Crested gecko

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Henry Clay on my hand  
Henry Clay   QUESTION: This an extremely quick update! I picked up Henry Clay today and he was extremely calm! He was more than willing to be handled and love being hand walked and enjoyed jumping on me! I'll attach some images of him for you.

ANSWER: Hello Karissa,

WOW, that is awesome!  Did you grind up some food & smear it on your hand or something?  :-)
Maybe he just hit the point to where he decided attention wasn't so bad after all?
I am glad Henry Clay was visiting with you, that is great.  I hope that continues & he becomes very tame, too.
Great pictures of him, he is so beautiful, I just love the nice brown hue.

Keep me updated on your progress.

Tracie

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Crested gecko  
Crested gecko   QUESTION: I put some food on the tip of his nose the day before yesterday and the tried picking him up yesterday. He behaved well and was calm. I hand walked him and he seemed to enjoy it. He loves jumping on my phone too!  I think he just need time to adjust to his new home and get to know that I wasn't a threat a little more. Thank you for you advice Tracie!

ANSWER: Hello Karissa,

Well, good grief, he really came around didn't he?  Yes, I agree.  When they are in unfamiliar surroundings & have a big hand coming at them that they don't know very well it is probably very intimidating!  
So did he eat the food off of his nose a little bit?  It sounds like he is all over the place now, jumping & crawling on you.  :-)  That is terrific, I am so excited, he will be a lot of fun.

Let me know how he is doing!

Tracie

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QUESTION: He did eat the food off of his nose. I guess he just found out that I'm not a bad person. He doesn't like to eat crickets though sadly. He just turns his nose when he sees them :/. Other than that, he seems very healthy and happy. I enjoy him very much and he seems to enjoy me:). He especially likes my hair. He keeps trying to climb it!

Answer
Hello Karissa,

Geckos do love to climb into your hair!  LOL  So you will have fun trying to keep him out of it.
You can try waxworms, mealworms, small silk or horn worms, or even phoenix worms, too.  
That is good he did eat the food off of his nose.  I guess he figured out if you were going to feed him then you couldn't be all that bad!

Good luck & have fun with him.

Tracie