Crested Gecko problem?

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Arachnobaron
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Well,

My crested gecko is still a juvie. I have had her since last summer. I handle her and everything. I stoped handling heavly because I got really busy. When I had time to relax and get caught up on things I handled her. For some strange reason I was handling her one day for like 10mins then all of a sudden she latched onto my thumb biteing as hard as she could. So I put her back into her enclosure for a while. I went to pick her up again and now all she wants to do is keep biteing. I tried again today, I only put a finger by her screen and she kept trying to bite me.

I heard that crested geckos can be like this. Is this normal?

Even though I did not handle as much she never did show this aggression.

What should I do? Can this be corrected?

On a side note I tried to research this before and they said its phase that she is going through.
 

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Arachnobaron
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Anyone that has any answers please feel free to post because I have never ran into this problem with any of my reptiles so far until now:(
 

skippy

Arachnoangel
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it doesn't surprise me. my gargoyle bit me once but it hasn't done it again since. just be gentle and be glad it's not a tokay:} it'll come around
 

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I wish mine would bite more often, its probably the cutest thing they do. Especially when they squack while they're doing it. Mine usually only bite as a feeding response, do you think it could be something related to that?
 

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Arachnobaron
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Im thinking that, so I went to crested gecko diet. So I made a deal with a friend that if I help her bearded dragon she will help stop sticky (a name I gave my crested lol) from attacking fingers . It does not hurt getting bit but its more of a shock because of the speed these little guys have lol, it is cute though:D
 
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