[Dyesub Dave]

Hey everybody .... I may have an opportunity to get some of these cute little day geckos. There are 4 for sale ... one adult female and three 3-4 month old juvies. I have a fellow reptile enthusiast trying to find me a male ... in which case I will just get the adult female. Otherwise I may get the 3 juvies and hope that I at least have a pair out of them.

I currently have an 18"x18"x18" exo-terra that I can use to house whatever I get which I was told would be plenty of room for these geckos as they stay fairly small. I will of course furnish it with some live plants, pieces of wood/bark and some bamboo poles. I'm assuming that if I can get a male then this size enclosure would be fine for an adult pair. My concern is aimed more towards the 3 juvies if I get them. I was told that with many hiding spots they should be fine until sexable at 9 months to 1 year of age. However I've also read on the net that juvies should be housed separately until they can be sexed. Housing them separately may pose more of a problem unless I can just split the exo-terra into three 18"x18"x3"wide sections?

BTW - One of the juvies is not related to the other two ... so perhaps keeping at least the one separate would be a good idea.

This will be the first day gecko that I have kept as the other 4 species of gecko that I have are all nocturnal. So any advice that anybody can offer ... especially regarding keeping the juvies together would be much appreciated.

Thanks ... Dyesub Dave.

[baugh]

Keep your juveniles seperate. They will not get along if housed together. Seperateing the exo terra into 3 sections would probably more of a probelm than it's worth. I keep my juveniles in a gal. container. cut a hole in the lid and down towards the bottom to keep air flowing. hot glue some mess wire to the holes. That is the best and easiest way that I have figured out.

Finding a male this time of year might be a problem, it may not. I doubt you will have any problem finding a male in the first part of the year once they start being imported again.

Hope that helps.

[Dyesub Dave]

OK ... Thanks for your reply. If I end up getting an adult pair is the exo-terra that I have of sufficient size to keep properly?

Thanks ... Dyesub Dave.

[PhelsumaUK]

Should be OK..these things are a bit subjective. A few extra inches taller might be preferable but if you keep the substrate depth to 3-4 inches deep, then I would say there's enough height