I found this care sheet on reptilerooms while researching them myself hope it helps!
Namibian Web Footed Gecko
(Palmatogecko rangei)
The Namibian Web-footed gecko is a medium sized species of gecko attaining a full length of around 4-5 inches, males being noticeably smaller then females. This nocturnal gecko has all its feet webbed to help it slide across the hot desert sand and bury deep into the ground.
Feeding: I feed my geckos a variety of small insects in such as mealworms, "1/4 size" crickets, small ****roaches, and waxworms. All the feeders are dusted with either a calcium or mineral substance to ensure the gecko gets the proper vitamins. I feed mine right after there lights in the cage turn out and they begin to emerge for the night, there bloodshot eyes are very useful as they hunt down there prey.
Housing: I house my trio in a 20 gal. long aquarium with 3 inches of fine desert sand mixed with calcium carbonate. I use large slate rock at the cool end of the cage which rests above wet sand so the geckos can bury deep and keep cool during the day as they do in the wild. I do not use a water dish in the cage as they absorb humidity from the wet burrow in the ground, occasionally I lightly spray the geckos to keep them hydrated I keep the temperature around 88-92F on the warm side of the tank during the day and at night the temperature drops to about 80F.
Cooling: Before breeding this species a cooling period of about 10 weeks is necessary. During the cooling period feeding is reduced to only 2 times a week. The temperature is also lowered to around 78-84F during the day and stays cool during the night. After the 10 weeks the cooling stops and the temperature and feeding is gradually increased.
Breeding: After the cooling period the breeding now occurs and the females must eat very heavily to ensure the laying of healthy eggs. Females lay around 3-5 clutches each during the season. A nesting site is required for the females to lay the eggs in. I used a deli cup flipped over with slightly moistened sand inside. The females lay 2 hard-shelled eggs about the size of a pea (12-15mm long). Incubation: Incubation for these eggs requires them to be dry at all times and and absorb humidity from the surrounding medium, for that I used a baby food jar lid surrounded by wet sand. I incubated the eggs at 82F and humidity level above 60% at all times in the incubator. At this temperature I had hatched babies after 55 days.
Raising babies: Babies hatch out at around 45mm and are very fragile. After 1 week the babies will start to feed on tiny prey items including flightless fruitflies, pinhead crickets, and baby waxworms. I house my babies in small tupperwares on the same substrate as the adults and use little slate pieces above wet sand for them to hide under. After about 2 months my geckos have began to feed on hatchling ****roaches, tiny meal and wax worms and 2 week old crickets.
With this care guideline these geckos seem to do very well in captivity.
This care sheet was written by Eric Webb from
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