Gecko Facts
A Few Gecko Facts You May Not Know
It’s not hard to find lots of gecko facts. For instance, most geckos are between six and nine inches long.
You should never have two male geckos in the same cage because they will fight.
Geckos need temperatures in the 80-85 degree range during the day with a 90-degree basking area. Night temperatures can be in the 70s.
A pet gecko needs at least a ten gallon aquarium.
Gecko facts tell us that the only lizard with a voice is a gecko.
Most geckos are nocturnal.
Flying geckos have flaps of skin which run from their feet up their legs.
There are almost one thousand different species of geckos.
Female geckos give birth by laying two eggs.
Geckos live just about everywhere in the world. Antarctica is the only place without geckos.
Geckos are cold-blooded like other reptiles.
The smallest gecko is the adult dwarf gecko. According to gecko facts, it is only three-fourths of an inch long.
The leopard gecko is the most popular pet gecko.
Geckos can camouflage themselves to blend in with their surroundings.
Many geckos are arboreal, or tree dwelling.
The flying gecko doesn’t really fly. He glides.
Pet geckos eat live crickets and waxworms.
Geckos have sticky hairs underneath their feet.
Geckos are more recognized since the insurance company, Geico, started using one in its television ads.
Only four of the Coromandel Striped Gecko have ever been seen. They reside in New Zealand.
Leaf tailed geckos live in Madagascar.
A gecko’s toes bend in the opposite direction of a human’s.
The western banded gecko is found in the southwestern part of the United States.
Most geckos do not have visible eyelids.
Geckos come in all colors and patterns. Many current breeding efforts are aimed at creating orange and yellow ones.
Gecko facts reveal that the name, gecko, came from the noise a gecko makes.
The cat gecko is found in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Flying geckos are also known as Parachute Geckos.
The Stump-toed gecko only has four claws.
The gecko is the logo of the German automobile manufacturer, Wiesmann.
A gecko stores fat in its tail, so a healthy gecko has a fat tail.
Many pet geckos can live to be over twenty years old.
Male geckos are larger than female geckos.
Edward Blyth, a British zoologist was the first to describe the leopard gecko species.
The Indo-Pacific gecko, found in Florida, doesn’t need a male to reproduce.
Geckos shed their skin about every six weeks and then eat the old skin for its vitamins.
In the wild, geckos eat small rodents and even other lizards, along with insects.
When feeding crickets to a pet gecko, take out the ones not eaten because they will bite the gecko.