[heatherlockwood]

I was hoping on getting a goniurosaurus luii. I was wondering what type of habitat and care you need for them. If anyone could give me some advice, it would be greatly appreciated

[PassPort]

temperate moist forest habitat filled with ferns

[marcopereli]

Well you should keep Goniurosaurus Luii tank between 20-27 degrees Celsius . You don't need a heat lamp unless the temperatures in the tank get cool and you have worries. They also like very low light conditions at night time. They take about 1.5 years to be fully grown. Humidity should be from 60-80% at all times. Substrate on the ground should be able to hold humidity ,I recommend Coco Husk, or plantation soil made by Exo Terra. I think once you get the lizard if it has never been handled before you should wait 1 week to start handling it. The Goniurosaurus Luii species is shy and you usually wont be able to hand feed it. All food should be dusted in calcium powder 3/4 times you feed it and be dusted in vitamin supplement 1/4 times you feed it. Should should put alot of things for the lizards to hide in too.

[marx]

Hi, welcome on board!
You can inform yourself on my side once.In approximately 30 days, there will be also an enlische version.


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Best wishes,

Markus

[Lizardz]

What is the maximum temp in the summer months?
Sometimes it's hard to keep a house cool when it's 85 to 90f through out the day

[marcopereli]

Well the temperature should not really go above 80 degrees and definitly not into the 90's. I say roughly 80 is the maximum

[Big Red One]

Hello all ...

I'm planning on getting a G. Luii fairly soon and want to get the setup right for it in advance.

I've looked at some of the caresheets and guidance but was wondering what's the best sort of decor to use in the enclosure ?
Are fake plants OK or do live ones produce better results as they hold moisture up a little more ?

Any other advice and tips would be appreciated from those who have kept them successfully !

I have plenty of leo's but these are my first Goni's ! (For now...)

[marcopereli]

First you should start with a substrate that will hold humidity , like jungle earth , Plantation soil or coco husk. You May want a hide that holds humidity like a half coconut shell or a piece of cork bark for them to crawl under. You will need things for the geckos to climb on because they adore climbing, so you might want to get a wooden structure or a branch for them to climb. you will want at least one good sized ground plant and maybe a few fake hanging plants for the geckos to hide. They make use of vines and rock walls for the back of the cage too. The geckos like it dark all night long so avoid places were they will be exposed to a lot of light during the night. Give them a water dish and put some floating plants because crickets always drown in my water dishes unless there is some type of plant in there. You will want to calcium dust their food 3 out of 4 times you feed your gecko and vitamin dust your geckos food 1 out of 4 times you feed them. They need a high humidity, 60 to 80 percent at all times. Temperature should be from 17 to 29 degrees. Try to Avoid going below 17 degrees for long periods of time and try to avoid going above 29 degrees for long periods of time. the geckos should be fed every other day. And I think that Live plants are really good to hold humidity, but I don't recommend them because its more work and they are perfectly happy without real plants.Remember to have a cage that equals to at least 10 gallons per lizard.