Spotted gecko. Spotted eublefar - a friendly pet

Eublefar spotted(Eublepharis macularis)

Class - reptiles
Squad - scaly

Family - geckos

Genus - eublefars

Appearance

The size of eublefar is small, about 20 cm, and is only occasionally found. major representatives- up to 30 cm.

The head of the lizards is large, tapering in front and thus resembling a triangle. Their entire body is covered with small scales, on which pimples stand out here and there - separate cone-shaped scales, and on the chin the scales are larger, shielded. The paws of spotted eublefars are thin, of medium length with five elongated and rounded fingers, and under the front paws there are so-called armpits - leather pockets, the purpose of which scientists have not yet determined. Even spotted eublefaras have rather large bulging and elongated eyes, similar to a cat's and protected from above and below by movable eyelids. As for coloration, in nature the general tone of the body of lizards is yellowish-gray with dark spots. These spots are located mainly on the upper body, on the sides, on the head and near the lips. And on the tail, besides them, there is a different pattern - wide transverse rings, which are more clearly developed in young animals.

Habitat

Distributed from eastern Afghanistan through Pakistan to western India.

Inhabits rocky foothills and semi-fixed sands.

Lifestyle

By the nature of activity, this lizard is rather a nocturnal animal.

Spotted geckos live in the wild in small groups, in which the male leads, and with him several females. It is common for male lizards to guard their territory, protecting it from intrusion by other males.

Spotted eublefaras drink water like cats, lapping it with their tongues.

They mainly hunt insects, but sometimes they are able to "feed" their own kind, only smaller relatives. And sometimes spotted geckos eat the offspring of other geckos.

reproduction

Male spotted eublefars, feeling the proximity of the “girl”, vibrate their tail and make a kind of crackling, and also behave quite aggressively towards females, not to mention rivals. Therefore, in the wild, each group of eublefars with one male at the head has its own territory. The female spotted eublefar arranges the first clutch in February, laying 3-4 pairs of eggs. Then, at intervals of a month, other clutches of approximately the same characteristics follow, and this can continue up to 10-13 times per season. To preserve the eggs, females hide them in wet sand. The incubation period directly depends on the ambient temperature. At 27°C it is about two months, at 30°C - about one and a half. The temperature also affects the sex of the offspring of spotted eublefars. Females hatch at the same 27°C, and males at 30°C. In addition, the pregnant spotted eublefar becomes especially voracious, and before laying begins to actively hide in shelters. When the offspring is born, after 5 days its first molt begins, after which the babies begin to eat.

The life expectancy of this reptile is average: stronger males can live up to 8-10 years in nature, females a little less - 5-8 years, and fertile lizards rarely live up to 4 years.

These reptiles show an amazing attachment to humans for lizards, over time they are even able to recognize their master among other people. Spotted geckos are incredibly clean. They learn to defecate in a certain place and never litter its entire territory.

At the age of 6-7 months, animals can be kept in groups with 4 or 5 females and one male. When kept in captivity, lizards do not need large areas. For a group of animals, a 40x40x30 terrarium is sufficient. It requires a small container of water. Although geckos eat at + 14-16 ° C, for good health and growth they are warm in the place of heating. Heating can best be provided by installing a heating cable in a hiding place under the bottom of the terrarium.

Up to 3 months of age, eublefors require a daily feeding regimen, from 3 to 6 months - every other day, then - 2-3 times a week.

It should be noted that the spotted eublefar is quite unpretentious in food. He willingly crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mealworms, spiders, newborn mice and will never refuse to feast on a lizard of a suitable size. Adult females willingly eat pieces of juicy fruits (bananas, apples, pears) and vegetables (cabbage, carrots).

Small eublefars are fed by insects of a suitable size, while the addition of calcium-containing preparations and weekly fortification are necessary.

Under favorable artificial conditions, the spotted eublefar can last up to 30 years.

Such a complex name as spotted eublefar is used only among professional reptile lovers, but in fact it is just a lizard, or more correctly, a gecko. She is also known as leopard. It adapts perfectly to life in captivity, unlike other lizards.

Leopard gecko

Eublefar is clean, which is very good for families with small children, you do not often have to force children to clean the aquarium. They themselves determine the place of the toilet (usually in the corner), and go only there. By the way, clean animals rarely cause allergies, including eublefar.

Characteristics of the reptile:

• Lifestyle - nocturnal;
• Body length - up to 30 cm (usually up to 20);
• Color - the most diverse, from yellow to brown, only about 100 colors. Necessarily spotted leopard pattern;
• Life expectancy - up to 20 years.

The size and life span directly depend on the conditions of detention. AT in general terms they are unpretentious, but two conditions must be tried to be observed:

• Large roomy;
• High humidity.

Looking at the photo, his thick tail immediately catches the eye. There they store water supplies, as in vivo live in the hot deserts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and part of Iran.

If the lizard is grabbed by the tail, it will drop it!

In its place, of course, a new one will grow, but already thin, like ordinary lizards.

As for the character - the spotted leopard eublefar is a very calm, balanced animal, and although it does not differ in quick wit, it is strongly attached to a person, and gladly goes to bask in its arms. They do not bite, so you can let the children play, but warn about the tail.

Terrarium

Not only the size and life span of the reptile, but even the growth rate depends on the size and content of the terrarium (or aquarium). Recommended dimensions are at least 50x40 cm with low walls. Volume - about 50 liters.

It is very important to recreate the usual conditions inside the aquarium, but only without sand. There must be many ledges, snags and caves so that the lizard does not get bored and can explore its territory every day and hide during the day.

It is useful to install a weak heater at the bottom of the aquarium so that the air inside is about 30 degrees during the day, and about 25 at night. Also, spray the inside of the terrarium with a spray bottle several times a day to keep the humidity around 45%.

Buying eublefar

This lizard is well bred in captivity, and you can look for ads on Avito or just in the local newspaper. also in major cities there are clubs of lovers of this exotic animal, which also put them up for sale. As a rule, in pet stores, the eublefar spotted gecko is an infrequent guest without pre-order, but at the same time it is not a super scarce reptile.

It is very important before you buy, correctly determine the gender.

Until six months, until puberty has come, the males will coexist peacefully, but when the instinct of procreation comes, the struggle will begin, it is better to exclude it immediately.

The price for a lizard starts from 1500 rubles.

Eublefar feeding

The lizard is predatory, and prefers in the diet of insects, their larvae, newborn mice, and everything that corresponds to these sizes. It is very important to feed live food in order to be able to hunt. Cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers - and the lizard will thank you.

You need to feed once every day, but if the animal is stressed, then the lizard may refuse to eat for several days. Don't worry, she has enough stock in her tail, the hunger strike does not last long.

Live food should be alternated with dry food, approximately 50/50, in which it is useful to add calcium. It can be both dried insects and industrial reptile food in any pet store. Alternatively, you can live food (for example, larvae), put in a jar of calcium, shake, and then give it to be eaten.

Lizards do not eat vegetables and fruits, and even more so food from our table!

An approximate portion for an adult lizard is 7 large two-centimeter crickets per day. Also in the aquarium must be a bowl of fresh water, which must be updated daily.

Lizard breeding

If you need offspring, then it is better to temporarily purchase an additional terrarium, in which we place the female for several days. Separation stimulates them to the mating season.

After 5 days, we plant the female back (but by no means the male, he should always be on his territory), and if the male shows aggression, then we plant it again for three days. If the male begins to vibrate his tail and click, then he is ready to become a father.

During mating season the male will lightly bite the female, but there is nothing terrible and dangerous in this. After the mating process, it is recommended to transplant the female again, but if the terrarium is large, then you can leave it.

If the female is pregnant for the first time in her life, then she will carry eggs for about one and a half months. When she starts trying to dig a hole in the bottom of the terrarium, this is a sign that she is ready to lay her eggs. She will also stop eating.

Set up a closed container filled with damp soil or coconut flakes in a corner. Make a small hole on one side of the container. The height of the soil is about 5 cm, in which the female will bury the masonry.

Incubation lasts from 45 to 70 days, depending on the temperature. If the temperature is 30 degrees, then the young will be born quickly, after 45 days, and will consist only of boys. If the temperature is 27 degrees, then small lizards will appear in 2 months, and only girls.

During the season, the female will lay no more than four pairs of eggs, approximately every 3 weeks. She no longer needs a male, the mating process will be needed only after a year.

Carefully monitor the condition of the female, as pregnancy greatly depletes her body. If there is little calcium in the diet, or small portions, then the lizard will be lethargic with a sickly look, and in this case it is necessary to lower the temperature to 20 degrees to stop the continuation of the genus (imitation of wintering). When she gains strength, then again plant to the male. The second and subsequent pregnancies will pass much faster, in 3-4 weeks.

And remember - we are responsible for those we have tamed!

Eublefar spotted, insect hunting, video

It's unusual home pet, which is a favorite of many terrorists. Spotted (leopard) eublefar is one of the representatives of a large family of geckos.

Connoisseurs in a narrow circle call it "leopard" for It's funny, but this lizard even drinks water like a cat - laps its tongue. Eublefar spotted is popular not only for its extraordinary appearance, but also for its unpretentiousness - even a child can take care of a gecko.

Two subspecies of eublefar are known - Afghan and typical.

Spreading

This cute gecko (spotted eublefar) comes from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan. He lives on the slopes of low mountains, in dry steppes.

Such a lizard in natural conditions is no more than 10 years old, and in captivity it can live up to 30 years.

Lifestyle

The spotted eublefar, whose photo you can see in our article, prefers to lead a twilight or nocturnal lifestyle. During the daytime, he takes refuge in the rocks.

Its diet consists of arthropods, their larvae, various insects, newborn mice, more small lizards. It often happens that geckos eat their own young. The spotted eublefar is social, settles in groups. They consist of several females and one male. Males protect their territory and drive their relatives out of it.

External Features

It is interesting that the spotted eublefar kept in captivity may look different from its counterpart living in natural conditions. Experts say that this is a consequence of gecko selection.

The main difference between the eublefar and other lizards is the spotted color. These animals are small. The length of their body does not exceed 20 cm. Rarely, but larger individuals (up to 30 cm) are also found.

Eublefar spotted has a thick massive tail, in which it stores moisture in natural conditions and the Lizard is able to easily discard it, then it grows back, but already narrower and shorter.

The head of this gecko is large, having a triangular shape. The body is covered with small scales, among which there are pimply ones. Paws are thin, with five fingers. The eyes are bulging, elongated, slightly reminiscent of a cat in shape.

Color

The body of this lizard is colored yellowish-gray with dark spots. There is a pattern on the tail. Usually these are transverse rings.

Eublefar spotted: maintenance, nutrition

This gecko is quite unpretentious. Therefore, its content is not difficult. In food, these harmless and even cute-looking lizards can show a real predatory instinct, because in nature they prey on insects. They can be given crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mice, so that eublefar satisfy their hunter instinct.

The gecko is fed once a day. After three months, you can switch to once every two days. Within a few days, the gecko may refuse food, but this should not bother the owner, since he has a supply of nutrients in his tail. It is sometimes necessary to add calcium powder to the feed.

The spotted eublefar needs a small terrarium; for one or two animals, a dwelling measuring 50 × 40 × 30 cm is suitable. Sand should not be used for soil, as the lizard can swallow it with food. It is preferable to use small pebbles, pebbles.

Eublefar spotted needs to be heated. For him optimum temperature during the day - 31 °C, at night - 27 °C. The most important thing is not to let the temperature drop sharply. In this case, your pet may lose its appetite. It is desirable to constantly maintain air humidity of 40-45%. To do this, spray the terrarium from time to time.

Since eublefaras are twilight animals, they do not need illumination. You can install a mirror lamp with a power of no more than 25-40 W, which will simulate solar heating, but only at one point in the terrarium. solar radiation animals need to synthesize vitamin D3. You can purchase a special lamp for reptiles that emits ultraviolet light.

However, there is an opinion of experts that by providing the lizard with bottom heating and adding the necessary vitamins and minerals to its food, UV can be dispensed with. Today, there are many vitamin complexes with vitamin D3 developed for leopard geckos.

The use of ultraviolet light is indicated for medicinal purposes. For example, with developing rickets in a reptile, when vitamin D3 is poorly absorbed, and to stimulate reproduction. In the case of rickets, it is enough to irradiate eublefar for 10 minutes a day, and to stimulate reproduction, it is necessary to regulate it by changing it upwards. The longer the day, the more actively the lizards mate, so in this case, the length of daylight hours can be brought up to 12 hours.

Hibernation

Today spotted eublefar is so domesticated that it does not have an urgent need for wintering, for the same reason it does not hibernate. Wintering is needed to stimulate reproduction (activity in the male). Therefore, if you are not breeding these lizards, then do not strive to ensure that they will certainly hibernate.

It must be remembered that only a healthy, well-fed animal endures wintering without problems. At home, it is enough to lower the temperature very smoothly, reducing the heating time. You should reduce the length of daylight hours to 8 hours. These changes in the gecko's life should last at least two months. At the peak of wintering it should be +18 ... +22 ° С.

Accordingly, the gecko's nutrition should also be gradually reduced. The rest period is about two months. Then a gradual exit from this state is carried out in the reverse order. Don't forget about vitamins and minerals.

Under natural conditions, in the middle of winter, the mating season begins in eublefars, which subsides by the end of May. At home, you can maintain the same mode, but this is not necessary.

reproduction

Eublefar spotted reaches puberty by 12 months. They begin to breed immediately after hibernation. And eggs are laid 3 weeks after mating. As a rule, there are 1-2 eggs in one clutch. There can be up to 10 clutches per year.

The incubation period depends on the air temperature in the terrarium. Cubs appear after 40-65 days, provided that the temperature is regulated. The sex of the cubs largely depends on it. At temperatures below 26 ° C, females hatch, and at temperatures above 31.5 ° C, males are born. In nature, cubs appear no earlier than 100 days later. They weigh 2-3 grams, the length of newborn geckos is 80-85 mm. They are brownish in color with light stripes. By eight months, they become colored in the same way as adults.

Leopard gecko - an exotic pet

The Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is an excellent lizard for both beginners and experienced breeders. The leopard gecko is easy to care for, undemanding and only needs feeding and simple maintenance once you have provided it with the right habitat.

The leopard or spotted gecko is a desert dweller and is nocturnal, so it loves warmth and is more prone to being active at night. it amazing lizard, watching her while feeding is always very interesting, while hunting she is very funny.

Leopard geckos (eublefaras) get along well with children, but you need to control their communication. These lizards rarely bite and are very trainable. The gecko can hang from your clothes and learn to climb onto your shoulder without any training. Improper handling, however, can be stressful for the animal: never pick up a leopard gecko by its tail (like most lizards) as it can separate it from its body.

Leopard geckos are very hardy and breed easily in captivity. There are many interesting specimens available for keeping at home. A common pattern with a light base color, covered with spots, as well as many color varieties (morphs). The leopard gecko is found spotted and unspotted, in many colors including albino, blizzard, mandarin, carrot tail and other tail colors including spotted, and other variants.

Origin and description

The leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was described by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1854. The insectivorous lizard is native to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Lives in the desert, leads a nocturnal lifestyle. The leopard gecko is not listed as an endangered species.

Eublefar is a lizard with many spots or no spots at all, depending on the variant of this species. If several color variations of the leopard gecko with a typical pattern, as well as albinos, metel, mandarin and other popular varieties. Young geckos do not yet have spots, but they appear as they mature.

Leopard geckos grow up to 20 cm in length and weigh 150-220 grams. Care for lizards of any variety of this species requires the same. Leopard geckos live 5-7 years, and when good care up to 20 years old.

Males can be distinguished from females by the protrusion at the base of the tail. In the female, this is one long bulge; in the male it is divided into two parts.

Feed and feeding

Leopard geckos are fed crickets and mealworms. Other worms can be offered, but their dietary intake should be limited. Grasshoppers or crickets should preferably be used from commercially available feeds. This is a fully prepared food, rich in vitamins and minerals needed by the lizard. It is recommended to add calcium and vitamins to any food offered to these pets.

Because leopard geckos are nocturnal, they will be deficient in vitamin D3. To compensate for its deficiency, you can add fluorescent lamp with UV, or again include vitamin supplements with calcium in the diet. Lizards require vitamin D3 in their diet or they will not be able to absorb calcium.

Geckos should be provided with a bowl of water, preferably dechlorinated (distilled). If you want to use a dechlorinator to get rid of chlorine, use Repti Safe - it will not only remove all harmful impurities from the water, but also make it as close to natural as possible and reduce the risk of stress and disease due to saturation with electrolytes.

Terrarium

One leopard gecko can be kept in a 37 liter terrarium or aquarium. For two and more lizards you need a long container with a volume of 70 liters. Do not use acrylic tanks for keeping any lizards - heat lamps can melt the acrylic. Leopard geckos should have a hiding place where they will sleep during the day. They also like to climb up, for example, vines and other snags that can be purchased at the pet store.

Be careful when using calcined sand as bedding. If sand is the only source of calcium, reptiles may begin to consume it in large quantities, and this will affect gastrointestinal tract lizards. This can eventually create a blockage and kill the gecko. It is better to use ordinary sand, sawdust, nutshell bedding and others. natural materials not prone to fluid accumulation.

These lizards cannot be kept outside of a terrarium (aquarium). Outdoors, temperatures can fluctuate unpredictably and there is a risk of infestation with mites.

Temperature

The temperature for leopard geckos should be 29-31C during the day and 22-25C at night. Since these lizards are nocturnal, they do not require UV light to absorb calcium like many other lizards, but it can be a useful supplement for this purpose.

For lighting and heat, 40-60 W incandescent lamps are needed, located at the top on one side of the terrarium. Light can be white or red (infrared). You can also use blue lights. Red and blue lamps, in addition to providing warmth, will help you watch your pet at night. Leopard geckos regulate their own body temperature, moving from cold to warm areas when they need to. Therefore, leaving the lamp on one side of the terrarium creates both warm and cool zones for the lizards.

For additional heating, you can use a heating pad or heater next to the terrarium. This is especially important if you are only using White light and turn it off at night. Hot stones are not recommended as geckos can get burned. Use a thermometer to monitor the temperature in the terrarium to prevent overheating.

Care

Everything you put in the terrarium should be disinfected and washed weekly. This applies to containers for food and water and decorations. The bedding should be changed every three to four months. Do not use products containing phenol as a cleaning agent. Cleaning products containing chlorine and alcohol are allowed, but they must be rinsed thoroughly.

Leopard geckos are generally easy to care for and defecate in one spot in their home. Any approved cleaner can be used for cleaning, such as Jurassi Clean. To remove feces, you can use a dustpan with holes, immediately sifting clean sand.

Behavior

Spotted lizards are nocturnal like many desert dwellers. They are friendly and get along well with children. They rarely bite and are quickly tamed, and can sit perched on their shoulders or hang from clothing.

Male leopard geckos are relatively friendly with females of their own species, but two males placed together will fight to the death. Therefore, only one male and any number of females can be kept in one terrarium, provided that there is enough space.

Spotted geckos, in case of danger, if they are grabbed by the tail, can separate it from the rest of the body. The tail will regenerate, although it will never be the same again.

reproduction

If you can keep a male and females and have the space to breed, you can get as many offspring as you have females. The main thing is to be able to attach this offspring.

Determining the sex of leopard geckos younger than 3-4 months is visually very difficult. In adults 6-9 months old, it is quite easy to determine the sex. Males are usually slightly bulkier and have a broader head and neck than females. The male also has a pair of bulges behind the anus at the base of the tail. The female has no bulges.

If you are not sure what gender your lizard is, add another lizard to the terrarium. If both geckos wag their tails from side to side, most likely they want to throw themselves at each other, which means they are two males.

The mating process of reptiles is tough and one might even think that the male attacks the female. It nibbles on her tail and then slowly moves up her body until it reaches her neck.

The female spotted gecko lays one to two eggs at a time. To obtain predominantly females in the offspring, the incubation temperature should be 25-28C; for mixed offspring 29-32C; to obtain males 31-32.3C. Please note that the higher the incubation temperature, the more colorful the offspring will be, and the eggs will hatch faster. The incubation period is 46-60 days.

Young lizards will not eat until their first molt. The gecko must eat the shed skin as it contains vitamins and nutrients that the lizard needs. After that, young monitor lizards begin to eat small, pinhead-sized crickets and small worms.

Spotted eublefar - leopard gecko won the hearts of terrumists. Under such an attractive and mysterious name is a lizard that can live not only in nature, but also at home. In narrow circles, it is customary to call it "leopard", due to the presence of spotted coloring. However, in character, one can find similarities between the spotted gecko and the cat: both can lap water with their tongues. The content turns out to be easy even for beginners.

general information

Spotted eublefar most often lives in Asian countries and prefers rocky areas. However, people who are reptile lovers prefer the gecko.

The lizard can only lead a nocturnal lifestyle. Natural instincts encourage you to hide in other people's minks.

Life expectancy in nature is from five to ten years, and males always live longer than females. At home, life expectancy increases to thirty years.

Advantages and disadvantages of keeping eublefar at home

Advantages:

1. The gecko has a friendly nature.
2. Care implies ease and unpretentiousness.
3. There is an opportunity to buy and use a small terrarium.
4. There is the possibility of easy breeding in captivity.

Flaws:

1. The terrarium should maintain a certain level of humidity.
2. Eublefar will always be awake at night, so not every person will be able to see their pet active.

Description

Appearance can be different in natural and domestic conditions. This is largely due to the influence of selection.

Any gecko should have a spotted coloring.

The dimensions indicate that eublefar is a small lizard: the body length is 20 centimeters, but in some cases representatives can grow up to thirty centimeters.

The tail is most often massive and thick. Moreover, in nature, the tail is required to retain moisture. A lizard can drop its tail due to injury, being sure that it will definitely grow back. However, the subsequent ponytail will be shorter and narrower. The lizard has a large and triangular head. It can be noted elongated and bulging eyes, reminiscent of a cat. The body is covered with numerous small scales. Pimply scales stand out among them. The lizard has thin legs with five fingers.

The color may be different, because it depends on the conditions of the lizard:

1. Natural factors cause a yellowish-gray body color with dark spots. On the tail you can see the transverse rings.
2. Domestic individuals have a completely different color. In addition, selection has increased the number of variations to 100.

Main content features

What should be the care of a gecko at home?

Individuals are distinguished by their unpretentious nature, due to which any potential troubles are eliminated. The most important thing is feeding. Lizards have a sweet and harmless character, but when eating, the predator instinct appears. AT natural conditions The gecko preys on various insects.

So, what to feed a domestic lizard?

1. The best choice is crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, newborn mice. If the terrarium has enough free space, eublefar can enjoy the process of hunting.
2. It is desirable to exclude insects of very large sizes from the diet.
3. It is advisable to feed once every 1 - 2 days. However, up to 3 months, you need to feed the domestic lizard daily.
4. A gecko may refuse to eat for several days. However, this circumstance should not lead to panic. The tail of a lizard contains a large number of nutrients.
5. Sometimes you need to add calcium powder to the meal.

Knowing what and how to feed your pet, you can help maintain his health and guarantee a long life at home.

Which terrarium is ideal for a pet lizard?

1. It is advisable to use a small terrarium. However, sufficient space must be provided for active image life.
2. The optimal dimensions for 1 - 2 individuals are 50 by 40 by 30 cm.
3. Sand should not be used for soil, as it can be accidentally swallowed with food. The best option is pebbles and small pebbles.
4. The terrarium needs to be heated. During the day, the temperature should be 29 - 31 degrees, at night - a couple - three degrees less.
5. Sharp fluctuations in temperature are unacceptable, otherwise the lizard will feel bad.
6. The optimum humidity should not exceed forty-five percent. This requires spraying.

Basic selection rules

How can you choose a eublefara? What factors should be taken into account when trying to ensure the good health of the lizard?

1. The tail should be thicker. Moreover, if the thickness should be as large as possible. This primarily applies to adolescents and adults. Babies have thin tails that should only "gain strength". A thick, long tail indicates the good health of the gecko. It is in this part of the body that nutrients are stored that should be deposited for stressful and difficult situations. The functions of the tail can be compared with the hump of a camel, which contains fat reserves for heat, drought, hunger. In order to understand how properly caring for eublefar is carried out, you need to monitor the tail, because a decrease in its thickness indicates constant stress, malnutrition, and illness. Please remember that when moving to new house the lizard's appetite may worsen, and the tail will lose weight, but subsequently the animal will get used to the conditions and everything will return to normal.
2. One terrarium cannot be suitable for several males. This must be remembered if you plan to breed a pet. Perfect option- This is a careful examination of sexual characteristics.
3. Eublefar sex can only be determined from five to six months. For this reason, the first gecko can be bought earlier, but then you need to buy an adult and know that 2 males will not be kept in the terrarium. If solitary confinement is intended, gender is no longer important, since beautiful appearance and cute character have males and females.
4. It should be noted that a large terrarium is required if you need to keep several females. Only with this approach it is possible not only to guarantee comfortable conditions for lizards, but also the possibility of their peaceful life together.
5. Eublefar breeding involves the need to purchase an additional terrarium. It is important to remember: the male should not be with the female on a permanent basis, because otherwise the females will have to constantly mate and breed, undermining their health.
6. When choosing a eublefar, you need to make sure that there are no small scratches, abrasions. Such damage to the skin indicates skirmishes between individuals that are included in one group. Scratches and abrasions can heal quickly if they are treated with a healing ointment. In any case, you need to pay more attention to the lizard and try to understand the features of its character.
7. It is advisable to carefully examine the eyes and eyelids, after which you can go to the toes. You should make sure that there is no old skin left after molting. Such skin is harmful to the pet, so it must be removed with water.
8. The complexion of a lizard deserves attention. The abdomen should be plump, but not bloated, otherwise pregnancy or illness can be suspected. Rickets, which the gecko often suffers from, is manifested by thinness, a thin neck, the absence of a thick tail, apathy and lethargy, twisted legs, and staggering when walking. The presence of hanging sides indicates obesity. With such deviations in health, more nuances will need to be taken into account in order for the content to be favorable for the pet.
9. In cubs and adolescents, as they grow older, the color often changes, so you need to be prepared for the fact that the initial color can change dramatically.

The gecko must be healthy, beautiful and friendly.

The most important questions

What should be the content of geckos?

1. The terrarium should have a size of 40x60x40 centimeters. A large and tall house is undesirable to choose.
2. The temperature regime must be controlled. It is important to remember: at night it is advisable to turn off some lamps, preventing the temperature from dropping to 20 degrees. Moreover, sudden changes can lead to pet diseases.
3. The gecko needs ultraviolet light. For this reason, UV lamps labeled 10% should be used, ensuring that they burn 12 hours a day.
4. What to feed insectivorous lizards if they live at home? The diet should consist of a variety of small insects. However, mealworms alone are not suitable, as if they are fed frequently, there is a risk of fatty liver.
5. How often should a gecko be fed? The optimal scheme is five to ten insects per feeding. When the lizard is sleeping, crickets and grasshoppers should be removed, which can damage the lizard's skin.
6. It is important not only to feed the lizards regularly and properly, but also to give them vitamins and mineral supplements. In order to fully feed the young animal, you need to use special mineral powders.
7. How to decorate a terrarium? Several shelters, a reservoir are obligatory. The most important thing is to avoid sharp objects that can cause injury.
8. The terrarium must be with soil, with the exception of fine sand and shavings.

Remembering how care should be and observing important rules, you can be sure: the gecko will please with good health, long life, friendliness and become a true friend.