New Caledonian Crested Gecko
Rhacodactylus ciliatus
These tough, friendly, and beautiful starlings are becoming more and more popular. At first you could only find them at the reptile exhibit, but now they are appearing at PetsMarts and Petcos!
Description: Apparently the main features are the crest on the head – the skin behind the eyes that protrudes into the spikes. If you have seen the film Lord of the Rings, you will find the eyes similar to the eye of Sauron. But these geckos are much more beautiful. They even have tiny spikes on their eyelashes!
Crested geckos are born with a prehensile tail, the tip of which is attached to the four legs. However, many geckos lose their tails and do not regenerate. Some geckos that have tails can be cheaper than those that still have them, but they also lack the tails. Geckos in the wild don’t have nearly the same tails.
One of the interesting things about these crested geckos is the many “morphs” (color and pattern varieties) they enter and they always try to evolve more!
Distinguishing males from females is simple (only in adults). Males have a large swelling at the base of the tail. Neither do women. But geckos do not fornicate until about 1 years old. You may be able to tell the femoral pores (the ones that go along the line above the wind) more quickly, but some geckos will still amaze you, even if you can see these pores or not.
Food: Those who don’t love cricket food will love these guys! Although crickets also (and really enjoy) crested geckos feed them mainly in bay food< /a>! Some of their favorite flavors are banana and peach. Let him flee from the lemon and let him be a pain. Don’t feed them chicken lasagna!
List of good baby foods:
Apricot
Peach mixed fruit
Musa
Banana Lake
Guava
Mango
Tropical Fruit Medley
calcium baby remember to add something!
Tank Setup: 1-2 juvenile geckos will do well in a 10 gallon tank, but no space will be wasted with a larger one! Males should not live with other males because they will fight (and hurt themselves) and wait for eggs if you put a male with a female!
Coconut bark serves as a good floor covering as well as moss. Avoid pebbles, which can be accidentally swallowed by your geckos when they jump for food, but larger rocks can destroy your terrarium. My geckos spent most of the time hanging out in the little tree ornaments that I gave them.
The pool should be kept between 60 and 80 degrees and (other great things about them) no heat lamp or UV light is necessary. They need heat lamps if the place is too cold to maintain a pleasant temperature and vitamins from food and supplements are sufficient. /a>. Avoid hot rocks (perhaps the worst product ever invented) and you can look into a water log or waterfall to keep your humidity high. It’s probably a good idea to buy some kind of thermometer to get the temp right.
Breeding: This in itself requires you to see my article on Breeding Crested Geckos for more information. .
Recommended Book:
Rhacodactylus Philippus de Vosjoli, Frank Fastus, and Allen Repashy
It is a perfect place to read and take care of. Great information on the Crested Starling, but also on the Gargoyle Starling, Mossy Tailed Starling, Giant Starling, and others.
