| Geckos eat the following diet: | | | | Can a gecko change color? |
| Crickets, Dog food, Meal worms, Wax worms, Pinky | | | | Some of the gecko species can change color, like |
| mice, some green foods, tropical fish flakes and | | | | most chameleons do, to blend in with surroundings or |
| orange slices. Insects however are the most | | | | adjusting with the temperature. You can find many |
| abundant foods found in their natural habitat. You | | | | different colors of geckos, some are brightly colored |
| must supplement a the diet to insure the best | | | | and display beautiful patterns across their bodies. |
| optimal health. This is usually done with a vitamin | | | | Are geckos easy to keep as pets? |
| powder that the food is dusted with. | | | | Yes, when you take the time and get the proper |
| Habitat: | | | | information and education on how to keep gecko |
| Geckos live in many different warm climates around | | | | pets. Captive-bred geckos can be found in pet |
| their home. Where a gecko originates from usually | | | | stores, at reptile shows and on the Internet. Many |
| dictates its habitat when kept in captivity. | | | | breeders have websites where you can learn about, |
| How they live in the wild: | | | | select and purchase healthy leopards, which range in |
| A Wild geckos life is full of the usual danger. For | | | | prices. There is a huge collector market worldwide |
| example day geckos have many predators, that | | | | for the rarer variations of geckos. |
| include snakes, birds and other larger lizards. Most of | | | | Depending on your idea owning and keeping a pet, |
| a geckos time is spent hunting for food. Males are | | | | lizards in general are very interesting animals. Little |
| usually trying to keep hold of a territory and often | | | | dinosaur packages you might say. They are usually |
| need to fight other geckos off which can lead to life | | | | easy to keep and can adapt and live very long lives, |
| threatening injury. They have delicate skin and can | | | | some geckos live to be over 20 years old. |
| easily end up with a bite or tear. | | | | |