Crested geckos

[Highlander]

Do any of you keep crested geckos?If so are they in your opinion easy to care for? :?

 

[Michael Jacobi]

Do any of you keep crested geckos?If so are they in your opinion easy to care for? :?

In addition to being an invert dealer I am a commercial breeder of crested geckos. They are very easy to care for and will no doubt surplant the leopard gecko as the most popular gecko pet. They require no special lighting or heating. They stress at temps much over 80F and will do fine at a warm room temp that is in the 70s during the day with a nighttime drop into the 60s. They are omnivorous and thrive on a diet of calcium/vitamin dusted crickets and fruit baby foods. The new T-Rex Crested Gecko Diet Meal Replacement Powder can be used exclusively to make them even easier to feed. I have had great results with this product, but prefer to offer crickets, small roaches, and a fruit goop consisting of peach/apricot/Tutti Frutti/mango/guava/Hawaiian Delight baby foods with a bit of the aforementioned crested gecko diet added along with Miner-All I and Reptivite. They are hardy and docile (although they like to act like treefrogs and unexpectedly leap into the air). They do well both in well-ventilated aquaria and in screen cages such as those used for chameleons. Although they are rainforest animals they adapt readily to more moderate humidity and unlike most geckos they will drink from a water bowl. They are as easy to breed as leopard geckos and almost as prolific. I highly recommend them to all. For more information I suggest acquiring Robbie Hamper's new book, "The Crested Gecko In Captivity".

Michael

 

[Highlander]

Thank you for the info SpiderShoppe

 

[ddale]

I have several crested geckos and they are a great animal to keep. I keep mine in tall screen cages. Although Michael is right in that they will accept water from a shallow dish, I find that mine get sufficient hydration from the morning and nightime misting that I give them (helps maintain humidity as well). I have branches for them to climb and artificial pothos vines that they enjoy for cover and for lapping up the mist. Like Michael said,they feed on dusted crickets and either Gerber fruit medley or mango baby food mixed with vit/min to which I add spirulina algae (GNC). I have also used the T-Rex diet he mentioned. I keep males alone or with up to five or six females and eggs are plentiful and easy to incubate. I highly recommend Rhacodactylus ciliatus!