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MICRO GECKOS
Wally Kern – Supreme Gecko
Slide Show, Really ?
Why in the World did I
choose a slide show?!?-
This will NOT be your
daddy’s Slide Show
Lygo- what?
Sphaero- what?
What’s everyone talking
about? What are all these
names / geckos? I had to
find out.
Fish Keeping
Everyone likes BIG, I liked
small. When everyone was
keeping tropical fish a foot
long, I was keeping shell
dwellers (3 inches long)
So Why Did I
Start Keeping
Micro Geckos?- Size – small-ish
enclosures- more animals in smaller space
- Diurnal- Active during the day
- Unique behaviors -chirping, chasing, etc.
- Little Jewels (beautiful animals like L. williamsi)
Lygodactylus williamsi
Why NOT!
- Size
- Tiny! Food for adults
- Little Houdinis
- NOT handle-able
- Finding, collecting eggs is impossible!
- Finding small food for babies is not easy
Sphaerodactylus torrei
MICRO GECKO
Definition- My Way
- Size – @ 3 inches or under
- Active during daytime
- Location? South and
Central America, Africa
ARE ARE NOT
Micro Geckos
Gonatodes
Lygodactylus
Tropiocolotes
Sphaerodactylus
Phelsuma
Diplodactylus
Paroedura
Oedura
Requirements-
Enclosure• Species Specific!!! Know what
your gecko needs.
• Enclosure Size & Orientation (terrestrial or arboreal)
• Decorations- plants, cork bark, etc.
• Vertical / Horizontal branches/decor
• Substrate- peat moss/sand/sphagnum moss with leaf litter
Micro Gecko Care- 5 Things You Must Know: Article
Requirements-
Food• Small
• Smaller
• Smallest
• Oh- and dust!
Micro mealworms Pinhead crickets Isopods
Flightless Fruitflies
Requirements-
Temps - Humidity• Min – Max 73-80 -> 64-68
• Geckos are Self Regulating
Temp – basking spot (86-90) &
shade area
• Hi Intensity florescent & puck
lighting
• Misting - Daily
• Check Species Requirements!!!
Maintenance• High metabolism – feed daily
• Mist every other day (Species
specific)
• No water dish
• Monitor
• Quick Tip- Gonatodes- Cat
Fight! Females sometimes do
not play nice together
Breeding –
Hatchling Care• Breeding Easy
• Hatchling Care – not so easy.
Babies can have special needs
(lighting, humidity, and food
size of course).
Gonatodes
G. vitattus and setup
• N. South America & Caribbean (FLA)
• 17 species
• Semiarid to moist habitats
• Vertical enclosure w/ground décor
• Reproduce throughout year
• Single egg- Females bury/hide eggs
Gonatodes
G. albogularis fuscus
Gonatodes
G. daudini G. annularis
Gonatodes
G. ocellatus
Lygodactylus
Lygodactylus williamsi
• Africa & Madagascar (2 Brazil)
• 60 species, 34 subspecies
• Tropical & SubTropical habitats
• (MIST!)
• Vertical enclosure
• Reproduce throughout year
• Females hide eggs in crevices
in bark
Most Underrated Geckos - Lygo grotei: Article
Lygodactylus
L. capensis L. kimhowelli L. picturatus
Tropiocolotes
T. persicus
T. nubicus
Most Underrated Geckos - Tropiocolotes persicus
euphorbiacolae: Article
Sphaerodactylus
S. samanensis
• South America & Caribbean (FLA)
• 97 – 150 species!
• Dry to semi-moist habitats
• Horizontal & Vertical enclosure
• Reproduce throughout year
• Single egg - Females hide eggs
under leaves, bury, or in open
Sphaerodactylus torrei: Article
Sphaerodactylus
S. nigropunctatus S. ariasaeS. nigropunctatus
Sphaerodactylus
S. torrei - female S. torrei - male
Credits Photos G. daudini - Inga Rhonda King
G. ocellatus – Dez.G Geckos Unlimited
G. annularis – Reptiven Geckos
Unlimited
G. annularis – Dennis Hluschi
L. capensis – Linda Switzer
T. persicus – Martijn Geckos Unlimited
T. nubicus – Reptiles4All.com
S. samanensis – Daniel Scantlebury
S. nigropunctatus – Dennis Hluschi
S. ariasae – Dan @ GloRLAB
S. torrei male - Dennis Hluschi
All other photos by author- Wally Kern
Dennis Hluschi -
http://www.zwerggeckos.com/
FB pages, including Tiny Tiny
Geckos
http://flickrhivemind.net/
Day Geckos F.Bruse- M.Meyer-
W.Schmidt
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References
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