Four Spot Day Gecko - Care and Maintenance in Captivity

Care and Maintenance in Captivity

These animals should be housed in pairs and need a well planted terrarium. The temperature should be about 28°C (locally around 30°C) during the day dropping to around 20°C at night. The daytime humidity should be maintained between 75 and 80%. It is important to include two cooler months with a daytime temperature of 24°C and 16°C at night. In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets, wax moth larvae, fruit flies, mealworms and houseflies.

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