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Crested Gecko
scientific name: Rhacodactylus ciliatus
| Cites status: | not protected! |
| Geographical Extension: | Southeast-New Caledonia and Île de Pins |
| Habitat: | in the leaves roof of damp-hot lowland rainforests, dusk and night active |
| Size: | up to 21 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 7 years |
| Reproduction: | 2 soft-shelled eggs, up to 9 clutches in a short period of time. Incubation period at 26-28°C between 60-120 days. |
| Temperature: | air temperature between 24-28°C, locally up to 28-30°C. Night-time temperature drop to 22°C if possible. |
| Humidity: | 70-100% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes, if necessary UV tubes (see "Sorry Link missing"). For sufficient UV radiation we recommend "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing". "Sorry Link missing" for the creation of local heat spots. |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | amongst others vertical climbing facilities (in varying strenghts), additionally it is recommended to encase rear and side panels in cork. Planting is possible (Ficus benjamina, F. pumila, Scindapsus etc.). Various hiding places (branch-excavates, bamboo) and a water bowl - possibly with water fall or similar round off the terrarium configuration. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | for a pair: 60 x 50 x 100 cm (LxBxH) |
| food: | Insects (e.g. small cricktets, house crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, flies, wax moths, etc.), fruit mash. Also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
| Comment: | hiding places have to be controllable at all times. It is recommended to hold down the temperatures during wintertime. |