Post by John Pilling on Jun 20, 2005 10:41:58 GMT
Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
RATING: novice/ beginner to intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae, lizards, frogs, mice
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, vocal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid, aggressive
Mauritanian gecko (crocodile gecko, moorish gecko) Tarentola mauritanica
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c ), 94 F (34.4 C) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 C)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: 6.5", nocturnal, rock climbing, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure
Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
RATING: Novice/beginner
FOOD: Crickets, waxworms, mealworms, pinky mice,
WATER: small dish of fresh water
DAY TEMP: 30 - 32 C 86 - 89.6 F
NIGHT TEMP: 27 C 80 F
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: Playground sand
NOTES: length 15 cm 6 ", 10+ gallon tank, bark for shelter, nocturnal, terrestrial
leaf-tailed geckos
Phyllurus ssp ( p. platurus, p. cornutus, p. salebrosus, p. caudiannulatus) Uroplatus ssp (u. fimbriatus, u. henkeli, u. sikorae, u. lineatus, u. phantasticus)
RATING: Intermediate
FOOD: crickets, waxworms, mealworms, roaches, flies, larvae, moths, earthworms
WATER: Mist daily licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 70 - 80 F, (21- 26.6 C) basking site 85 F (29.4 C)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 F (21 C)
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: bark chips, leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks for dwelling in, live plants, some species require branches for climbing
Leaf toed gecko Phyllodactylus xanti nocticolus
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 C) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: 5.5", nocturnal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid
House geckos
Hemidactylus ssp (h. frencitus, h. mabouia, h. turcicus, h. garnotii)
RATING: Novice/beginner
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid
Flying geckos Ptychozoon ssp p.lionatum, p. kuhlii
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, waxworms, mealworms, roaches, flies, larvae, moths, earthworms
WATER: Mist daily licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 70 - 80 F, (21 - 26.6 C), basking site 85 F (29.4 c)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 F (21 C)
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: bark chips, leaf litter
NOTES: arboreal, needs climbing branches, live plants for shelter
DAY GECKOS
phelsuma ssp (p. guttata, p. klemmeri, p. lineata, p. mutabilis, p. cepediana, p. flaviqularis, p. laticauda, p. seippi, p. quadriocellata, p. serraticauda, p. madagascariensis, p. standingi)
RATING: Intermediate
FOOD: insects- crickets, waxworms, fruit flies, flies...., pollen, nectar, overripe fruit....
WATER: mist X 2/day, licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 78- 86 F (25.5 c- 30 C)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 - 75 F (21 c - 23.8 C)
LIGHTING: incandescent, UVB fluorescent
SUBSTRATE: potting soil
NOTES: heavily planted tall terrarium with branches for climbing, hollow logs for shelter, territorial...
Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus, coleonyx brevis
Rating: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 C), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks for climbing and shelter, live plants..
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
RATING: novice/beginner
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, waxworms, butterworms, pinkies WATER: shallow dish of fresh water
DAY TEMP: 30 to 32 C, 86- 89.6 F
NIGHT TEMP: 27 C 80 F
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1-2" of fine sand (playground sand)
NOTES: 15 - 22 year lifespan, 10 + gallon terrarium, cork bark shelter, nocturnal, terrestrial
RATING: novice/ beginner to intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae, lizards, frogs, mice
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, vocal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid, aggressive
Mauritanian gecko (crocodile gecko, moorish gecko) Tarentola mauritanica
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c ), 94 F (34.4 C) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 C)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: 6.5", nocturnal, rock climbing, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure
Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
RATING: Novice/beginner
FOOD: Crickets, waxworms, mealworms, pinky mice,
WATER: small dish of fresh water
DAY TEMP: 30 - 32 C 86 - 89.6 F
NIGHT TEMP: 27 C 80 F
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: Playground sand
NOTES: length 15 cm 6 ", 10+ gallon tank, bark for shelter, nocturnal, terrestrial
leaf-tailed geckos
Phyllurus ssp ( p. platurus, p. cornutus, p. salebrosus, p. caudiannulatus) Uroplatus ssp (u. fimbriatus, u. henkeli, u. sikorae, u. lineatus, u. phantasticus)
RATING: Intermediate
FOOD: crickets, waxworms, mealworms, roaches, flies, larvae, moths, earthworms
WATER: Mist daily licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 70 - 80 F, (21- 26.6 C) basking site 85 F (29.4 C)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 F (21 C)
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: bark chips, leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks for dwelling in, live plants, some species require branches for climbing
Leaf toed gecko Phyllodactylus xanti nocticolus
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 C) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: 5.5", nocturnal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid
House geckos
Hemidactylus ssp (h. frencitus, h. mabouia, h. turcicus, h. garnotii)
RATING: Novice/beginner
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 c), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks, live plants, hardy, 10 - 15 gallon tank with secure lid
Flying geckos Ptychozoon ssp p.lionatum, p. kuhlii
RATING: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, waxworms, mealworms, roaches, flies, larvae, moths, earthworms
WATER: Mist daily licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 70 - 80 F, (21 - 26.6 C), basking site 85 F (29.4 c)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 F (21 C)
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: bark chips, leaf litter
NOTES: arboreal, needs climbing branches, live plants for shelter
DAY GECKOS
phelsuma ssp (p. guttata, p. klemmeri, p. lineata, p. mutabilis, p. cepediana, p. flaviqularis, p. laticauda, p. seippi, p. quadriocellata, p. serraticauda, p. madagascariensis, p. standingi)
RATING: Intermediate
FOOD: insects- crickets, waxworms, fruit flies, flies...., pollen, nectar, overripe fruit....
WATER: mist X 2/day, licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 78- 86 F (25.5 c- 30 C)
NIGHT TEMP: 70 - 75 F (21 c - 23.8 C)
LIGHTING: incandescent, UVB fluorescent
SUBSTRATE: potting soil
NOTES: heavily planted tall terrarium with branches for climbing, hollow logs for shelter, territorial...
Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus, coleonyx brevis
Rating: intermediate
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, roaches, flies, moths, larvae
WATER: mist daily- licks moisture from leaves
DAY TEMP: 88 F (31.1 C), 94 F (34.4 c) basking site
NIGHT TEMP: 74 F (23 c)
LIGHTING: incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1 - 2" of fine sand or leaf litter
NOTES: nocturnal, rocks for climbing and shelter, live plants..
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
RATING: novice/beginner
FOOD: crickets, mealworms, waxworms, butterworms, pinkies WATER: shallow dish of fresh water
DAY TEMP: 30 to 32 C, 86- 89.6 F
NIGHT TEMP: 27 C 80 F
LIGHTING: Incandescent
SUBSTRATE: 1-2" of fine sand (playground sand)
NOTES: 15 - 22 year lifespan, 10 + gallon terrarium, cork bark shelter, nocturnal, terrestrial
