Gechos are a family of insect eating lizards, mostly nocturnal and have no eyelids. There skin is soft with little bumps all over it, there toes have hooked membranes on them to allow them to stick to smooth surfaces, there tail is used as a store for fat and can be cast off if threatened by another creature. My gecho had a glass vivarium with a metal lid, sand as a base in the viv, cork bark for him to hide under, rocks and branches to climb on and plastic plants for decoration. Your viv needs to be heated to 25 to 30'c They feed on live insects such as fruit flys, crickets and mealworms. Like most reptiles they also require ...  Read the complete review

I did find the site so far to be the best with info that is easy to follow. My sister wants to buy my to be 5yr old one for his birthday. Any input on whether this would be a good idea??? I am having mixed feelings on this as I am sure I would be the one taking care of it....and I really dislike bugs alot. As for my son he loves bugs and of course wants a lizard pet. Any input on getting this pet for him would help a great ...  Read the complete review

I have kept Leopard Geckos for 3 years. Here I will explain a little about them! Basic Set Up Needed Leopard geckos are fairly easy to keep. Before you bring your new lizard home you will need to buy the following: (more info on the following later in review) Vivarium This is the tank you are going to keep them in. Personally, I think the bigger the better. The minimum size needed is 24 x 12 x 12 inches to house 1 gecko. Obviously you will need bigger vivs if you are intending on keeping more than one. Calcium Powder and Vitamin D3 Leopard geckos need extra calcium and vitamins as part of their diet, this will be used to ...  Read the complete review

As a keen leopard gecko keeper I have owned a large number of geckos in the past and have a passion for them and their welfare. I am also a worker in the animal care sector and have qualificaitons within Animal care, management, development, breeding and many other subject matters. I will go through the basics of the leopard gecko in this review, though if you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me on sh02020998@hotmail.co.uk. Here we go! Leopard Gecko Welfare The gecko’s enclosure should be set up before getting the gecko to ensure that an ideal environment is achieved. Important rules if keeping several leopard geckos: Leopard geckos ...  Read the complete review

I’ve always had conflicting feelings about pet reptiles. The animal activist in me tells me it is a horrific business…pet shops selling specialised creatures to twelve year old kids who often are clueless as how to care for the poor little buggers. Then of course, there’s always the chance that Iggy the Iguana might not have come from a nice captive bred home but may have been wild caught…with all the horror that entails (It is often the case that reptiles, amphibians and birds with captive bred documents are in fact wild creatures with fake documents. The wild animal trade is too detailed to go into here, but it involves poisoning, sedating and .  Read the complete review