| The Gecko is found in alot of warm climates | | | | A happy gecko is a long lived one. As soon as the |
| throughout the globe. | | | | option to raise a gecko has been made, getting |
| Gecko's can be spotted in a wide variety of | | | | general tips about how to house and care for it is |
| warm areas, they are wide spread, pose no risk to | | | | very important to make sure it is a pleasing time |
| man and are quite resilient. | | | | for the gecko and its caretaker. Leopard Gecko |
| They do not seem to care about the presence of | | | | Habitat. |
| people and will live calmly with humans. | | | | Once you have brought home your gecko, created |
| There are about 750 species of these fine lizards , | | | | its living quarters, set up its nutritional needs, and let |
| that are fragmented into 4 sub categories, | | | | it get comfortable, it is time to get to know each |
| Eublepharinae, Sphaerodactylinae, Diplodactylinae and | | | | other. So in general, try not to hold your geckos |
| lastly Gekkoninae. | | | | on a regular basis until they get comfortable for a |
| Leopard Geckos can be kept easily as pets and | | | | few days and are at least 6 inches in length. |
| make a nice attachment to a lizard group. The best | | | | One terminative note about gecko handling basics. |
| option for you is a captively bread example. | | | | Now that your gecko is old enough, it is best to sit |
| The price starts from $20 to as high as $3000. Sizes | | | | on the floor, and allow your gecko to crawl around |
| range from 3-4 inches for new babies and right up to | | | | through loose fingers hand-over-hand for 10 to 15 |
| 12 inches for some of the giants. The standard size | | | | minutes per day until acclimated to the touch. |
| of most adult geckos is 8 inches. | | | | This process takes up to seven days. Do not, ever |
| The life of a gecko can be as lasting as 20 years or | | | | hold the gecko's tail, or it might be lost, though quite |
| greater in captivity. The nature of care is | | | | often it can grow back in a month or so. |
| deterministic of these long life spans. | | | | |