Day # whatever of me trying to change people’s minds about reptiles

A few days ago, you guys met my newly rescued crested gecko, Emily. She’s doing great! However her enclosure is NOT. She’s been living with zero enrichment, nowhere to hide, and nothing but her own poop. Her previous owner bought Emily with this tank, so maybe she thought it was all crested geckos need? Idk. But this doesn’t fly in my mini menagerie

Emily’s new gecko mansion! All live plants (helps hold humidity and offers enrichment with texture, smells, and climbing), real corkbark (for hiding), and mixed tropical substrate for the plants and humidity. I try to mimic my animals’ natural environments as closely as possible. Hopefully Emily is about to be a much much happier and healthier crestie now!

Please please PLEASE research a pet before you purchase or adopt one!! Whether it’s a dog, cat, reptile, bird, or invertebrate: that’s a life you are completely responsible for. And if you don’t do the right thing by your pet because you’re uneducated or lazy, you shouldn’t have a pet. Full stop.

Here’s Emily exploring her new home! https://imgur.com/gallery/day-whatever-of-me-trying-to-change-people-s-minds-about-reptiles-T41yP3c

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