r/GargoyleGeckos • u/Financial-Lime-7545 • 9h ago

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I got this baby from Petco a while back and had a small toe problem that the vet declared birth defect and I finally moved him to a tank from a tub setup and his tail is like this any thoughts? Keep fresh Pangea fig and insect or breeding and growth powder mix every day or other day.

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u/swaggersouls1999 9h ago

very very odd. following along as I’m interested

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u/Gold-Celebration-403 8h ago

Is it constantly like that or did they just do that when you checked on them?

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u/Financial-Lime-7545 8h ago

I guess just when I checked It has gone back to normal now

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u/Gold-Celebration-403 8h ago

They were probably just on high alert from your presence lol but keep an eye on it. Do you have uvb?

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u/Financial-Lime-7545 8h ago

Not currently I planned to get a Arcadia lamp in a few days he’s been in the tank for about a week now almost

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u/PiccChicc 7h ago

This is normal. 

You can always check by gently running your finger on the underside in the direction of base to tip.  You don't need to go full length, just about half.  That should cause the tail to curl around your finger.

Or she'll run away, either way, you will see tail movement.

Mine always curl their tails around me.

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u/invite-me-in-please 6h ago

Sometimes when I put my girl back she stands and stares for like 10 minutes without moving, sometimes this includes her tail just being in one position the entire time before she powers back on and leaps away, tail doing regular tail things.