Start a dated move entry rather than a new record. A house move changes the gecko's address, veterinary practice, and room conditions, but it does not change the gecko. The record should read as one continuous story with a clear move chapter in the middle, so a vet, a sitter, or a future owner can follow the animal's life across both homes without guessing which notes belong where.
Write the Move Entry First
Head the entry with the date of the move and the new address. Add the veterinary practice you are registering with, its phone number, and the date you registered or plan to register, because a gecko that stops eating after a move needs a practice that already knows it exists. Update the emergency contacts at the same sitting, since the neighbour who held a spare key at the old address may no longer be the right person. Note who will take the gecko if you are away, and check that the named person has agreed. Erase nothing in the old entry. A line through an old address with the new one beside it preserves the timeline better than a rewritten page.
Record the New Room, Not Just the New House
The detail that matters most after a move is the enclosure's new position. Note which room it stands in, whether sunlight now reaches it directly, and how the room temperature and humidity readings compare with the old home during the first week. A gecko that ate well in a warm living room may eat less in a cooler spare room, and a dated note of the change explains a dip in appetite far better than memory does months later. Record the light cycle as well if the new room has different natural light, and note any new equipment, such as a replacement thermostat or a different style of feeding ledge.
Carry the Feeding and Weight History Forward
Copy nothing and discard nothing. The feeding history, covering which prepared diet the gecko takes, how often food is offered, which insects it accepts, and which days supplements are used, continues under the move entry exactly as it ran before. Do the same with dated weights in grams and with shed notes, because a vet judging the gecko's condition after the move needs the pre-move trend, not a fresh starting point. If the gecko refuses food during the settling period, log each refused and accepted feed with its date. That short run of entries often shows a normal settling curve, and if it does not, it shows a vet exactly when the pattern changed.
Refresh the Identification Notes With Photographs
A crested gecko's identification rests on what it looks like, so update the ID notes with fresh photographs at the same sitting. Photograph the gecko from above and from each side in plain light, capturing its pattern, crest shape, and any distinguishing marks such as a distinctive spot cluster or a porthole marking. Note whether the tail is present, and if it is missing, record when it was dropped if you know. Add a written description beside the photographs, because colours in photographs vary with lighting while words such as pale lateral stripe stay stable. These notes are what identify this individual gecko if it escapes, is cared for by someone new, or needs to be matched to its history.
Close the Loop With the People Named
Send the updated record, or a copy of the key page, to the new veterinary practice and to your emergency contact, so the version other people hold matches yours. Tell your regular sitter what has changed rather than assuming the old routine still applies. KinsLe's Pet Passport is built for exactly this continuity, because the move entry, the new vet details, the ID photographs, and the feeding and weight history stay inside the gecko's single records packet instead of scattering across the two homes.