Too dark At night time?

[Coleesy]

Hey everyone. Im new to having my crested gecko juvi (1 month), which is up in my room, which can get close to pitch black at nights. Any lighting outside or in my house is mostly cut off, and I can't see in my room at night.

For this reason, I always keep a night light on (the red light). Is that a bad thing? Should I try to let light in my room? I'm guessing that it's not ok to turn the light off and make him have limited visibility.


The people at PetSmart said its ok to have the light but I've messed up 2 things from asking them. I don't trust them anymore.

 

[CrestedL]

Hey everyone. Im new to having my crested gecko juvi (1 month), which is up in my room, which can get close to pitch black at nights. Any lighting outside or in my house is mostly cut off, and I can't see in my room at night.

For this reason, I always keep a night light on (the red light). Is that a bad thing? Should I try to let light in my room? I'm guessing that it's not ok to turn the light off and make him have limited visibility.


The people at PetSmart said its ok to have the light but I've messed up 2 things from asking them. I don't trust them anymore.

The light is fine to have on as long as he still keeps moving at night, if he's not then its too bright for him. You don't need a light, as they are nocturnal and are most active during late night so if you're just concerned with getting him heat try a heat pad or a heat light that gives off heat but no light. If you're really concerned, i have a case just like yours where my house is pitch black at night, so much to the point where the old owner had to put little night lights in the halls just to see, but if you want to try just keeping a night light in a hall and leaving the door open that might give him a little more visibility, but like I said he should be okay without it

P.s. Don't trust pet stores, they told me to keep my crestie at 20% humidity (ARE YOU KIDDING ME) and that he can just eat baby food, they care more about selling the pet than taking care of the pet

Gl with your gecko

 

[Coleesy]

The light is fine to have on as long as he still keeps moving at night, if he's not then its too bright for him. You don't need a light, as they are nocturnal and are most active during late night so if you're just concerned with getting him heat try a heat pad or a heat light that gives off heat but no light. If you're really concerned, i have a case just like yours where my house is pitch black at night, so much to the point where the old owner had to put little night lights in the halls just to see, but if you want to try just keeping a night light in a hall and leaving the door open that might give him a little more visibility, but like I said he should be okay without it

P.s. Don't trust pet stores, they told me to keep my crestie at 20% humidity (ARE YOU KIDDING ME) and that he can just eat baby food, they care more about selling the pet than taking care of the pet

Gl with your gecko

He still moves at night when it's on. I also have a day light that he does not like, so the UV is on all the time. I'm going to try out the light in hallway or even try to get some more natural light in from outside and see how that works at night.

Thanks!

 

[CrestedL]

He still moves at night when it's on. I also have a day light that he does not like, so the UV is on all the time. I'm going to try out the light in hallway or even try to get some more natural light in from outside and see how that works at night.

Thanks!

Sounds good just be careful with natural light, if its really hot and focused it could overheat the gecko cage

 

[CG10]

Hey everyone. Im new to having my crested gecko juvi (1 month), which is up in my room, which can get close to pitch black at nights. Any lighting outside or in my house is mostly cut off, and I can't see in my room at night.

For this reason, I always keep a night light on (the red light). Is that a bad thing? Should I try to let light in my room? I'm guessing that it's not ok to turn the light off and make him have limited visibility.


The people at PetSmart said its ok to have the light but I've messed up 2 things from asking them. I don't trust them anymore.

Red lights are fine at night, if you believe a little heat is needed during the winter. But Crested Geckos are nocturnal, so they don't need light. My Crested Geckos are more active without any light than with those red or blue night lights. I will leave a red light on, if I believe the temp is below freezing just in case.

Light truly isn't a requirement in a bedroom as long as the temperature is between 70 and 75 degrees from my experience.

Nocturnal means they can see in the dark, so the red or blue light is for the humans that want to see the nocturnal reptiles at night moving around their habitats.

 

[Coleesy]

Red lights are fine at night, if you believe a little heat is needed during the winter. But Crested Geckos are nocturnal, so they don't need light. My Crested Geckos are more active without any light than with those red or blue night lights. I will leave a red light on, if I believe the temp is below freezing just in case.

Light truly isn't a requirement in a bedroom as long as the temperature is between 70 and 75 degrees from my experience.

Nocturnal means they can see in the dark, so the red or blue light is for the humans that want to see the nocturnal reptiles at night moving around their habitats.

Thanks for the response! I'm going to turn the light off next time I will be around him for a while and see if he likes it better.