Bibron Gecko Care Sheet
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Scientific Name:
Pachydactylus bibroni |
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Description |
The Bibron
Gecko is a diurnal gecko species, being active
and eating during the day. They are also arboreal, meaning
the stay in the tree tops. Common in Southern Africa,
they do not reach pet store shelves too often in North
America.
Take a look at these Bibron's
Gecko Pictures for a better idea of what
these geckos loom like.
Read more about the Bibron's
Gecko in the wild for details on how they
live. |
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Statistics |
| Natural Location: |
Southern Africa,
Angola, and Tanzania |
| Average Size: |
6 - 8 inches |
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Distribution
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| Captive
Care Information |
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Food
& Water
Feed your juvenile Bibron Gecko every
day, while feeding adults every two days. Their diet should
consist of a wide variety of insects, such as crickets,
mealworms, silkworms
and butterworms.
Dust the insects with a multi-vitamin or calcium supplement.
Provide a shallow water dish for drinking. Make sure to
clean the dish and change the water every day. Bibron
Geckos may also eat fruit mash (baby food works well)
once in a while.
Lighting, Temperature & Humidity
Provide a temperature range from 75 degrees F to 85 degrees
F. Also during the day, provide your Bibron Gecko
with a single basking spot that reaches 90 degrees F.
Drop the night time temperature down to about 67 degrees
F. Other than a heat source, you must also use a full-spectrum
UVB light. Provide light for about 12 or 13 hours a day.
The habitat humidity should be kept around 60% to 70%.
Housing
A single Bibron Gecko should have a minimum
szied habitat of 24 inches x 18 inches by 12 inches. Make
sure the habitat is taller than it is wide or long, as
Bibron Geckos are arboreal. Due to this, you must place
branches, plants and other acessories that will enable
your geckos to climb. Add a 'hide box' to allow your Bibron
Gecko to thermoregulate. For substrate, any bark or mulch
type material is best. |
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