Mediterranean house geckos are predominantly insectivorous creatures and should be fed an array of crickets, mealworms, waxworms, silkworms and roaches to provide adequate nutrition. Give at least five or six feedings every week; feeder insects should first be gut-loaded (treated with vitamins and minerals supplement) prior to offering them to your pet.
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Insects
Mediterranean house geckos are insectivorous creatures and thrive on an insect diet of crickets, mealworms, waxworms silkworms and cockroaches – they may also eat flies spiders beetles snails! You should provide five to six feedings a week consisting of several insects to your pet; wild caught crickets will provide more balanced nutrition than farm raised crickets due to their gut containing more varied nutrients that cannot be found in farm raised crickets’ gut. Dust feeder insects with calcium multivitamin powder (using one that doesn’t contain phosphorus) before feeding to ensure optimal nutritional value! Gut load your feeder insects prior to feeding for added nutritional benefit!
Maintain an ideal temperature of 65 degrees and humidity between 60-75% in their habitat for optimal gecko health. Add some misting every day to increase humidity levels, offering drops of water for your pet to drink from. A humid enclosure will prevent respiratory infections which could prove fatal for their species.
Fruits
Addition of fruits to a gecko’s diet can provide them with additional vitamins and minerals, such as bananas which are often enjoyed by geckos. Not only can fruits make feeding time more exciting for your pet, they can also add variety to its meal time experience, keeping things interesting!
Hemidactylus turcicus, or the Mediterranean House Gecko, has become an invasive species in the United States. These small reptiles hunt insects by creeping slowly up to them before leaping off with them en masse to catch them with their sticky toe pads and large, lidless eyes; their colors range from tan to pink with dark bands or spots running along their body and tails.
Feed your Mediterranean gecko five to six times every week using insects no larger than its head. Also be sure to dust feeder insects with vitamin and mineral supplements for additional nutrition, as well as gut-load them.
Vegetables
Mediterranean house geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) are common pets around homes and are frequently seen hiding under roof shingles and behind refrigerators. Additionally, they live wild where they are commonly found hiding under rocks, in crevices of tree trunks, or the soil – as well as being well adapted to Florida climate since their introduction there.
Mediterranean house geckos typically prefer an insectivorous diet of crickets, mealworms, waxworms and silkworms as their food source. You may offer vegetables but make sure they do not contain high concentrations of oxalic acid which binds with minerals and prevents absorption. In order to provide extra vitamins and nutrients to their reptile’s diet it may also be worthwhile gut loading feeder insects prior to feeding them to them.
Take into consideration that Mediterranean house geckos are nocturnal creatures and should be kept in an inky, dark habitat throughout the day. A hygrometer should be used to monitor humidity levels in their enclosure – these should remain between 60-75%.
Reptiles
Your Mediterranean gecko thrives on feedings of insects. Insectivores such as these lizards can often be seen hunting under porch lights in search of moths and other flying insects at night. Their methods for hunting include slowly creeping towards their prey before pouncing on it with front legs to capture it; crickets, cockroaches and worms may also make good meals!
Reptiles need a stable environment in addition to good diet. Make sure their tank contains both a thermometer and hygrometer to monitor temperatures and humidity at optimal levels – otherwise skin infections or respiratory illnesses could arise as a result of poor conditions.
These lizards exhibit submissive temperament, yet are still willing to defend themselves when caged. Squeaking is used as an indicator of their location; and they demonstrate dominance through displays of aggression or submission; for example, male lizards will lunge or snap their mouth at an attacker to demonstrate dominance.
