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The growth and development of the Animal Husbandry Creature Feature: Crested Gecko (Tokek) From category Gecko Below : Product Details : Creature Feature: Crested Gecko (Tokek)Pet Geckos are cool! Geckos, especially those sold as domestic pets, are relatively small lizards with flat bodies and sticky padded feet. They eat crickets and other tasty bugs. Officially they belong to the family Gekkonidae
Crested Gecko (aka Eyelash Gecko)
Rhacodactylus ciliatus
Reptiles Alive Name: Rhacodactylus (aka Rhacky)
issstory: Rhacky came to us as an unwanted pet in July 2010.
RA Diet: Crickets and fruit.
Natural Diet: Insects and other invertebrates plus fruit and nectar.
Range: New Caledonia.
Habitat: Cool and humid tropical lowland rain forest from the understory to the canopy.
Size: 6-7 inches long.
Lifespan: 10-20 years.
Reproduction: Females lay 1 or 2 eggs which hatch in about 2 months.
Conservation: Crested gecko habitat is threatened by: deforestation, nickel mining, and the introduction of exotic predators. Most of the crested geckos available for sale as pets in the United States have been captive bred.
Cool Facts: Crested geckos were first discovered in 1866, but were later thought to be extinct. However, in 1994, two herpetologists on expeditions to New Caledonia “rediscovered” the geckos.
Rhacodactylus ciliatus
Reptiles Alive Name: Rhacodactylus (aka Rhacky)
issstory: Rhacky came to us as an unwanted pet in July 2010.
RA Diet: Crickets and fruit.
Natural Diet: Insects and other invertebrates plus fruit and nectar.
Range: New Caledonia.
Habitat: Cool and humid tropical lowland rain forest from the understory to the canopy.
Size: 6-7 inches long.
Lifespan: 10-20 years.
Reproduction: Females lay 1 or 2 eggs which hatch in about 2 months.
Conservation: Crested gecko habitat is threatened by: deforestation, nickel mining, and the introduction of exotic predators. Most of the crested geckos available for sale as pets in the United States have been captive bred.
Cool Facts: Crested geckos were first discovered in 1866, but were later thought to be extinct. However, in 1994, two herpetologists on expeditions to New Caledonia “rediscovered” the geckos.
