[Geckos503]

So i was at the pet store today and i picked up a mediterranean house gecko by a salesman for about 5 bucks, thought it was a good idea since i really wanted a gecko and here was one CHEAP!!!!!

So i wanted to know if anyone knew how to care for them, its scientific name is Hemidactylus turcicus and i read that these aren't common pets.

Mine is a really small baby since the guy i bought them from was an advanced breeder and had bred them for 5 years +.

So if any one of you know how to care for them, or about basic care for just a regular house gecko it should be good since they are similar.

I crrently have him in a ten gallon cage, with a grapevine across the tank, two hides one rock one repti hide, a water dish that he sometimes like swims in, a temperature of about 85 in the day then 75 in the night, i am alsocurrently using a heat pad i keep on half of the cage and some rocks that at times reack 95 degrees i don't know how.


Any advice would be appreciated as this is my first lizard!!!!!!

[Geckos503]

Anybody????

[wanizame]

Hi,

are you sure that it is a H.turcicus and not another Hemidactylus? Some photos would help.

If it is realy a turcicus the parameters seem to fit. But make sure there are some cooler places at day also. Down to like 75 degree. I saw them in greece once and i only saw them on walls in/around the hotel and on "stone packings" (dont know if this is the correct term - also a wall, just along the street made of Stones with many hides in it) - never saw one on the ground. So make sure you provide a hide where he has contact to the wall and keep the ground free so the crickets can't hide.

It was up to 104 degree in greece but dont try to reach this as this is ofcourse at day and at day they were in their cool hides.

The hotter side of the viv can go up to like 86 degree. More isnt necessary. At night it could get quite cool there as it was directly at the beach and the geckos were active at temperatures down to like 60degrees.

Informations given fit for H.turcicus and probably many other Hemidactylus from hotter regions, but to be on the safe side just upload some pics.

Regards,
Chris.

Edit: just saw your post in another thread. Don't try to put them together with anoles or anything else than another H.turcicus or what ever it will turn out to be. And i am not sure if the viv is even big enough for this.

[Geckos503]

thank you so much but i decided to give it to my friend since he keeps them and get a leopard gecko. but i made my friend read your reply and eveything and h had to change some things to.

anyways, ty,