what do geckos need?

Answer 1

Heat and food. I have a bearded dragon. It eats super worms.

Answer 2

a heat rock.. some crickets... 10 gallon cage depending on the species of gecko.. most are small and dont get big enough for anything above a 10 galloner. water.

Answer 3

Habitat
Leopard geckos are found in dry areas. They prefer rocky desert and semi-arid grassland over open stretches of sand. They're crepuscular and nocturnal, spending the daytime in rock crevices or burrows.
Length and Weight
These lizards are 7-9 inches (17.8-22.9 cm) long, with large heads, big eyes with elliptical pupils and thin toes. They have thick tails that narrow to a point and, like their bodies and heads, are slightly flattened from top to bottom. Most of their scales are small and granular. Spaced rows of larger, bumpy scales give them a knobby look, but they are soft to the touch. Wild leopard geckos' markings show many black spots and wide blackish bands on a dark tan background. Selective breeding of a few captive-bred, oddly colored individuals has produced the "high yellow" color, the marbled "jungle phase," and other patterns popular in the pet trade.

Life Span
They can live more than 30 years in captivity. Their life span in the wild is unknown.

Diet
In the wild: Primarily insects and fruit, but also spiders, snails, small lizards, birds and bird eggs.

At the zoo: They eat mealworms, crickets, and occasionally baby mice.

Reproduction
Leopard geckos can reach sexual maturity in one to three years. Males can be distinguished from females by the presence of a chevron-shaped row of pores just ahead of the cloaca. Male leopard geckos are aggressive towards male intruders to their territory but tolerant of female arrivals. During courtship the male sidles alongside the female, licking and lightly biting her side. He then grasps her neck in his mouth. If she1s receptive to mating, she lifts her tail allowing the male to insert one of his paired copulatory organs, called hemipenes. Mating usually occurs during the rainy season. Female leopard geckos can store sperm in their reproductive tracts for 15 months or more. They can lay up to five clutches of one or (usually) two eggs during the five month breeding season, and may use some of the stored sperm to fertilize each clutch. Incubation lasts about 55 days, with some variation due to temperature and humidity.

Life Cycle
While adult males strongly defend their territories from other males, females often tolerate each other in captivity. Sometimes, however, one becomes aggressive towards another, and low ranking animals may suffer significant stress if kept with dominants.


Your Tail or Your Life
Like many small lizards, a leopard gecko can autotomize, or shed, its tail to distract a predator or escape its grasp. A muscular spasm separates the tail at a specialized fracture point found in some of the tail vertebrae while a related adaptation clamps off blood vessels to prevent hemorrhaging. A new tail will begin to grow in a few weeks, but instead of a column of distinct bony vertebrae, it will have a less flexible rod of calcified cartilage. If the remaining original part still has a fracture point, the lizard can autotomize its tail again. A newly lost tail twitches violently until the nerve impulses run down, and is very likely to hold the predator's attention while the lizard escapes.

Fascinating Facts

With eyesight comparable to a cat's, geckos can see better than any other lizard!
Leopard geckos store fat in their tails and use this energy reserve during lean times or aestivation
The gecko family, as traditionally defined, includes more than 700 species-20% of the world's living lizards!

Answer 4

Bugs, Heat , Water, more Bugs and light. I had a marbled gecko that ate a baby frog one time.

Answer 5

I just had one of these

It needs a ten gallon cage for when it is full grown
fine sand to put in the cage
rocks to crawl on
and hollow rocks to sleep in
water bowl with water
heating pad
bowl of vegetables
crickets for main meal

Answer 6

room, heat food(insects,super worms) something to climb on. I have a crested gecko he likes crickets. They are cheap

Answer 7

A hot Geckette!

Answer 8

probably a warm light, rocks, and crickets to eat. find any books at the library and talk to a pet store owner

Answer 9

it depends wat kind of gecko but in general they need heat, food, and water. it best for the smaller ones to have a heating lamp and a heating rock.

Answer 10

A job selling insurance! lol