Gecko Caresheets

Leopard Gecko Care

Leopard Geckos

Adult Size - 10-12"
Avg Lifespan - 10 - 20 years
Enclosure Requirements - 10-20 gal. These lizards are ground dwellers so highly is not important.
Substrate - Papertowels should be used with juveniles to prevent accidental ingestion of substrate. Adults can be kept on soil or sand. Provide one hide per Lizard.
Heating & Lighting - Ambient Temp of 75 Basking spot of 85-90 degrees.. UV lighting is debatable.
Humidity - For these desert animals it is important to keep low humidity but provide a moist hide and a small shallow water dish.
Diet - variety is very important! You should rotate between different types of insects and worms Feed juveniles everyday and adults every 2 to 3 days. Make sure to feed high quality gut loaded insects
Supplements - Vitamin/mineral powder and calcium with D3 at every feeding.

Leopard geckos are nocturnal.

African Fat Tail Gecko Care

African Fat Tail Gecko

Adult Size - 9-12"u Avg Lifespan - 20+ years

Enclosure Requirements - 10-20 gal. These lizards are ground dwellers so highly is not important.

Substrate - Papertowels should be used with juveniles to prevent accidental ingestion of substrate. Adults can be kept on soil or sand. Provide one hide per Lizard.

Heating & Lighting - Ambient Temp of 78-82. Basking spot of 90 degrees. UV lighting is debatable.

Humidity - 50-70% with a dry hide on the heated end of the cage and a moist hide on the cool end of the cage and a small shallow water dish.

Diet - variety is very important! You should rotate between different types of insects and worms Feed juveniles everyday and adults every 2 to 3 days. Make sure to feed high quality gut loaded insects.

Supplements - Vitamin/mineral powder and calcium with D3 at every feeding.

African Fat Tail Geckos are nocturnal.

Males are very territorial and should never be housed together.

White Line Gecko Care

White Line Gecko

Adult Size - 9-10"

Avg Lifespan - 10-20 years.

Enclosure Requirements - at least at 20 gal tall. They needs lots of limbs for climbing and plenty of plants for hiding.

Substrate - Soil, peat moss, cypress mulch.

Heating & Lighting - Ambient Temp of 82-85 with nighttime temps being 70-75 degrees *.

Humidity - 65-70%, spray warm water 2-3 times a day especially at night. Provide a small shallow dish of water, but they will mostly drink from droplets off the leaves.

Diet - A variety of insects and worms. Make sure your food items are gutloaded for proper nutrition. Supplements - Calcium with D3 should be given three times a week.

Tokay Gecko Care

Tokay Gecko

Adult Size - 12"- 15"
Avg Lifespan - 10 years
Enclosure Requirements - Min 20H (these are arboreal lizards so height is important and they should have an ample amount of branches to climb on with plants for security)
Substrate - cypress mulch or topsoil with drainage layer with sphagnum moss.
Heating & Lighting - Ambient Temp of 80-85. Basking spot of 90-105 degrees.. UV lighting is debatable.
Humidity - 60-80%, with ventilation. Mist 2-3 times a day, they prefer to drink from droplets on leaves but still provide a large enough water bowl for soaking.
Diet - variety is very important! You should rotate between different types of insects and worms Feed once a day. Make sure to feed high quality gut loaded insects
Supplements - Calcium with D3 once a week.
Tokays are nocturnal.
It is best to keep these geckos by themselves or in aPeale/female pair. Sometimes females will tolerate each other in larger enclosures.