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African Whole-toed Gecko
scientific name: Holodactylus africanus
| Cites status: | not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | East-Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania) |
| Habitat: | dry, sandy bush savannahs and semi-desert, crepuscular and nocturnal. |
| Size: | up to 11 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 7 years |
| Reproduction: | lays several times per year 2 soft-shelled eggs. Incubation period at 28°C about 80-85 days. |
| Temperature: | between 25-30°C, local heat spots up to 35°C. Night setback to 20-22°C. |
| Humidity: | 50-70% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes, e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loamy earth "Sorry Link missing". |
| Cage Furniture: | hiding places, stones roots, climbing facilities, flat water bowl. Cage substrate should be about 15-20 cm high, it should be slightly wet in the lower reaches. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | 50x50x40 cm (LxWxH) for 2-5 animals |
| food: | Insects (e.g. cricktets, house crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax moths, etc.) also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
| Comment: | Small groups can be tended well together (e.g. 1 male with 2-4 females). |