[meeks16]

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I was just wondering if anybody knew about the breeding habits of a marbled gecko (Gekko Grossmanni). Because I have just noticed my two geckos have dug 5cm x 2cm hole under a bit of bark. I am not even sure if I have a male and female. Or maybe they are digging due to some other cause?
Any information would be grately appreciated.

[Ingo]

They are rock dwellers which very much prefer to deposit their eggs underneath a leave covering a vertical rock surface.
Typically they never go down to the ground and they of course do not dig.
If they do so in your tank, it may indicate that either the tank is not adapted to their needs or sth else is wrong.
A heatpad beneath the substrate they digged in as the only heat source in this tank may also be one reason.


Ingo

[meeks16]

Because of where i live these geckos are native to the area so i dont have a heat pad or any heat source in the tank. We have just been through a mild winter and it is starting to heat up now for summer. So I dont think because they are cold, I thought they might also be digging coz they were too hot. But I am not sure...

[Ingo]

So you are living in Vietnam?????

I thought, you are from Australia.....

[meeks16]

I dont know what gecko you are thinking of but i can find these geckos living in my backyard. There are no restrictions to keep these in my area, i dont need a wildlife licence.

[Ingo]

So you must be talking about Christinus marmoratus -if you correctlsy identified those animals as marbled geckos.
A very different unrelated species which should not be mixed up with G. grossmanni
Ingo

[BlueRose330]

Your gecko is probably shedding. Shedding depletes energy, and causes great amounts of stress on animals. If your gecko can't climb, it's probably because it's either tired and stressed or has left over skin on it's feet.

I suggest you put damp paper towels in your gecko's favorite spots. By putting damp paper towels on the ground you are adding extra humidity to the gecko's fragile feet. Eventually, (if the gecko is actually shedding) the skin around the toes of the gecko will loosen and more easily come off.

[meeks16]

Originally Posted by Ingo

So you must be talking about Christinus marmoratus -if you correctlsy identified those animals as marbled geckos.
A very different unrelated species which should not be mixed up with G. grossmanni
Ingo

Opps my bad I didnt realise there were so many marbled gecko species.

Thanks for all the useful information.