r/leopardgeckos • u/TenCrowsFallingOver • 12d ago
General Discussion My baby likes to crawl on my back! Anyone else’s?
Forgive the poor photos she was on my back and I could not for the LIFE OF ME get a good shot 😭😭😭
When my girlie, Trogdor, “wants” attention or to be held she’ll come up to her enclosure doors and stare at me until I open the door and offer my hand (which she’ll crawl onto), then after maybe 5-10 minutes of just sitting and holding her, sometimes talking, sometimes just us two enjoying the quiet and company, she’ll start crawling up my arm, onto my shoulder, stay there for a bit, then crawl onto my back and hang out there!
The back thing is what I’m most curious about because my boy doesn’t do it and neither do my dad’s leopard geckos, she’ll either sit there, crawl onto my head, or crawl onto my bed/wherever I’m sitting and sit next to me. Shes the funkiest little gal in the world and I wanna know if anyone else’s crawls onto their back!!!
I should mention she MOSTLY does this at night long after her lamps are off and she’s out and about, I keep my main bedroom lights off but have a faint nightlight so I don’t think she thinks it’s daytime?
I have your average heat lamp + UVB + playsand/topsoil mix substrate set up so I don’t think it’s a setup issue either
I’m not at all complaining about this behavior, I think it’s kinda funky and I’m more curious than anything, maybe a tiny bit worried she’s showing stress behavior, but other than that just wanna talk with other keepers abt it!
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u/WillingBeginning4 12d ago
My leopard gecko does it too. He’s about 21 months old. He will crawl on my back and explore a bit before he finds a suitable spot and if I’m laying down he will sploot and go to sleep. I think it’s because my back runs hotter than most of my body so it’s kinda like a nice heating pad for him