Looking for gecko ideas

Herpin Man

Member
I have a large paludarium with lots of plants, water, humidity, branches, hide-outs, etc. All I have in there for geckos are Mourning geckos. I would like to add another species of about the same size. I thought about day geckos, but I wonder if they are too territorial. Any suggestions for an easy going, small, tropical gecko species?
 

Aimless

Super Moderator
day geckos can be and often are VERY territorial. I would not use them in a community system.
 

Herpin Man

Member
How big is the paludarium?
4' x 8' x 6' high. Water is about 2' deep at the deepest.
There is room for lots of geckos, but I still need some degree of compatibility. If I could add a small species of Day gecko, that would be nice. House geckos would probably be ok- but so would something a bit more uncommon.
 

Cloppy

New member
Look into indo pacific or mediterranean house gekos. Btw Aren't you the same herpin man as on caudata.org?
 

Herpin Man

Member
Cloppy, I sort of like the flat tailed house gecko, Hemidactylus platyurus. My biggest concern would be possible parasite transmission from the wc geckos to my mourning geckos. If I did that, I would probably try to establish them in a separate enclosure, and introduce the offspring into the paludarium instead. But, my first choice would be something a bit more colorful and less common than house geckos, but in the same size category.
And yes, I am also the Herpin man on caudata.
 
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