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Satanic
Leaf-tailed Gecko
Uroplatus phantasticus |
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| general
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| description |
One of the most popular
Leaf-tailed Geckos in pet market, colors of purple, orange,
tan, brown, remarkably leaf-like in appearance, neat,
points/horns above the eyes. |
| distribution |
 Madagascar,
Africa |
| adult
size |
4" - 6" |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
Arboreal |
| 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, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
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 |
28 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
23 - 25 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
18 - 22 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
75 - 90 % |
| water
dish |
a water dish (e.g. Rock
water dish) should be available to access all the
time |
| hiding
place |
Optional, a place for
its privacy, security and sleep by day.
Possibllites include caves (e.g. Habbe
Hut, Heat Cave), etc |
| diet |
| diet |
Insectivorous;
various gut-loaded small insects and worms |
| notes |
Remove all the remaining
insects because they (specially crickets) will be harassing
it at night, resulting stress.
Food items should be no larger than 1/3 of the size of
its head. |
| reproduction |
| reproduction
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Oviparous |
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