Geckos

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.

if it was just hatched then probably 2 or 3 months. after that it will shed about 1 time a month. You may not know it sheded the night before because a lot of leo's will eat their shedding. Mine does :)

They don't have any scent. Nor do they produce any scent that you can smell. If your tank smells bad, I suggest removing the gecko and cleaning it out with bleach, then setting it out in the sun for a few hours to dry out.

No, dobermans tails are long and scrawny. Most doberman owners have their dog's tail bobbed (cut off) when they are puppies. Warning: tail bobbing should only be performed by a licensed veterinarian.

It is called a male gecko. There really is no special name for it, nor do special males hold a special position like some other animals do.

Hatchling and baby geckos are defenceless when it comes to predators. Most baby's will stand tall on all fours and exhale to look bigger than usual. They will open their mouths but in most scenario's, they would rather run than bite.

sure but they should be the same sex unless you want more tortoises

The only Gecko that i would call dangerous is a Tokay gecko, they can be rather mean and have been known to bite your finger and not let go( not pain full but annoying). be careful holding the gecko, not for your health but the sake of the animal, most geckos are very fast and will go running out of your hands with no care of the height they will be falling.

it accually depends on the size of the Gecko, they ill need a fairly large tank, and if you have more than one gecko in the same tank i recomend to get a very large tank. from mystery person

As a keeper, we are trying to replicate their natural environment. In the wild a gecko will not need to take a bath. I recommend baths/ saunas for geckos that have stuck shed on their eyes, feet, or toes but it's not a weekly or daily occurrence.

NO!!! There are no types of geckos and salamaders that can be housed together, they eat different things, need different amount of humidity and are not capatible! if housed together it causes death!

they are born without their mothers. The female gecko lays her eggs and leaves. In fact, Leopard geckos will eat baby leopard geckos if they see them. Leopard geckos are smart so baby leopard geckos are born already knowing what to do with no help from their mother. They usually never even see their mothers or male children of the mother may even reproduce with the mother.

Leopard geckos move by moving their short limbs very quickly. They are usually slow and relaxed in captivity but in the wild, they need to be able to escape a chasing predator.

They can but usually they won't. Sometimes they may pounce at a cricket and mine has done a sort of jump off my hand because it was at a certain angle, but this probably won't ever happen.