Keaongela Duffie Ah, then you probably have one or more of the similar species like Hemidactylus turcicus...they’re all over Houston and many places in the southern US...👍
Your mourning gecko vids inspired me to start my first bioactive enclosure with 2 baby mourning geckos this week! They were so expensive lol. The hawaiian ones. And so fast! Can't wait to see them and their plants grow though. :)
Hahaha, in my house we have around 2 per room living freely, they survive without us doing anything at all, probably they get water from the WC, since they moved in we no longer find any scorpions around, they live among us and are really friendly. I think they have migrated due to climate change, before they used to live closer to the coast, usually they leid their eggs inside power sockets, and make kissing sounds at night, I'm From Cuernavaca Mexico
Armando Occelli In many warmer areas of the world geckos of one sort or another will move in like that, they would lay eggs in our house when I lived in Hawaii. That may be the most entertaining way to keep them, and as you mentioned, they help control pests. Enjoy!
I keep dart frogs. Like 15 enclosures. I bought one mourning gecko to live with my alpha female cobalt that dominated her tank mates so gets to live alone now. After about a year I noticed she had replicated. Now I've been capturing and relocating the offspring to other enclosures. They only eat fruit flies or clean up crew. I have the crested gecko food but rarely use it because I'm worried about it rotting. No joke I bet the one lizard is now 30 it's always neat seeing a newly hatched babies.
I have found it depends partly on numbers (the more you keep together, the more they are active during the day) and partly when you feed them. If you establish a routine of feeding them at a specific time during the day, they will learn to come out and feed at that time. Some individuals are also less shy than others.
aylaofduni It is tricky...it is often easiest to prepare another clean deli cup,with paper toweling, hold it above the other, and guide them into that, as they prefer to go up. Fast, gentle hands in an open area and an assistant help too. 😊👍
Thank you for this video, I bought my mourning geckos and this helped a lot. I posted some videos of them, if you wanted to check them out, so small and cute ☺️ 💜
Distilled watter? Some comercial (unless “double distilled”) contains lots of salt (echange resin)... Better mineral water, contains useful ions... and clean dish ocasionally.
So how do you keep the population under control? Do you basically have to become a local breeder yourself, or do they not have that many eggs that hatch?
+Aquarimax Okay, I was concerned that if I got some the population would get out of control and I would inadvertently lose track of some and loose them on local environment on accident haha. But it sounds like it isn't too hard to keep track of them.
@@Aquarimax Thanks for the quick answer! :) Got into the topic a few days ago and I think I'll get me at least 2 in the future when I also have enough time for them (Even though they don't really take that much care) :)
Do they overpopulate very quickly? Im planning on adding some to a dart frog vivarium but I dont want to have to periodically find someone willing to buy the excess geckos from me
Gekko Bos They do produce a good number of offspring, but they can live in fairly large colonies quite well. I never have a problem with too many, because there is always enough market for them.
I've only had dogs before but I'm very interested in getting a Mourning Gecko and I live in the UK so it's normally raining or cold or both and I did a bit of research that these geckoes are good for beginners. I'm basically worried because I never had pet reptiles before 😅
Finn McHugh They are pretty easy geckos. If you are available interested in handling, I would recommend a crested gecko instead, as they require similar care and conditions but can be handled relatively easily. If you would like a display animals, mourning geckos are great.
@@Aquarimax I'm also wooried about if I'm vacuum cleaner or something the crested gecko might drop it's tail from the stress and that's my top two options for pet geckos and bearded dragons too as they're very common too
Finn McHugh we have 4 crested geckos, some of which we have had for several years. We vacuum, play loud music, etc...and not a single Crestie has dropped its tail. It can happen, but in my experience vacuuming is not enough to cause it.
Denise Major they will definitely chow down on beam beetles. I haven’t cultured been beetles for a while now, but when I did, I would offer the, to the mourning geckos,,and they would eat them. I waited until the geckos had put on some size, though.
Dino Girl Plays cool! Unfortunately, they are a skittish species. I have found that they do become more accustomed to handling if they are handled regularly, but I have focused on doing this with captive-bred hatchlings, so a wild-caught individual might be more difficult.
Fish discovery I recommend only providing D3 either through their food or UVB. If you put in in the water, it may leave deposits on the glass and plants, or you might overdose.
I had a question, what if I don’t want the offspring of the mourning geckos. I would likely keep a few of the eggs, but what should I do with the ones I don’t want?
Jared Gijoza i don’t have any problem finding homes for offspring, you could sell them, but if you can’t, though it sounds brutal, the parents will tend to take care of most of the offspring if you don’t remove them soon after hatching. Also, any eggs that are cracked will be eaten by the adults.
Diane Lippiatt Good question! This may sound harsh, but if you do not actively remove the offspring from an enclosure, the population will tend to self-regulate. Some offspring will survive, but the adults will naturally prevent overpopulation through predation. I personally try to find and remove all hatchlings so that they all survive, as there is a ready market for the young.
Diane Lippiatt They are quite long-lived for a small gecko species...they can live 15 years or more...so none of mine have ever been old enough to die of old age.
Diane Lippiatt I have a breeder colony of 5 adults, and a constantly changing number of juveniles as they hatch, grow out, and are sold. Currently I have about 5 hatchlings/juveniles.
Rodolfo Lopez That is rather a long time...do you only have one? Sometimes, having more than one can help, but is not strictly necessary. What foods and supplements do you offer?
Aquarimax I have one mourning gecko and It is eating hydyei/ mellanogaster fruit flies (dusted with calcium) and repashy crested gecko diet with a mix of Pangea.
Rodolfo Lopez sounds like an excellent diet. She should be fine nutritionally. If she doesn’t lay for you soon, I would try adding another mourning gecko.
ToxicBite Animationz room temperature is fine. A thermometer is a goof idea to make sure the temperature does not get too hot or cold. I would recommend a minimum of a 10-gallon tank size for two adults. Young ones are fine in a smaller enclosure.
My baby mourning gecko had started to shed 2 days ago. Only the head had shed and it can't really move it's legs. It is normal for them to be like this?
I got a question about breeding, I have 3 adults in a 45x45x60 since a few months and don’t see any eggs yet it’s the right humidity and heat. Do you know what could be the reason they won’t lay eggs if there is one or am I just to blind to see them
goisemer thanks--I didn't see mine much when I only had 3 adults. Once they started breeding, I began to see them quite a bit more. How many do you have?
That hurts for you, fortunately I live in Mexico and right now I'm watching 2 haha in Mexico it's very common to see them I hope someday you will achieve your mission to meet a
Great video. I’ve considering morning geckos for a community Vivarium. I have a spare 18x18x24. If planted heavily enough, do you think this enclosure size would work; or would it be too big due to their small size? Thanks
I think it would work very well…you might want to wait until they are at least a few months old, though, before putting them in. You will need to modify the gaps that i ensure it is escape-proof for hatchlings as well.
I am consistently providing food for my little ones but i cant tell if they're eating. They get misted once or twice per day, are alert and always climbing, and receive crested gecko diet, and just recently, fruit flies. I've had them for about 2 weeks, and they seem to be doing fine, I just never seem to actually see them eat. Am I just worrying too much?
I am thinking about turning my terrarium (50 cm x 30 cm x 40 cm) into gecko habitat ... I would like to ask few questions:1.Do you think this habitat is big enough for any other type of gecko?2.If i will choose to get Mourning geckos , how many would be good number for this size terrarium?3. If i dont want to have eggs , and buy only males , do they fight together?Thank you in advance for your answer.
Keri Samurai Great questions! There are several other micro geckos that could do well on a small vivarium like yours. Various Sphaerodactylus species would do well. If you do decide to get mourning geckos, I would suggest no more than 2 or 3 in a vivarium of that size. In this species, males are extremely difficult to find...I've never seen one. If you do get this species, eggs are pretty much inevitable. 👍
The basic setup should work, but unlike mourning geckos, they may need a hotspot...or at least a temperature range that is a little warmer during the day.
Hi I was giving 2 eggs and told that they are due to hatch anytime , can you tell me if the eggs go darker if close to hatching. keep looking in the tubevery morning hoping to see a baby gecko or 2.
could an adult dubia roach or cricket be dangerous to a mourning gecko ? ( ive heard of crickets attacking and killing baby pygmy chameleons, which can be 4” long like a mourning gecko, so i was curious)
I have a Exo-Terra 8x8x12 terrarium planted with Ivy and Golden pothos and it's decorated with various (real) vines cork and ledges. Temperatures and everything husbandry wise is great but I'm worry about size... Do you think my setup would be a good setup for 2 mourning geckos? Thank-you!
Does anybody know how to get mourning geckos in Europe? I've been searching so long but I can only find them in US and UK and I'm not even trying to search from my country anymore because I have no idea what their name in my language is.
@@Aquarimax yes I tried that only thing I've found is a news about a baby mourning gecko discovered between bananas and there only their latin name was used. I doubt they even have a name in my language
Can anyone tell me how long on average they will be gravid before laying? To put another way, about how long from the time you first see the appearance of a white egg in their belly, to the time it could be laid?
Has anyone considered feeding ants to Mourning Geckos? I thought they must be a very common source of food for reptiles and amphibians in the habitats they're from.
I have located a colony of geckos of this species for sale and I want to buy it. The owner keeps the young with the adults in a simple terrarium with minimalistic decor with no problems. My problems are fourfold: 1. How will I manage the temperature? Should I place the heat pad under the bottom or on one side for the winter? Also, what are the signs of heat stress in the summer? 2. What should I do when checking or cleaning the terrarium? Must I cool the whole tank to slow them down before opening it and collecting them? 3. How can I maximize reproduction and growth rates? Is there a magic temperature for that? 4. The most important, what I do if one dies in the tank and I am not able to find it?
+stefanos tokatlidis All great questions! As long as the temperature is at least 65 F, I wouldn't supply any type of heating. If it goes below that, I would put a small heat panel on one side. Heat stress would likely be manifested by hiding more and perhaps drinking more. I wouldn't cool the tank to check on them or collect them, it would probably stress them out. Does your setup open on top or on the front? That will tend to change how you deal with opening it for maintenance.For best reproduction, I would recommend the high 70s or up to 80 F. The eggs might hatch even faster at higher temperatures, but would not necessarily be as healthy. With minimalistic decor, it shouldn't be too hard to detect if one were to die in time to remove it before it causes problems. I hope this helps!
Thank you for the answers. The tank opens from the front. Can I use a flashlight or something similar to scare them back? Or do they stay hidden during the day so no problem? Also, if I put a heat mat on a wall of the tank, what will happen to eggs stuck elsewhere? Currently the tank has minimalistic decore, but I am planning to put more items inside. Not too much, just another hollow cork bark branch because there is only one. I have read that hatchlings have high mortality rates. How common is for someone of the inhabitants to die and for no one to notice? Can invertebrates of the substrate deal with the problem? And talking of invertebrates, instead of using smallish springtails, what will happen if I throw a quantity of bufalo worms inside and wait for them to reproduce? Will the geckos be self-sufficient up to a degree?
stefanos tokatlidis I haven't noticed the geckos trying to escape often when I open the door...but I do have to watch for tiny hatchlings hanging around the doorway when I close it. The eggs really don't need a lot of heat...they'll be fine anywhere in the enclosure, but those in cooler areas will just take longer to hatch. I think adding another hiding place is a good idea. In my experience, hatchlings don't have a high mortality rate per se, although the adults will sometimes go after them. Feeding them well will help. I notice that my mourning geckos will eat a,good amount of springtails, so a good layer of leaf litter will help preserve them. I haven't tried buffalo worms as a cleanup crew with them, but my impression is that they might be a bit too much (aggressive breeders and feeders, and they might go after eggs).
stefanos tokatlidis the buffalo worm beetles, at least, are good climbers, and sometimes the eggs are laid on the undersides of wood and other objects. I initially thought the adults wouldn't go after springtails, but I've seen it happen. : )
Linda Loo3 Great questions! I am happy to help! The white larvae are flour beetles (Tribolium confusum). They make a great supplementary food. I would recommend against mealworm beetles for several reasons. Most importantly, they are too big for mourning geckos.
Claire's Critters I do...I have about 9 hatchlings and a dozen or so eggs at the moment. Most of the hatchlings are spoken for, but I would be happy to put you on the waiting list. 👍
Toasty Ghosty interesting question...they are probably too small to be much of a meal for something as large as a blue tongue skink, but i imagine smaller omnivorous reptiles might eat them. If they are ever cracked, the parents will eat them, and once they hatch, they eat the shells, so I imagine various other species would do the same.
Dom Cas There are two ways you can contact me about purchasing some Mourning geckos. You can go to my ‘about’ tab on my UA-cam channel, and send me an email from there, or go to Aquarimax.com...I have a ‘Contact Me’ form there as well. 😊👍
Sandy Sizemore I am not sure which type I have...when I bought them, their origin was given as Hawaii, and they do look a lot like the mourning geckos I saw when I lived there, but I am not sure of their clonal lineage. There used to be a page with some good photos of the different types, but I can’t seem to find it anymore...
It's pretty easy to figure out. "Type A" are darker and have less defined black contrast spots. "Type B" are those of Hawaiian decent. They are lighter when not flared up and tend to trend towards yellow when not. Obviously each individual is different. If these girls were branded as such, then they are more than likely "Type B." The final type, "Type C" that you refer to are actually "Type B" with black contrast spots in a dual lateral pattern down their backs, where A and B only have a couple black contrast spots near the tops of the shoulder and hips (anywhere from 4 to 8 in total). Hope this helps!
Hey Russ. Noticed my geckos cheeks puffing up and having a white color after I feed dusted fruit flies. Looks like they are storing food like a hamster. Have you noticed this? It’s bizarre
Tracy B I have observed the same thing. Their endolymphatic sacs store calcium, which they will tend to use up when they lay eggs. It is pretty normal as long as they don’t look too exaggerated.
Adeline Dering Hi, you are next on the waiting list, and I currently have two hatchlings available. Are you still looking for a couple of mourning geckos?
Gonna be getting some at the end of this month and was wondering if they can live exclusively on crested gecko diet without the need for live insects as I was a bit confused by the diet portion of this video
@@Aquarimax That is great news as I already have a crestie and more food than I know what to do with. At the end of this month I will be setting up a viv, running it for a couple of days to make sure the temps and humidity are stable and then off to find a local breeder. Thank you again. I really appreciate the quick reply and the fact that you are so active and informative :)
music is my life in a bioactive setup, the cleanup crew and the plants take care of that, as long as it lands on the substrate. You need to wipe down what ends up on the glass.
I have a question how to you get baby mourning geckos to eat crested gecko powder. My geckos are about 3 to 4 months old and iv only feed them fruit flys but I want to eat them to eat something that will keep them full.
Sadie Benter At that age, I would just skip a day of fruit flies and then offer the CGD. they may or may not go for it immediately, but once you have offered it a few times, they should. Really young hatchlings are often less interested in it, but 3-4 months old is old enough. 😊👍
Karyn Neal Young ones are so small that I can keep 6 or more in an 8x8x12" vivarium. For six adults, a 12x12x18" enclosure would be better. You can keep even more together with enough food and hiding spots.
+odin and streaky According to this site: www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Lepidodactylus/lugubrismourning geckos are found in eastern coastal Queensland. I'm not sure if anyone keeps or breeds them there, though...I hope you are able to locate some!
I have 2 MGs and one is a big bully. She’s always chirping at the other one if it comes near her. Recently, she’s gone after the other one and heard them fighting (was scary!). Do you think I should separate them or would adding another MG change the dynamic? It’s a large tank with lots of hiding spots and visual barriers. I have 3 bamboo hides and they sleep in 2 of them during the day. I think the high humidity (PDF tank) and stress is making the bullied one turn a dark brown/purple color. The breeder I got them from said the bully might just be a mean gecko. I know they’re social so I’m leery of separating them since they’ll both be alone
Do you have any suggestions on what to feed house geckos? I don't have access to insects at this time and I went online and saw that you can feed lizards moist dry dog food and I put some in my lizard's container and he hasn't eaten any of it. I've only had him for 2 days so I don't know if this is normal.
Tina Kabina Some geckos will eat non-insect food...like mourning geckos, but others are reluctant to eat anything that is not moving. Do you know which species of gecko you have? The term ‘house gecko’ can refer to various species...is it Hemidactylus frenatus?
Hey man, great video! I ws wondering, I've heard that they make these "calls" to each other at night. Are those calls very loud? Im have my terrariums in the bedroom, where I've also planned to have these guys ;)
Thanks! My wife and I have them in a vivarium next to the bed, and while they do call, and we can hear the calls if we are awake at night, they never awaken us. In short, I would say they're really not loud at all.
Aquarimax Great to hear. I wouldn't get these if it meant risking my 8 hours pf sleep ;) Your're video has helped me a lot, and I'll definitely get my own vivarivm with Mourning Gevkos soon :)
Eloise Newman Mourning geckos are very adaptable, so it is possible that they would be ok with sand, but it might not be ideal, expecially for juveniles...they might become impacted if they were to accidentally ingest it. Temperature and humidity would be important too. How warm does it get in the vivarium with the heat lamp?
Many thanks for your reply. I haven't set the viv up. I did want to make another bioactive tank with mourning geckos, but being a wooden viv, I couldn't do it. I wanted to do homework beforehand and know there is the Binoei Mourning Gecko and my local reptile centre suggested that they would be able to get them for me. I wanted to get other reptiles as I have a couple of Cresties in a bioactive exo viv and love them. I wanted the mourning geckos as didn't know what else to put in the viv which is 4foot x 2 foot x 2 foot. I don't do snakes lol. Many thanks for any support you have to offer
Eloise Newman Thanks for the additional info, that helps! Binoei geckos would be a better fit for a dry, sandy vivarium. That is an interesting species I would like to keep myself someday. It is a fairly large enclosure, so there are number of larger desert species you might be able to keep. Are you mostly interested in geckos specifically, or are other lizards a possibility as well?
@@Aquarimax 😁 I wonder if the body in the coffin was that of a gecko, since that's what is seen at the funeral, or if the ones in the audience were just hired to "mourn." It's supposed to be the best episode of the series and I've been just wondering. One thing leads to another... Loved it!
Where did u get them from and is it common or rare the geckos will lays the eggs, do they do it often and are they likely to hatch whats the the success rate? Plz reply it would be very helpful thanks 😊
Trioptic Blaze When mature mourning geckos are healthy, they seem to lay a clutch of 2 eggs every month or two. Reproduction is not rare, more like inevitable! 😂👍They hatch rate varies, perhaps seventy to eighty percent.
Trioptic Blaze If you leave the hatchlings with the adults, the adults may end up eating some of them. 😳 The only sure way to prevent hatchlings with this species would be to remove all of the eggs. The adults end up laying some of them in hidden areas though, so you might miss some.
MarineNaut They were everywhere when I lived in Hawaii too, but they help control pests like mosquitoes and flies, so they were welcome in my house. 😊👍
This is still by far the best videos on mourning geckos on the internet!
These little guys are everywhere in my garage lol 😝💗
Keaongela Duffie which area of the world are you in?
Aquarimax Pets down south, I’m in Houston TX
Keaongela Duffie Ah, then you probably have one or more of the similar species like Hemidactylus turcicus...they’re all over Houston and many places in the southern US...👍
I love your voice!
I am thinking about getting Mourning geckos because they are not hard to keep and not expensive. i already have a bearded dragon^^
Pauli Stummer thank you! Did you end up getting any?
0:09 what a fantastic shot!
That was a fun moment to capture on camera 😁
Turn on subtitles at 4:49
Life in Jars? Wow
demonitized 😂😂
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IT'S SO TINYYYYYYYY!!!!!
Suzanne Dargie I do love tiny the tiny hatchlings! 😊👍
Doesn’t everyone? (Unless you have no soul)
Your mourning gecko vids inspired me to start my first bioactive enclosure with 2 baby mourning geckos this week! They were so expensive lol. The hawaiian ones. And so fast! Can't wait to see them and their plants grow though. :)
Having so many darty tiny geckos constantly reproducing must make maintenance and separating babies without any escaping a pain
Jazz it can be a little challenging sometimes! 🤣
Hahaha, in my house we have around 2 per room living freely, they survive without us doing anything at all, probably they get water from the WC, since they moved in we no longer find any scorpions around, they live among us and are really friendly. I think they have migrated due to climate change, before they used to live closer to the coast, usually they leid their eggs inside power sockets, and make kissing sounds at night, I'm From Cuernavaca Mexico
Armando Occelli In many warmer areas of the world geckos of one sort or another will move in like that, they would lay eggs in our house when I lived in Hawaii. That may be the most entertaining way to keep them, and as you mentioned, they help control pests. Enjoy!
such a cool gecko
These are so adorable!!
Tetske De jager Yes, so tiny and cute!! 🦎
I keep dart frogs. Like 15 enclosures. I bought one mourning gecko to live with my alpha female cobalt that dominated her tank mates so gets to live alone now. After about a year I noticed she had replicated. Now I've been capturing and relocating the offspring to other enclosures. They only eat fruit flies or clean up crew. I have the crested gecko food but rarely use it because I'm worried about it rotting. No joke I bet the one lizard is now 30 it's always neat seeing a newly hatched babies.
There is something very interesting about how they produce little clones of themselves. 😊
Mine like Dubia nymphs, lol
- One even took down a Adult Powder Blue Isopod, dragged It off like a Raptor or a micro reptile “Tiger with a deer .”
Bob Kob They are quite fierce hunters for their size! 🦎👍
Awesome video, great work :) I love this kind of videos :) Very beautiful geckos. I love their calls in the night :)
+Tim Heller I'm glad you enjoyed it! I really like hearing them call too. : )
+Aquarimax In your videos they look very active during the day? Are yours really like this? Mine were hiding for the most of the time.. :/
I have found it depends partly on numbers (the more you keep together, the more they are active during the day) and partly when you feed them. If you establish a routine of feeding them at a specific time during the day, they will learn to come out and feed at that time.
Some individuals are also less shy than others.
+Aquarimax Cool. thanks for the answer. keep it up :)
:3 that is the cutest thing I've ever seen
+leetlebob that bit when the hatchling leaps onto the camera lens?
Oh yeah. We need some of those.
Daybird Aviaries they are a lot of fun! 🦎👍
when keeping them in deli cups with paper towels, how do you manage to swap out the paper towel regularly without the hatchlings escaping?
aylaofduni It is tricky...it is often easiest to prepare another clean deli cup,with paper toweling, hold it above the other, and guide them into that, as they prefer to go up. Fast, gentle hands in an open area and an assistant help too. 😊👍
I'm in Israel, and I just caught one by my front door. It's PINK and has a striped tail. You can see all the insides because it's belly is so clear.
It may be a young Hemidactylus turcicus.
I’m gonna set up a 20 gallon vertical tank for it mine better be happy
RP101 Aquatics That would easily house a nice group of adults..up to a dozen, I would say.
This was REALLY HELPFUL. Thank you💖
Martina Massun Delighted to hear it! Are you planning on keeping mourning geckos in the near future?
Thank u just what u needed thank u soo much just liked and keep it up
Fish discovery Thank you !
Thank you for this video, I bought my mourning geckos and this helped a lot. I posted some videos of them, if you wanted to check them out, so small and cute ☺️ 💜
Kane Howarth you’re welcome, Kane! I just watched the video in which you released them into you Exo Terra 😊👍
At part 0:10 LOLLOL
Dinosaurs terroir World no loved that bit...I shot that scene when the gecko was only a few hours old. 😊👍
He was meant for TV from birth.
ΣHAANTI 😆👍 A really hammy gecko!
Distilled watter? Some comercial (unless “double distilled”) contains lots of salt (echange resin)... Better mineral water, contains useful ions... and clean dish ocasionally.
So how do you keep the population under control? Do you basically have to become a local breeder yourself, or do they not have that many eggs that hatch?
+Aquarimax Okay, I was concerned that if I got some the population would get out of control and I would inadvertently lose track of some and loose them on local environment on accident haha. But it sounds like it isn't too hard to keep track of them.
@@kenny7593 Do you still know the answer? Can't see it :/
I generally sell enough that I don’t need to worry about it. The adults will control the young if they are not removed though.
@@Aquarimax Thanks for the quick answer! :) Got into the topic a few days ago and I think I'll get me at least 2 in the future when I also have enough time for them (Even though they don't really take that much care) :)
Do they overpopulate very quickly? Im planning on adding some to a dart frog vivarium but I dont want to have to periodically find someone willing to buy the excess geckos from me
Gekko Bos They do produce a good number of offspring, but they can live in fairly large colonies quite well. I never have a problem with too many, because there is always enough market for them.
@@Aquarimax thank you!
Cuuuute! Thanks for the information!
themagicalKagu Chan Thank you for watching and enjoying the cuteness!
🥺 thank you so so much for this info!
Shoiji Soma you’re welcome!
I've only had dogs before but I'm very interested in getting a Mourning Gecko and I live in the UK so it's normally raining or cold or both and I did a bit of research that these geckoes are good for beginners. I'm basically worried because I never had pet reptiles before 😅
Finn McHugh They are pretty easy geckos. If you are available interested in handling, I would recommend a crested gecko instead, as they require similar care and conditions but can be handled relatively easily. If you would like a display animals, mourning geckos are great.
@@Aquarimax I'm also wooried about if I'm vacuum cleaner or something the crested gecko might drop it's tail from the stress and that's my top two options for pet geckos and bearded dragons too as they're very common too
Finn McHugh we have 4 crested geckos, some of which we have had for several years. We vacuum, play loud music, etc...and not a single Crestie has dropped its tail. It can happen, but in my experience vacuuming is not enough to cause it.
@@Aquarimax also I'm gonna have to collect the funds to get the requirents too as its still something new for me 😅
0:09 lol
Ichthusk My favorite footage in the video 🦎👍
Do they like the bean beetles?
Denise Major they will definitely chow down on beam beetles. I haven’t cultured been beetles for a while now, but when I did, I would offer the, to the mourning geckos,,and they would eat them. I waited until the geckos had put on some size, though.
Hi, please how do you remove eggs from terrarium glass (eggs in tube) without damaging them??
Same care for a Mediterranean Gecko?
Good Video!
David Stoyles Thanks for watching!
Awesone! My brother and I just caught one in our backyard today! Is there a way to tame them and make them less skitish?
Dino Girl Plays cool! Unfortunately, they are a skittish species. I have found that they do become more accustomed to handling if they are handled regularly, but I have focused on doing this with captive-bred hatchlings, so a wild-caught individual might be more difficult.
@@Aquarimax he is a juvie, btw do mourning geckos eat freeze dried mealworms?
Dino Girl Plays Probably not...although you never know with these geckos. Where did you catch her?
@@Aquarimax in ny backyard, I saw her running away from a adult anole so I quickly led her onto a stick and put her into a cage
Dino Girl Plays which state do you live in? I am wondering if it is the same species of gecko...
Idont understand why is this gecko can be keep in small enclosures while thumbnail dart frog cant
apdroid geek these geckos use the glass walls and even the ceiling of the enclosure extensively, so in effect, the enclosure is bigger for them,
Cant I also use vitimin d3 liquid that goes into the water when u must them
Fish discovery I recommend only providing D3 either through their food or UVB. If you put in in the water, it may leave deposits on the glass and plants, or you might overdose.
Ok thx
Stay safe guys 😘😌🙂
any idea what animal to put with ants in a arena, so that ants dont overpopulate?
I had a question, what if I don’t want the offspring of the mourning geckos. I would likely keep a few of the eggs, but what should I do with the ones I don’t want?
Jared Gijoza i don’t have any problem finding homes for offspring, you could sell them, but if you can’t, though it sounds brutal, the parents will tend to take care of most of the offspring if you don’t remove them soon after hatching. Also, any eggs that are cracked will be eaten by the adults.
Aquarimax Pets Thank you for the response
Eat them
BOIIIIIIII......any recipes?
jay medina 😳 those would be two very tiny sunny sides up! 🍳
I already have a crested gecko but would love a few mourning gecko but how do you not end up overrun if they keep lying eggs lol
Diane Lippiatt Good question! This may sound harsh, but if you do not actively remove the offspring from an enclosure, the population will tend to self-regulate. Some offspring will survive, but the adults will naturally prevent overpopulation through predation. I personally try to find and remove all hatchlings so that they all survive, as there is a ready market for the young.
Oh ok I see what your saying, what is the average lifespan
Diane Lippiatt They are quite long-lived for a small gecko species...they can live 15 years or more...so none of mine have ever been old enough to die of old age.
Impressive, how many do you own
Diane Lippiatt I have a breeder colony of 5 adults, and a constantly changing number of juveniles as they hatch, grow out, and are sold. Currently I have about 5 hatchlings/juveniles.
I have a question I've had my mourning gecko for over a year and it hasn't laid any eggs. Is there a way to help or make it lay eggs?
Rodolfo Lopez That is rather a long time...do you only have one? Sometimes, having more than one can help, but is not strictly necessary. What foods and supplements do you offer?
Aquarimax I have one mourning gecko and It is eating hydyei/ mellanogaster fruit flies (dusted with calcium) and repashy crested gecko diet with a mix of Pangea.
Rodolfo Lopez sounds like an excellent diet. She should be fine nutritionally. If she doesn’t lay for you soon, I would try adding another mourning gecko.
Aquarimax thank you.
Rodolfo Lopez 😊👍
does the encloser need tempature, like in some cages it has the temp on it do we need that can we have a small encloser cause i eanna buy one
ToxicBite Animationz room temperature is fine. A thermometer is a goof idea to make sure the temperature does not get too hot or cold. I would recommend a minimum of a 10-gallon tank size for two adults. Young ones are fine in a smaller enclosure.
Thanks for all the info! But how do you keep the tempature at night? Wirhout the lights it should be much colder, right?
Reygenbougen _ good question! fortunately a night drop into the 60s F will not hurt these geckos at all.
My baby mourning gecko had started to shed 2 days ago. Only the head had shed and it can't really move it's legs. It is normal for them to be like this?
Turn on English captions/subtitles and go to 4:50
Lizbeth V 😳 uh-oh...I'll have to fix that!
uhm... turn on subtitles at 4:52
I got a question about breeding, I have 3 adults in a 45x45x60 since a few months and don’t see any eggs yet it’s the right humidity and heat. Do you know what could be the reason they won’t lay eggs if there is one or am I just to blind to see them
I have an idea for a video ,it is to make a terrarium
Good idea! I'll add it to the list
Nice animals. Unfortunately i NEVER see mine.
goisemer thanks--I didn't see mine much when I only had 3 adults. Once they started breeding, I began to see them quite a bit more. How many do you have?
Aquarimax i have 2 adults. 2 more hatched in octobre, growing good but without food very shy too.
goisemer hopefully as the colony grows you will see more of them as I have
That hurts for you, fortunately I live in Mexico and right now I'm watching 2 haha in Mexico it's very common to see them I hope someday you will achieve your mission to meet a
Great video.
I’ve considering morning geckos for a community Vivarium.
I have a spare 18x18x24.
If planted heavily enough, do you think this enclosure size would work; or would it be too big due to their small size?
Thanks
I think it would work very well…you might want to wait until they are at least a few months old, though, before putting them in. You will need to modify the gaps that i ensure it is escape-proof for hatchlings as well.
Respect from Poland ;)
+red1xizt saiyajin Thank you! Are you a mourning gecko keeper?
+Aquarimax Hello i from Poland thanks for great film.
+Adam Grefkowicz Greetings send may thanks for watching! Are you a gecko keeper?
No, but I will soon, I can not wait :)
BTW thanks for your advice
I am consistently providing food for my little ones but i cant tell if they're eating. They get misted once or twice per day, are alert and always climbing, and receive crested gecko diet, and just recently, fruit flies. I've had them for about 2 weeks, and they seem to be doing fine, I just never seem to actually see them eat. Am I just worrying too much?
Madelyn Offer Most likely they are eating when you are not watching, as long as they look good and seem to be growing, not to worry. 🦎🦎🦎
@@Aquarimax thank you so much!
4:48 what was that caption bro
I am thinking about turning my terrarium (50 cm x 30 cm x 40 cm) into gecko habitat ... I would like to ask few questions:1.Do you think this habitat is big enough for any other type of gecko?2.If i will choose to get Mourning geckos , how many would be good number for this size terrarium?3. If i dont want to have eggs , and buy only males , do they fight together?Thank you in advance for your answer.
Keri Samurai Great questions! There are several other micro geckos that could do well on a small vivarium like yours. Various Sphaerodactylus species would do well. If you do decide to get mourning geckos, I would suggest no more than 2 or 3 in a vivarium of that size. In this species, males are extremely difficult to find...I've never seen one. If you do get this species, eggs are pretty much inevitable. 👍
Keri Samurai nobody even knows if there are still males around
About how many eggs do you get from each gecko a year? or hatchlings? whichever one really
will the vivarium setup work for hemidactaylus fernatus?
The basic setup should work, but unlike mourning geckos, they may need a hotspot...or at least a temperature range that is a little warmer during the day.
Would a Mediterranean house gecko have the same kind of protocol?
Hi I was giving 2 eggs and told that they are due to hatch anytime , can you tell me if the eggs go darker if close to hatching. keep looking in the tubevery morning hoping to see a baby gecko or 2.
Often there is a dark patch on eggs that are about to hatch. Best of luck with these!
@@Aquarimax Cheers for getting back to me.
I have noticed the darkening about a week before the hatch, but this depends on temperature and possible other factors.
I only have 1 mourning gecko but was wondering if it will still make eggs
Yeah it will
tweakedroach69 Yes, eventually it will.
could an adult dubia roach or cricket be dangerous to a mourning gecko ?
( ive heard of crickets attacking and killing baby pygmy chameleons, which can be 4” long like a mourning gecko, so i was curious)
Bob Soto Mourning geckos may be a bit more spry than a chameleon, but it is possible...
Aquarimax Pets thankyou
I have a Exo-Terra 8x8x12 terrarium planted with Ivy and Golden pothos and it's decorated with various (real) vines cork and ledges. Temperatures and everything husbandry wise is great but I'm worry about size... Do you think my setup would be a good setup for 2 mourning geckos?
Thank-you!
That is a great size for 2 mourning geckos, BUT…the colony will soon outgrow that terrarium as they breed.
@@Aquarimax Thank-you! I will keep a close eye on the population!
Does anybody know how to get mourning geckos in Europe? I've been searching so long but I can only find them in US and UK and I'm not even trying to search from my country anymore because I have no idea what their name in my language is.
M R try searching for Lepidodactylus lugubris in your country, and that should help you find the common name.
@@Aquarimax yes I tried that only thing I've found is a news about a baby mourning gecko discovered between bananas and there only their latin name was used. I doubt they even have a name in my language
How many should I have for a 20 gallon tank
Can anyone tell me how long on average they will be gravid before laying? To put another way, about how long from the time you first see the appearance of a white egg in their belly, to the time it could be laid?
Has anyone considered feeding ants to Mourning Geckos? I thought they must be a very common source of food for reptiles and amphibians in the habitats they're from.
I have located a colony of geckos of this species for sale and I want to buy it. The owner keeps the young with the adults in a simple terrarium with minimalistic decor with no problems. My problems are fourfold:
1. How will I manage the temperature? Should I place the heat pad under the bottom or on one side for the winter? Also, what are the signs of heat stress in the summer?
2. What should I do when checking or cleaning the terrarium? Must I cool the whole tank to slow them down before opening it and collecting them?
3. How can I maximize reproduction and growth rates? Is there a magic temperature for that?
4. The most important, what I do if one dies in the tank and I am not able to find it?
+stefanos tokatlidis All great questions! As long as the temperature is at least 65 F, I wouldn't supply any type of heating. If it goes below that, I would put a small heat panel on one side. Heat stress would likely be manifested by hiding more and perhaps drinking more.
I wouldn't cool the tank to check on them or collect them, it would probably stress them out. Does your setup open on top or on the front? That will tend to change how you deal with opening it for maintenance.For best reproduction, I would recommend the high 70s or up to 80 F. The eggs might hatch even faster at higher temperatures, but would not necessarily be as healthy.
With minimalistic decor, it shouldn't be too hard to detect if one were to die in time to remove it before it causes problems.
I hope this helps!
Thank you for the answers. The tank opens from the front. Can I use a flashlight or something similar to scare them back? Or do they stay hidden during the day so no problem? Also, if I put a heat mat on a wall of the tank, what will happen to eggs stuck elsewhere? Currently the tank has minimalistic decore, but I am planning to put more items inside. Not too much, just another hollow cork bark branch because there is only one. I have read that hatchlings have high mortality rates. How common is for someone of the inhabitants to die and for no one to notice? Can invertebrates of the substrate deal with the problem? And talking of invertebrates, instead of using smallish springtails, what will happen if I throw a quantity of bufalo worms inside and wait for them to reproduce? Will the geckos be self-sufficient up to a degree?
stefanos tokatlidis I haven't noticed the geckos trying to escape often when I open the door...but I do have to watch for tiny hatchlings hanging around the doorway when I close it. The eggs really don't need a lot of heat...they'll be fine anywhere in the enclosure, but those in cooler areas will just take longer to hatch. I think adding another hiding place is a good idea. In my experience, hatchlings don't have a high mortality rate per se, although the adults will sometimes go after them. Feeding them well will help. I notice that my mourning geckos will eat a,good amount of springtails, so a good layer of leaf litter will help preserve them. I haven't tried buffalo worms as a cleanup crew with them, but my impression is that they might be a bit too much (aggressive breeders and feeders, and they might go after eggs).
If bufalo worms are terrestrial, how can they access the eggs that are glued on surfaces? Also, aren't springtails too small for the adults?
stefanos tokatlidis the buffalo worm beetles, at least, are good climbers, and sometimes the eggs are laid on the undersides of wood and other objects. I initially thought the adults wouldn't go after springtails, but I've seen it happen. : )
Did anybody else read the subtitles at 4:49? 😅
Hi there: what are the white larvae in the dish please! and would mealworm beetles (darkling beetles) be ok to feed out.
Linda Loo3 Great questions! I am happy to help! The white larvae are flour beetles (Tribolium confusum). They make a great supplementary food. I would recommend against mealworm beetles for several reasons. Most importantly, they are too big for mourning geckos.
@@Aquarimax Thank's for your reply aquarimax pets it's greatly appreciated.
Linda Loo3 You’re very welcome, any time!
Do you still breed these?
Claire's Critters I do...I have about 9 hatchlings and a dozen or so eggs at the moment. Most of the hatchlings are spoken for, but I would be happy to put you on the waiting list. 👍
could the eggs be used as feeder to other reptiles that eat many foods (eg. blue tongue skink) sorry if it’s a stupid question, i’m just curious
Toasty Ghosty interesting question...they are probably too small to be much of a meal for something as large as a blue tongue skink, but i imagine smaller omnivorous reptiles might eat them. If they are ever cracked, the parents will eat them, and once they hatch, they eat the shells, so I imagine various other species would do the same.
Do you have a website in which you sell these geckos ???
Dom Cas There are two ways you can contact me about purchasing some Mourning geckos. You can go to my ‘about’ tab on my UA-cam channel, and send me an email from there, or go to Aquarimax.com...I have a ‘Contact Me’ form there as well. 😊👍
Came for the cute geckos, stayed for the hilarious caption mistakes.
TrixieValcyn those caption fails can be quite ridiculous at times
curious - are the geckos you're showing us Type A B C? do you know where I can find good info on the types, with photos? thanks so much :))
Sandy Sizemore I am not sure which type I have...when I bought them, their origin was given as Hawaii, and they do look a lot like the mourning geckos I saw when I lived there, but I am not sure of their clonal lineage. There used to be a page with some good photos of the different types, but I can’t seem to find it anymore...
It's pretty easy to figure out. "Type A" are darker and have less defined black contrast spots. "Type B" are those of Hawaiian decent. They are lighter when not flared up and tend to trend towards yellow when not. Obviously each individual is different. If these girls were branded as such, then they are more than likely "Type B." The final type, "Type C" that you refer to are actually "Type B" with black contrast spots in a dual lateral pattern down their backs, where A and B only have a couple black contrast spots near the tops of the shoulder and hips (anywhere from 4 to 8 in total). Hope this helps!
Thanks Aquarimax and Heather !!!
Hey Russ. Noticed my geckos cheeks puffing up and having a white color after I feed dusted fruit flies. Looks like they are storing food like a hamster. Have you noticed this? It’s bizarre
Tracy B I have observed the same thing. Their endolymphatic sacs store calcium, which they will tend to use up when they lay eggs. It is pretty normal as long as they don’t look too exaggerated.
Aquarimax Pets thanks Russ! Glad to know it’s not too abnormal. I do think I may be over dusting the feeders. I’ll back off a little
Tracy B If they are looking really puffy, that’s a good idea. Maybe dust every other feeding?
Aquarimax Pets will do!! The puffiness doesn’t last, but my gut says it’s a bit too much.
Will you be selling any mourning geckos?
Adeline Dering Hi, you are next on the waiting list, and I currently have two hatchlings available. Are you still looking for a couple of mourning geckos?
+Aquarimax sorry I didn't see this till now. Yes. I would like two mourning geckos!
+Aquarimax If they're still available, I would like to email you about them.
Adeline Dering 👍 Please email me at the address on my UA-cam 'About' tab, and we can talk about it. 😃 Thanks!
Gonna be getting some at the end of this month and was wondering if they can live exclusively on crested gecko diet without the need for live insects as I was a bit confused by the diet portion of this video
What I mean is, would it have a negative impact on them or would they be happy and healthy
The UK Is Mine good question! They can live and thrive on nothing but crested diet. No need for insects if you’d rather avoid them.
@@Aquarimax That is great news as I already have a crestie and more food than I know what to do with. At the end of this month I will be setting up a viv, running it for a couple of days to make sure the temps and humidity are stable and then off to find a local breeder. Thank you again. I really appreciate the quick reply and the fact that you are so active and informative :)
The UK Is Mine glad to help, best of luck with your new mourning geckos! Feel free to ask with any additional questions 😊👍
My having a crested gecko:WAIIIIIIIIT THEY LOOK LIKE THE SAME THING JUST 10 TIMES SMALLER
That tiny guy is so cuteee
Rajii Prabu Thank you! That was my first hatchling ever, I am glad I got that footage. 😁👍
Hello! How many mourning geckos could I have in an 8x8x12 exoterra?
Hi! With plenty of hiding places, I would keep up to 6 adults in an enclosure of that size.
Hmm well that sounds tiny. Maybe temporarily as a grow out, but not long term. Just try keeping some isopods in there.
why is this in the live food playlist?
Slash0mega ah, Indeed, I’d better fix that...
your Hawaiian shrimp is also in the playlist, its more plausible to be in the playlist but ill mention it anyways.
Slash0mega Thanks! I removed both of those videos from the playlist. 👍
How do you clean the tank?
music is my life The bioactive setups don’t require much...I just wipe down the glass with distilled water and a paper towel.
@@Aquarimax you dont need to really clean the poop and pee?
music is my life in a bioactive setup, the cleanup crew and the plants take care of that, as long as it lands on the substrate. You need to wipe down what ends up on the glass.
Does anyone know where I can get one?
Josh's Frogs
Do they eat roaches? I have roaches in my house
If the roaches are small enough, they will.
I have a question how to you get baby mourning geckos to eat crested gecko powder. My geckos are about 3 to 4 months old and iv only feed them fruit flys but I want to eat them to eat something that will keep them full.
Sadie Benter At that age, I would just skip a day of fruit flies and then offer the CGD. they may or may not go for it immediately, but once you have offered it a few times, they should. Really young hatchlings are often less interested in it, but 3-4 months old is old enough. 😊👍
Super film! Szkoda ,że nie umiem języka angielskiego :D
I've found someone selling 15 of them for 100 which is decent so i'm looking into them
Raven that is a really good price!
@@Aquarimax Good video by the way, it's actually really good!
Raven I am glad you have found it helpful! 😊👍
where do u find them?
+The_ Golden_One I bought them from a local breeder. I do sell them if you're ever interested. : )
hehe nice :)
how many do you keep in a tank
Karyn Neal Young ones are so small that I can keep 6 or more in an 8x8x12" vivarium. For six adults, a 12x12x18" enclosure would be better. You can keep even more together with enough food and hiding spots.
Thankyou for your help mate. Much appreciated
+Karyn Neal Glad to help! 🦎👍
can you get these geckos in australia
+odin and streaky According to this site: www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Lepidodactylus/lugubrismourning geckos are found in eastern coastal Queensland. I'm not sure if anyone keeps or breeds them there, though...I hope you are able to locate some!
+Aquarimax cheers.
I have 2 MGs and one is a big bully. She’s always chirping at the other one if it comes near her. Recently, she’s gone after the other one and heard them fighting (was scary!). Do you think I should separate them or would adding another MG change the dynamic? It’s a large tank with lots of hiding spots and visual barriers. I have 3 bamboo hides and they sleep in 2 of them during the day. I think the high humidity (PDF tank) and stress is making the bullied one turn a dark brown/purple color. The breeder I got them from said the bully might just be a mean gecko. I know they’re social so I’m leery of separating them since they’ll both be alone
sunnysideup i like the idea of adding another gecko or two...It can often help diffuse the aggression.
Aquarimax Pets I just hope I don’t end up with a gazillion geckos!! 😳 lol
Aquarimax Pets one last q: before feeding flour beetle larvae, do you rinse them with water before dusting with cal?
sunnysideup good question! I don’t rinse them, I usually just shake most of the dust off through a strainer. It seems to work well. 👍
sunnysideup 🦎 🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎 mine have produced a lot for geckos, but it is pretty easy to find homes for them . 😊👍
Do you have any suggestions on what to feed house geckos? I don't have access to insects at this time and I went online and saw that you can feed lizards moist dry dog food and I put some in my lizard's container and he hasn't eaten any of it. I've only had him for 2 days so I don't know if this is normal.
Tina Kabina Some geckos will eat non-insect food...like mourning geckos, but others are reluctant to eat anything that is not moving. Do you know which species of gecko you have? The term ‘house gecko’ can refer to various species...is it Hemidactylus frenatus?
Aquarimax yes that is the type of gecko I have
Tina Kabina As far as I know, this gecko species is not likely to eat nonmoving food items. I’m not saying it is impossible, but not very likely.
Aquarimax thanks for the information have a great dau
Tina Kabina You’re welcome! I hope you are able to obtain some food for him.
Hey man, great video! I ws wondering, I've heard that they make these "calls" to each other at night. Are those calls very loud? Im have my terrariums in the bedroom, where I've also planned to have these guys ;)
Thanks! My wife and I have them in a vivarium next to the bed, and while they do call, and we can hear the calls if we are awake at night, they never awaken us. In short, I would say they're really not loud at all.
Aquarimax Great to hear. I wouldn't get these if it meant risking my 8 hours pf sleep ;) Your're video has helped me a lot, and I'll definitely get my own vivarivm with Mourning Gevkos soon :)
+Fenny Helgi I'm sure you'll enjoy them! I'm happy to know the video helped. 👍
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Fernando Aries 🦎👍
Which breeders sell this species?
+Zany Geckos joshes frogs has them
+Zany Geckos Josh's Frogs, NEherpetoculture, I sell them too.
Do you have any geckos right now?
Jules I have 4 adults, 3 hatchlings, and about 8 eggs at the moment. 👍🦎
Can I have mourning geckos on sand? Have a wooden viv and will have uv lamp and heat lamp. What plants can I have? Many thanks
Eloise Newman Mourning geckos are very adaptable, so it is possible that they would be ok with sand, but it might not be ideal, expecially for juveniles...they might become impacted if they were to accidentally ingest it. Temperature and humidity would be important too. How warm does it get in the vivarium with the heat lamp?
Many thanks for your reply.
I haven't set the viv up. I did want to make another bioactive tank with mourning geckos, but being a wooden viv, I couldn't do it.
I wanted to do homework beforehand and know there is the Binoei Mourning Gecko and my local reptile centre suggested that they would be able to get them for me.
I wanted to get other reptiles as I have a couple of Cresties in a bioactive exo viv and love them.
I wanted the mourning geckos as didn't know what else to put in the viv which is 4foot x 2 foot x 2 foot. I don't do snakes lol.
Many thanks for any support you have to offer
Eloise Newman Thanks for the additional info, that helps! Binoei geckos would be a better fit for a dry, sandy vivarium. That is an interesting species I would like to keep myself someday. It is a fairly large enclosure, so there are number of larger desert species you might be able to keep. Are you mostly interested in geckos specifically, or are other lizards a possibility as well?
I would be open to other reptiles. What did you have in mind.
Sorry, I should have said that the viv is 4 foot tall, not wide x
Free churro from Bojak Horseman brought me here.
Angel-O that is surprising...how exactly did that work?
@@Aquarimax 😁 I wonder if the body in the coffin was that of a gecko, since that's what is seen at the funeral, or if the ones in the audience were just hired to "mourn."
It's supposed to be the best episode of the series and I've been just wondering. One thing leads to another...
Loved it!
Angel-O Ah, that makes sense! Thanks for the explanation. 😊👍
Where did u get them from and is it common or rare the geckos will lays the eggs, do they do it often and are they likely to hatch whats the the success rate? Plz reply it would be very helpful thanks 😊
Trioptic Blaze When mature mourning geckos are healthy, they seem to lay a clutch of 2 eggs every month or two. Reproduction is not rare, more like inevitable! 😂👍They hatch rate varies, perhaps seventy to eighty percent.
Aquarimax - oh ok, because im thinking of getting some. Thanks for the reply 😃😄
Trioptic Blaze you're welcome!
Aquarimax- What do I do if I don't want the hatchlings
Trioptic Blaze If you leave the hatchlings with the adults, the adults may end up eating some of them. 😳 The only sure way to prevent hatchlings with this species would be to remove all of the eggs. The adults end up laying some of them in hidden areas though, so you might miss some.
in asia this are consider pest cause there are everywhere
MarineNaut They were everywhere when I lived in Hawaii too, but they help control pests like mosquitoes and flies, so they were welcome in my house. 😊👍
@@Aquarimax ohuuuu thats wonderful news