The crested gecko is familiar as a pet for reptile lovers. This pet is easily maintained and will never bother you much with its diet or lifestyle unless of course, it is ill. But there are certain facts that are yet unknown to the owners of the crested geckos.
There are varieties of color and texture found in crested geckos. The morphs are often sold at high prices because these are seldom found. The breeders of the crested gecko pay attention to the kind of color and design the morphed crested gecko will get, as that decides its demand and price.
Getting black spots may seem surprising to many owners, specifically when they are unknown of the fact that these spots can be the result of breeding two different breeds. These can be patterns on the body of your crested gecko which may become prominent with time.
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Is a black spot a symptom of bad health of crested gecko?
There is no such proof yet found that the black spots can be a symptom of some illness among crested geckos. If you find some black spots on your crested gecko, then check its regular behaviors to find that there is any discomfort or problem in it.
If you find that your gecko is eating well, moving normally, and resting as per the regular schedule then it can be so that the crested gecko is not suffering from any ailment.
How to know if the black spots are patterns on the crested gecko?
If you are too anxious to know about the origin of the black spots on your crested gecko’s body, then check its origin. You can go to the breeder from whom you have bought it. The breeder can define to you the origin of the crested gecko, as the parents of your pet. By this process, you can make sure that the black spots on your crested gecko are simply the pattern and not a symptom of any ailment.
Why the black spots are called Dalmatian spots on crested geckos?
The black spots that are found on the body of your crested gecko look pretty similar to those of the Dalmatian dogs. These spots often increase in size and number when the gecko gets matured. There is nothing to worry about this, as the spots often make the gecko look interesting and attractive.
What does it mean if the crested gecko has black pores?
There are often seen a row of black pores in the baby crested gecko. This is to indicate that the crested gecko of yours is a male one as the pores are the hemipenal bulge on its body. These pores go bigger when they get adult.
Can the black spots make the gecko look pale and dark?
The crested gecko sometimes looks pale but that has nothing to do with the black spots. Even the ones which do not have any black spots on their body may look pale. This color-changing is simply indicating the time when the gecko is resting. When it is not active and feeling relaxed, the body color changes to a pale or dark shade.
Can there be any physical problem involved with the presence of black spots?
Sometimes you can find the area with the black spots get elevated. Also, it can be so that crested gecko may seem lethargic than before. These symptoms should not be ignored as the lethargy and the elevation at the black spots can lead to some more severe problems.
Check the temperature of the terrarium and find out if the gecko is eating in the right proportion. If you find that there are disturbances in your eating habit, then you must pay a visit to the vet with your pet.
Can there be black spots on the crested gecko due to burns?
This is a highly probable situation where the crested gecko gets burnt by the heating stone or the heating lamp. When you will find the spots appearing suddenly on the skin of your crested gecko, and it is not moving much, then check the temperature of the heating element in its shelter.
If there is no thermostat in the shelter of your crested gecko, then the heating gadget can give out too much heat, which will be dangerous for the small pet. Crested geckos feel much less and they can stay for long hours on the basking stone. As a result, burning marks can appear on different body parts.
Once they get such burn marks, they will be in pain, and as a result, their eating and movement will be restricted. That is why it will be easy for you to find out that the crested gecko is not well.
Can fungal infection cause a black spot on the crested gecko?
There is a certain kind of fungus called yellow fungus that attacks the crested gecko and several other reptiles. The affected crested geckos contain black spots on their back or neck and abdomen. If you see the marks are increasing with time and the gecko is not behaving in its usual way, then you have to take the gecko to the vet for a check-up.
Can you treat your crested gecko when it has black spots?
If you are unsure of the cause of the black spots and yet you want to treat the problem at home, then you can give it soaking for half an hour in the warm water. You can add some antiseptic lotion to the lukewarm water to make the bathing more effective. Most of the time when the fungal infections are not much serious, the gecko will feel better after such a warm bath.
Even if the black spots are caused by the fungus and cannot be fully treated with the antiseptic lotion bath, then also it will be somehow comforting for the little creature. It has been found that most of the sick crested geckos suffer from dehydration, so a warm bath for 30 minutes will refresh as well as hydrate them.
What should be the temperature of the crested gecko when it is suffering from black spots?
The temperature for the shelter of the crested gecko should be 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the daytime. You can lower it at nighttime if you feel like it. Most of the owners keep the heating gadget off when it is night.
In any case, the temperature should not be more than 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Even if the gecko is not getting black spots due to the burn from the heating lamp, then also the high temperature will be dangerous for this small pet. Their body will get dehydrated sooner and the moisture that they absorb from the atmosphere will be scarce.
When do these black spots arrive on the crested gecko?
When you are going to buy a baby crested gecko from a renowned breeder or any online franchisee, get full information about the little creature. Check the creature when you are physically seeing it for the first time. Make sure that it moves normally and its limbs are perfect, without any difficulty.
If you see black spots appearing on the head, neck, or at the breast or abdomen part of the creature, then enquire about its genetics and the breed. If the marks are not painful for the crested gecko, then you can be happy to have a colorful and patterned morphed crested gecko.
Can the black spots be of different sizes?
Yes, there are different crested geckos found with different sized or numbered black spots. The super Dalmatian ones usually have larger spots in their body whereas the regular spots are found on the body of the Dalmatian crested geckos.
Sometimes you can find a red spot among quite a few black spots, and that is completely normal.
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