁
The knob tail gecko looks so cute, oh well let’s start with watching videos before I do anything lol. I have two crested geckos and one leopard geckos currently.
Another great video as always. Just have a question, are crested geckos easy to handle as well. I often see you with your leopard geckos and others but haven't seen you handle your crested geckos... ❤️🇳🇱
I mean Usually they are easy going, unless u get a sassy one like i did, But especially if u get a baby they will be a little skittish but if you work with them they can make amazing pets!!
@@eleanorhancox899 thank you Eleanor!!!
I think the knob-tailed gecko is one of my favorites for geckos. I didn't realize they were an Australian species, no wonder I don't see them often.
They each have their own charm though. I think the cave gecko sounds great for more northern folks! Or I could keep it in the bedroom... the reptile room is quite warm, but the husband likes to keep the bedroom arctic. But if we ever lost power the poor thing would roast in Florida.
knob tails are amazing
I really liked this video 👍
thanks :)
I’m super happy crested geckos are on this because I’m getting a gecko soon
Omg the cave geckos are super cool! Video suggestion, because I'll be moving in with my boyfriend and his complex doesn't allow dogs, reptiles that don't mind /like snuggles. XOXO
leopard gecko or bearded dragon would be good. I have 2 crested geckos. one just chills on my lap and ones a little more jumpy
If you’re on the discord, you get notified before CZcams does
yep! :)
Well if that ain't the truth I've had CZcams notify me 6 days after a video has been uploaded
knob tailed geckos are great, ive got a collection of over 50 and still growing just because they're that amazing
they seem amazing
@@WickensWickedReptiles definitely are, l would 100% look into getting a couple if i were you mate
I maybe late but I always show up for the channel :)
thanks so much for watching
i went to a reptile expo today and got a crested gecko and its definitely one of my favorite lizards of all time
The Australian Knob-tail looks like an anime character!!! Those EYES are amazing!
Love AFT’s and Leopards, one thing I would note though is that AFT’s are often MUCH pickier than leopards. A lot of them will only eat crickets so it’s important to try to get them eating a variety of foods when they’re very small babies.
I saw some knob tails at a showback in the day. They're not really my thing but my wife likes them so could be a nice addition in the future.
they are super cool I think, also not really my thing but I see why people love them.
I picked up my first leopard gecko in December he’s a year old will be 2 in august and a blazing blizzard morph. Then about 2 weeks ago I went and picked up an African Fat Tail gecko, he’s a male as well and has a stripe morph he will be turning 1 in April. I really love these geckos and they are great for beginners
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I don't see Sarah enough. Little Foot seems to be stealing the spotlight from her 😂🦎
Littlefoot loves the spotlight
I'd like to see you holding a Leopard Gecko in one hand and a good size adult Southwestern Banded Gecko in the other, if you can😏, talking about the differences and similarities. I say good size adult bandy because their bands break up into spots as they grow so the older ones look more leopard like and they move more like a cat. Plus the bigger they are the calmer. You could show the hatchlings too. It would also be cool to see a young adult bandy because it'd be more likely to freak out and squeak. Or not. Just some ideas.
I love your reptiles