Care Sheet for GeckosAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.67 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 10/07/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Anonymous |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Day Geckos |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | day geckos |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Females are smaller |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | For a water dish keep it small but always mist the cage 1 time everyday. They usually like to like the water drips rolling down the side of the glass. Substrate could be things such as a paper towel. if u want it pretty cypress or potting soil is good. babies must have paper towel otherwise its to hard to find there food |
Lighting and UVB: | UVA is not really needed but UVB is very important to have. Have it 12 hours on 12 hours off. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 80-85 degrees at lease. |
Heating and Equipment: | UVB lighting |
Caging Provided: | Use a 10-15 for a 1 individual and 20 - 30 for 2. Ive set my 2 up in a 125 gallon but that made it prettier. Babies can live in something as small as a 2.5 - 5 gallon. Cages i mostly recommend are tall they love to climb. Be sure to put in many branches and plants. I use live plants it makes it look nice. ONLY USE LIVE PLANTS ON ADULTS, if u use them on babies it will be to hard to find there food. Make every plant tall short plants are not necessary. |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Crickets, the size should not be bigger then there head. 1 dozen for 1 adult 2 1/2 dozen for 2 adults 6 pinheads for babies. Also they love banana baby. The brand i use is Gerbers all living. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium on crickets |
Maintenance: | Every 2 weeks unless u have a substrate like cypress potting soil then u dont need it especially if u have live plants its good fertilizer |
Some Words on this Species: | NEVER EVER TOUCH HOLD OR HANDLE THERE SKIN WILL PEEL. THINK OF THIS ANIMAL AS A $30,000 VASE, VERY FRAGILE. ALSO THEY ARE FAST AND THEY WILL GET AWAY SO ALWAYS BE CAREFUL. THESE LIZARDS ARE NOT BEGINNING LIZARDS. |
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