The marbled gecko is a carnivorous lizard. It feeds on insects such as crickets, mealworms and waxworms that have been dusted with multivitamin supplements prior to consumption.
Fruit, berries and flower nectar are their main food sources. Provide them with access to water at all times by leaving out a shallow dish in their habitat and spraying lightly every day with water spritzer bottles.
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Insects
In its natural habitat, marbled geckoes consume insects (flies, crickets and wax worms) as well as fruit. When kept as pets in captivity they should be fed an appropriate diet consisting of gut-loaded feeder insects such as crickets, mealworms silkworms butterworms as well as some fruit or baby food in small portions.
Provide a shallow dish of water at all times and mist the enclosure several times each day, as marbled geckos enjoy drinking from surfaces such as wooden branches or rocks in their hideouts. Marbled geckos often lick water off surfaces before drinking through their hiding places such as crevices in wood.
Christinus marmoratus, a native of southern Australia with large finger and toe pads that enable it to grip on slippery surfaces, prefers hiding beneath rocks and crevices during the heat of day, gathering beneath the exfoliating bark of eucalyptus trees during cooler months for shelter.
Fruit
Marbled geckos, as diurnal (active during the day) species, do not require full spectrum lighting in their habitats; instead they should have access to an area between 105degF-115degF with basking areas that reach this temperature range and shallow dishes of water for drinking and bathing purposes; misting will help maintain humidity levels.
The marbled gecko is an omnivorous lizard and thrives when given both insects and fruit as food sources. To best care for this creature, feeder insects such as crickets, mealworms, waxworms, butterworms and silkworms, dusted with multivitamin supplement and calcium spray should be offered on a daily basis – along with occasional offers of squashed fruit like baby food; always provide fresh clean water in a shallow dish in their enclosure at all times and change its contents daily.
Mealworms
Your marbled gecko requires a diet rich in protein. Fruit is good, but they should also receive crickets, mealworms, butterworms, flies and silkworms as feeder insects – always gut-load your feeder insects with multivitamin supplements before offering them to your pet!
Mealworms are a favorite among reptile owners as they’re easy to raise and high in minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus and many others.
Feed your gecko mealworms every evening, taking note to remove any that haven’t been eaten by morning. Since they also enjoy drinking water from their habitat, provide a dish filled with clean, filtered water that you can mist regularly to provide more water.
Waxworms
The marbled gecko is a small soft-bellied lizard reaching 150 mm in length. Primarily nocturnal and hiding during the day beneath logs or rocks in forest or riverine woodland settings. Featuring large finger and toe pads that spread to grip slippery or soft surfaces while lacking mobile eyelids it uses its tongue for cleaning its eyes clean.
Feed your gecko a variety of feeder insects twice or three times each week, such as crickets, mealworms, butterworms and waxworms – and be sure to dust these foods with multivitamin and calcium powder before feeding!
Maintain a dish of water in their habitat at all times and switch it out regularly, as the marbled gecko is known to lick water from surfaces. Misting their habitat regularly is also recommended in order to maximize survival rates of this animal.
Baby Food
Fan footed geckos, like most lizards, are insectivorous. Provide your fan footed gecko with an insectivorous diet of crickets, mealworms, butterworms and silkworms; dust each insect with multivitamin supplement dust before feeding to your gecko – young geckos should be fed daily while adults may require only once or twice weekly feeds.
Provide a substrate such as bark with dark-colored branches and hides for your gecko to hide in, as well as dark colored hides for its enclosure. A 10 gallon glass aquarium should provide enough space for one or two satyr-tailed geckos to thrive in their natural environment.
This species can be found throughout Australia. Their rough skin typically exhibits light yellow or tangerine hues with chain-like rosettes, solid spots and stripes. There are morphs with smooth skin without bumps; these don’t need full spectrum UVB but instead need heat gradient and humidity of 75% or above.
