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    Marbled gecko lifespan?

    Hi, can anyone give me an idea of how long a marbled gecko (Christinus marmoratus marmoratus) lives? Thanks in advance!
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    Heartbleed

    Please could someone clarify whether the Heartbleed OpenSSL bug has affected this site, and whether we need to change our passwords? I did search but no results were found, and I am not able to access the Articles where I thought a news item might be posted. I'm sorry if this query is not in...
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    Christinus Marmoratus Marmoratus sloughing

    Does anybody know how often a marbled gecko sheds its skin? We've had ours for 15 months now, and today is the first time we've observed him sloughing. The last couple of nights he's been a lot less active and not eating much, and yesterday I noticed that he was looking a bit wrinkly. I was a...
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    Male Christinus Marmoratus with neck bulges?

    We've had our marbled gecko for 9 months now. He was skinny and malnourished when we got him, but quickly began to eat well. We give him 3-ish 2nd moult crickets every day, dusted with Reptavite. Once a week he gets mashed banana with a sprinkling of Reptavite, which he loves. He is about 4 and...
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    Christinus marmoratus marmoratus new owner

    Hi all, We have a male western marbled gecko (christinus marmoratus marmoratus) from Perth, Western Australia. We're finding it quite hard to find out how to care for him. We've had him for 5 months. He was an adult when we got him so we don't know how old he is, or how long they live. He...
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    Hi from new christinus marmoratus marmoratus owner

    Hi everyone, I just joined this site to get more information about caring for our western marbled gecko from Australia. I've found lots of info about the southern ones, but not western. I'm off to check out the site to see what I can find. These little guys are just so appealing, aren't they?
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