stephluvsgeckos
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Hello all, I just received a group of 2.3 chinese cave geckos..not sure of latin name but they are the black ones. Can someone tell me who their care differs from leopard and fat tail geckos? Thanks in advance.
Help with cave geckos
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geckomaster
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They like it moist and cool with plenty of places to hide. I keep my two species on eco-earth in the low 70's. I keep the substrate moist throughout most of the tank at all times. The young are extremely suseptible to lack of humidity (I found that out the hard way), though the adults can handle it for short periods of time (though I try to avoid that). I've also noticed that the adults can handle higher temps for short periods of time also, but it's best to keep them cool. Hope that helps.
Mark
(if they're mostly black you probably got G. Hainanensis, but post a pic and someone will verify for you)
Mark
(if they're mostly black you probably got G. Hainanensis, but post a pic and someone will verify for you)
stephluvsgeckos
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Ok here is the pics of some of the cave geckos i got. I think they are a little bit on the skinny side but I'm not sure. I think I have 1.4 of these guys. What do you think the species is? I was told it was the lictenfelderi but I'm not sure. thanks!
geckomaster
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Yeah, they're on the skinny side, but almost all imported goni's are. The nice thing is that unlike leopard geckos, that once they hit a point are almost impossible to bring back, the chinese are very resilient and seem to bounce back okay. My guess it that they're G. Hainanensis. Either way they're cute, and I'm sure they'll fatten up quickly.
Mark
Mark