Electric Blue Geckos!

[Paul]

Cute lil buggrs.

These are arboreal critters so do try to provide (if you haven't already) plenty of horizontal(ish) branches throughout their tank at different heights. Also the day geckos tend to be rather skittish so be sure to provide lots of greenery (fake or real) for them to hide amongst.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Thank you all.

They have perches to climb on. The slab of cork bark doesn't go all the way to the top of the tank, so there's a little 1" gap from the screen to the top of the cork bark slab. They like to climb all over that.

I just saw one of them perching smack on top of my Podochilus muricata too.

I just got a piece of driftwood as well.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The setup.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Izzie, it's just very difficult to get a good shot of Babe. I've done the best I could, but I'm sure you get what she looks like.

Her coloration is like Peg Leg's, but she also has some coppery brown mixed in.

[Junebug]

Cute Geckos. I love Peg Leg and the name suits him well. It was kind of you to give him a loving home in spite of his missing appendage.

Lizards/anoles are a common site in Florida, but the geckos are more reclusive. Every once in a while I'll spot one at night. They have larger eyes than lizards so would it be safe for me to assume that they're nocturnal feeders? What are you feeding them?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Most geckos are nocturnal, but these aren't.

They are very active during the day when most people can actually see them!

I feed them small fruitflies (Drosophila melanogaster) dusted with those gecko powders and calcium powder. Although, I might try to feed them the larger fruitflies (Drosophila hydei) next time.

I suspect they're very much like their cousins Phelsuma in that they may also eat fruit or tree sap.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Most geckos are nocturnal, but these aren't.

They are very active during the day when most people can actually see them!

I feed them small fruitflies (Drosophila melanogaster) dusted with those gecko powders and calcium powder. Although, I might try to feed them the larger ones fruitflies (Drosophila hydei) next time.

I suspect they're very much like their cousins Phelsuma in that they may also eat fruit or tree sap.

Interesting! I'm assuming the fruit flies are already dead because you're dusting them before offering them as food. Would that be correct? Are the fruit flies available for purchase at specialty pet stores?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The fruitflies are alive. The prey's movement is what attracts the geckos to the flies.

The gecko powders, fruits, and tree saps, the geckos are most likely finding by smell.

[Paul]

Nice tank, Philip. However, if I might kibitz -- more climbing areas/horizontal branches would be desirable at different levels throughout the tank. Day geckos can be quite active little devils and as such are best off with plenty of branches to scramble amongst.

Branches can be secured in place with silicon -- though you would need to relocate the geckos while it cured. Considering how light weight the geckos are, you might even be able to secure the branches with hot glue.You could also then secure some small growing tillandsias to said branches if you wished.

Junebug, insects are usually dusted while still alive as many geckos will not eat dead prey. The insects are dusted -- at least in the case of crickets -- using the "shake and bake" method. And yes, fruit flies are often available at petstores as well as being able to order them online

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

No, I don't mind your suggestions at all!

I'm actually glad you said something!

I never would have thought to use hot glue for securing pieces of wood onto the walls of the tank. I don't want to be catching geckos for the sake of attaching wood.

Although...

I'm thinking of resting the wood onto little ledges so I can remove the wood whenever I need to, for plant maintenance.

Thank you, Paul.

Junebug - as Paul had mentioned, the fruitflies are easy to get a hold of. PetSmart carries them now. Lots of specialty reptile pet stores carry them. Online specialty reptile feed stores carry them too.

One jar/canister will last a very long time (maybe a month for lizards this small).