new panther gecko owner

sajane · #1 12-23-2009, 03:03 PM

Hello! I'm the new proud owner of panther geckos. I have white's tree frogs ,american green tree frogs, anoles, and 1 house gecko.I saw the panther geckos while buying crickets and had to have them . I haven't found much info about their care so I have some questions. How big of a cage for 4. What temps for day and night. U V B ? I haven't been able to tell if male or female,they are about 2 1/2 ins. how old is that? They are as cute as can be and seem to like to bask up high on a branch. They are in a planted terrarium with cocoa fiber. I mist 2 xs a day. temp at night is 75 or so, heated with a red bulb. Daytime about 85 high and 70 near ground. Please let me know if I need to change anything.

brifrogie · #2 12-28-2009, 05:55 PM

i am new in these lizards too i just got one in a ten gallontank. well for 4 of them i would suggest at least a fourty gallon tank. they only get about six inches. no uvb lighting. the temp. for night should be low 70's and day high 70's or even 80's. i would say he is probably no older than a couple months. if you need more info their care is very similar to leopard geckos. and your tank sounds good id love to see a pic of it.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #3 12-28-2009, 09:43 PM

Do some searching of the posts that are here. You'll likely find more info on picta than you'll ever need to know! The basics of care can be found here: Paroedura picta care

sajane · #4 12-29-2009, 02:10 PM

Thanks for the comments. They really seem to like each other right now so they must still be babies. Also no visible signs of male parts. I'm sure I will have to separate them if more then 1 of them are male. On some of these websites they seem to encourage smaller set ups for these guys, even rack systems with plastic tubs!.It would be great if I could keep them in a smaller set up then 40 gallons. especially since they have lots of climbing branches ,hides and foliage.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #5 12-29-2009, 02:22 PM

You certainly can keep a pair in smaller than a 40 gallon. But there's no reason that you can't keep them in a 40. I'm not a fan of using "minimal sizes". Bigger is better in most cases.

tomek · #6 01-07-2010, 06:36 AM

I agree -bigger is better, I keep also 4 (so far) in a 65 gallon set up.

If you keep male and females they will multiply and then you'll need to enhance your tank. Given their size it's going to happen in the next 6-8 months.
My pictas are 6-7 month old and I already have 8 eggs found.