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Old 13-04-2008, 11:23 AM
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Default Anyone keep Dwarf Yellow Headed Geckos?

Im looking for some more info on them
if any one know of a decent care sheet please point me in the right direction
there isnt a lot on the net about them

I know what kind of temps they need and i know they need high humidity etc
But my main question is do they need UV?
Or a basking bulb can i just heat the viv with a heat mat?
What kind of substrate should i be using


At the moment they are in an all glass viv to hold the humidity and make sure they dont escape lol
with a heat mat on the bottom lots of plastic plants and a piece of wood (not bark didnt want them getting stuck in the holes)
With a milk lid for water as well as spraying them.

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Old 13-04-2008, 03:10 PM
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Come on some on must keep them
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Old 13-04-2008, 05:25 PM
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Hi there. Do you mean the African Lygodactylus geckos or the Caribbean and South American Gonatodes or Sphaerodactylus species?

I have a few notes on Lygodactylus at TYPICAL GECKOS: LYGODACTYLUS. It sounds as if they would need UV light.
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Pictures here
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/lizar...ed-geckos.html

they are lygodactylus luteopicturatus

Although they look quite dark in the pics the males colours go to a grey/blue

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Oh come on guys someone must know lol
they also droped 2 eggs yesterday so we must be doing something right
The eggs are tiny and look like little polystrine balls lol
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As far as I'm aware they are diurnal and need UVB, and I always provided mine with a basking spot also as I do all daytime lizards.
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I had these, and yes UV is recomended.
There are a few care sheets in German, use google translater.
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Ive been googling for 3 days and cant find any care sheets in german maybe im not looking properly lol
Will get the UV up and running then we have some stats and bulbs around

Anyone have any idea what the incubation temps are on them?
As far as im aware they arnt really bred in the UK very much but Reptile rooms ive been told have bred them before may have to get on to them
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