Golden Gecko
Care sheet
By: Psyco S.C
Name: Golden Gecko (Gekko Ulikovskii)
Life Span: 15-20 years (good life) 5-10 years
(normal life)
Rank Handling:
Medium: 6- for
intermediate keepers, not a good petting nor beginning pet.
Rank Availability:
Females-8: Females
are very rare and hard to get.
Males-4: Are easy to
find in most reptile stores.
Characteristics:
Yellow-“Golden” body, big eyes, no eyelids, adhesive toes, large body (10-12
inches), orange/brown eyes, green eyes (very rare), yellow belly, jumpy. A
little aggressive on taming/picking up. Very hostile when used to. Similar to
Tokay Gecko. Medium hunter. Jungle gecko. Exhibit kind of gecko. For medium hobbyist.
Housing:
10 gallon tank will do well for one golden gecko, though it is
recommended to use a 20 gallon tank. 3 golden geckos for 20 gallon tank are ok.
Lots of moisture, artificial plants and vines in the surrounding and in the
glass. Bark chips for substrate, no sand nor paper towel; they don’t like it,
moss or carpet for reptiles is okay. Big house to hide, on the dark, cold side
of the enclosure. Water dish; on a shallow, big container on the cold side too
(they use it to bath themselves and sometimes drink.) Heating lamp3-5 inches
off the top of the enclosure. Temps are 65-75 on cold side and 80-90 on the
warm side. UV is fine. Climbing items such as wood, branches, trunks, vines and
plants for climbing, hiding and basking. Moist everywhere, golden geckos do not
drink from the water dish too often. They drink from drops of water in the
glass, or on themselves. They also drink from small ponds that form in leafs,
plants and in the substrate. Moist gecko with sprinkler 3-7 times a day.
Temperament/Handling:
Golden Geckos are very jumpy geckos & very fast, they are scared
& tend to bite if not handled properly. If older that sub-adult (9 ˝ and
bigger) the gecko will “poop” on your hand when you handle them and they are
scared or stressed. Golden Geckos are more of an exhibit pet not to handle too
much. This gecko is very similar to the Tokay Gecko; one of the differences is
that the Tokay Gecko is more aggressive than the Golden Gecko. Be sure to
handle gently but tight so the gecko doesn’t escape and is more comfortable
(don’t hurt they gecko, just grab him a little tight but not strong.) Golden
Geckos are very difficult to catch when they escape, they run very fast and
also jump very high and fast.
Feeding:
Feed large crickets for adults. Gut loaded crickets are very good. Also
feed green, non poisonous, clean moths. Feed heavily, the Golden Geckos have a
big appetite. Though they eat every once in a while but they eat a lot. Do not
leave too much crickets in the cage with the gecko, the crickets may bite the
Golden Gecko. Do not feed dead insects, nor meat, nor worms (normally a Golden
won’t eat a worm, they don’t like them) they normally eat things that move or
jump at a certain speed. Feeding baby food is okay as long as it is not meat.
Golden Geckos can also eat fruits that are not acid, like lemon, orange; they can’t
eat most of the vegetables neither. Feed food with a dusting of vitamin D3 and
calcium every 3-4 days. Gravid and young geckos: dust every 1-2 days.
Price Pricing:
Prices go from $8.00 to $30.00. Females
and rare morphs are very, very rare so the price goes up; it is a very good
option to sell it in $20-$30 because of its rare availability. $25-$30 for
females that are grown in captivity. Golden Geckos are better, more tamable and
healthier when they are born in captivity that when they are wild-caught.
Other:
These are jungle geckos and are also
night geckos. They come from
Sexing:
Males tend to have to bulges at the
base of the tail, and a backwards “V” shape of pores at the base of the tail is
also visible. Females lack these two characteristics.