| general
|
| description |
With its beautiful
appearance, the Australian Velvet Gecko can make a lovely
captive lizard. These secretive animals will thrive in
a proper set-up, and can be easily bred by lizard keepers
with a bit of experience. |
| distribution |
Australia (C & N New South Wales to C & E Queensland) |
| adult
size |
5" - 6"
|
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal ;
dweller in dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands of eucalyptus
or Callitris across the ranges and slopes of its range:
usually found beneath bark or in crevices of standing
or fallen trees. |
| cage
|
It should be high instead
of wide for Arboreal reptiles. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| branch |
As it is Arboreal,
a lot of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g.
Habba Tree , Sand-Blasted
Grapevine) |
| substrate |
Soil, gravel,
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Nighttime (nocturnal);
give heat and help monitoring by infrared lamps (e.g.
Nightlight Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) where the light is invisible for it but
humans |
| temperature |
26 - 30 ¢XC -- day
(e.g. Daylight Blue Bulb)
21 - 26 ¢XC -- night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp) |
| humidity |
mid to low |
| water
dish |
a small water dish (e.g.
Rock water dish)
should be available to access all the time |
| diet |
| diet |
Insectivorous
(insects-eating);
various small arthropods (e.g. insects, worms, crickets,
etc) |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
|
Oviparous ;
juveniles are much darker (purplish-black) with the ocelli
a contrasting yellow. |
| eggs |
Captive females
may lay up to 5 clutches per year. The eggs can be Incubated
at between 26 to 28 ¢XC and will hatch in 55 to 60 days. |
