Geckos

Ask your vet/someone at the pet store. If you don't know what you are looking at, it's very hard to tell the gender.

You won't know until is either grown or about to be grown, but with males you see dots under it going into a shape of a v like this below

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but females don't.

Above the tail on their stomach there's a v shape that will be outlined will black centered scales.

A male Leopard Gecko has a set of chevron shaped pores on its underside and a bulky tail base.

the male has a distinct row of preanal pores in a v-shape just above the vent and also has 2 bulges just under the vent while the female has neither

Males have a V of darker dots in their pelvic region. Females do not have this. Also, males have 2 large bumps at the base of their tail which is absent in females.

If you are having trouble picking up the gecko, put it in a see through plastic container and look on the bottom...

The male will have a V on hes under belly at the two back legs. The female will have the V but you can't see it as well

Don't panic, it can't kill you. Clean the cut with alcohol to stop it getting infected. If the skin was not pierced, wash your hands with warm water and soap. If it bites you, don't be afraid to handle it again. The more you handle it, the more it gets used to being handled, so it won't bite.

No. People feed leopard geckos "pinkies" for various reasons. To boost nutrition during a geckos pregnancy. To give a gecko a large feeding so as to not have to feed it for a week (this works well if you want to take a vacation). Some people just think it's entertaining. A Leopard Gecko does not "need" to eat baby mice. Crickets will do.

Kangaroos are most commonly seen as a pest to the farming community, they destroy fences and crops. Farmers shoot them to to stop repetitive patterns.

yeah brah, gecko sleep in dirt

because they look like worms accept they are grey and herbivore. (plant eater)

When it comes time to laying eggs, gecko species will burrow into the soil and lay a clutch of hard shelled eggs about 4-8" deep in moist soil. Some species of gecko are able to stick their eggs to an object with a sticky substance surrounding the eggs and few species of gecko bear live births.

An adult female crested gecko is usually bigger than a male due to the calcium and fat reserves required to last the breeding season. During the mating season, females will usually cut down on the amount of feedings due to stress. A female is usually not fit to breed until 45+ grams. A male, who is not required to bear eggs, will only need to weigh in around 35+grams. Although males are smaller than females, the size comparison should not be too great of a difference. Much smaller males can sometimes be bullied or picked on.

Sand is the leading cause for impaction. Once the animal ingests sand, it can build up in the digestive tracks and the animal won't be able to pass it. Once impacted, most animals will not eat or drink due to the pain and this can lead to death. Most breeders do not reccomend loose substrates for this reason.

Baby geckos of almost any specie can live comfortably on papertowel substrates. This allows them to seek out a damp/moist spot in the terrarium when shedding, as well as live feedings being able to take place within the terrarium.

well, you can get salmonela ( i dont know if i spelled that right). but all you do to avoid it is to always wash your hands after handling it. also never kiss or put ur leopard gecko on your face...

Geckos do indeed chirp or squeak as many of them have vocal cords. However, other species in the order Squamata (scaled reptiles: lizards and snakes) do not possess them. Geckos will vocalize for many of the same reasons as other living things: mating and scaring off predators. Just today a Western Banded Gecko "yelled" at me as I sought to remove her from my classroom.

Example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mating_call_of_a_male_Tokay_gecko_%28Gekko_gecko%29.ogg

Geckos can live for up to 20+ years in captivity. These animals usually live 5-10 years in the wild.

Crested geckos are a nocturnal species of gecko and do not require UVB lighting as a duirnal species of gecko would. A crested gecko can still use one but it is not required. Excessive exposure with nocturnal species to UVB can cause other health concerns, be sure that the animal has many places to hide and will not always be exposed to the light all day long.

Crested geckos were on the extinct species list back in the early 90's. When a hurricane destroyed their natural habitat of New Caledonia, they were forced out of hiding and re introduced to the reptile hobby. Since 1994, the crested gecko population has exploded due to selective breeding. Now, almost 10 years later, the crested gecko is the second most popular gecko pet in the reptile hobby. These animals are no longer considered to be endangered and there are no laws/CITES restrictions pertaining to their keeping in captivity in most areas.

Nocturnal colour vision in geckos

Lina S. V. Roth and Almut Kelber

University of Lund, Department of Cell and Organism Biology,

Vision Group, Helgonava¨gen 3, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden

Author for correspondence

Our results show that nocturnal geckos are able to dis-

criminate colours in very dim light. Exactly what they use

this ability for and precisely how well they see colour,

remains to be investigated. Geckos are only the second ani-

mal group after a nocturnal hawkmoth (Kelber et al. 2002)

that have been proved to see colour when we are colour-

blind. However, this remarkable ability may be more com-

mon than we thought.

A gecko can amputate its tail. When a predetor, such as a cat, chases after the gecko and catches it by its tail, the tail just comes off. The tail wiggles around for a while and the cat while become distracted and confused, this stops the cat from chasing the gecko. This way, the gecko can live his happy little life as a lizard and eat food, and chirp and be happy.

One adult sized leopard gecko would require a minimal of 10 Gallons of space. Tile/paper towel substrates, heat reaching 85-95 with a basking spot of up to 103-105F, a bowl of standing water, 1 humid hide, 1 dry hide, some rock decorations and live feedings 2-4times a week.

the best way to tell if your leopard gecko is healthy by the look of their tail. if it is fat then that means your Leo is doing good, but if it is skinny then he is not healthy and not happy. however, baby leos are supposed to have skinny tails when they are born so don't get confused if it looks unhealthy.

You can NOT house two males together because of them being territorial! They will fight and most likely kill each other. As for females, that depends, most are not as long as they are in a big enough cage, but they can be. You can house two females in at LEAST a 20 gallon long. Do NOT house a female and male together, the male will become territorial when shedding, and they will mate to much (killing the female).

It is used as a defence mechanism, so if a predictor attacks a gecko it would usually drop its tail to distract the attacker. Not all geckos do this but lots do, when geckos grow back there tail it usually looks different then before and is usually more wide. So if holding a leopard gecko for example make sure that you make sure you don't hurt the tail as it may lose its tail.

its not just their food dish they like the water one aswell. they normally find it warmer and more comfy to have something surrounding them as they sleep, i have 2, one is in the water bowl and the other in the food bowl, its just normal for them

the geico gecko is a species phesulma (day geckos). He is a giant madagascar day gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis. A species native to Madagascar, being the largest species of the day gecko, and due to this little green fella we see on commercials, they are one of the most well known day gecko species.

It depends on how old the Leopard Gecko is... Say it was born as a baby maybe about 1 or 2 small crickets every day.

When older start putting more in there... Like 3 or 4 so on and so fourth...

And if you buy a whole bunch Of food (Crickets) It is only natural for them to die..

What I have found out in my experience, Crickets stay alive longer if u put a Hardly Damp Cotton Ball Where u keep your Crickets. And I HIGHLY recommend you don't keep The Crickets in the bag when you buy them at a Local Pet Store..

Leopard geckos are strictly "insectivores" relying strictly on insects. Most worms are not to be considered insects, although they are the larva form of one, but most leopards take a great interest in: silk worms, horned worms (tomato worms), super worms, meal worms, and they also really like but also become addicting, butter worms and wax worms. Do not solely rely on the butter and wax worms due to the high amounts of fat. A leopard gecko rely on a moving prey.

Geckos are not domesticated animals. They cannot be "tame" to listen to your every command. They are able to become more socialable with their owners. A gecko that is handled more often will usually become more socialable. They will also learn your scent, your voice and will even grasp the feeding routines. They will even know the time the lights go on and off.