Geckos: what kind & care questions...

[dave partington]

Hi, I'm taking care of these for an old friend for a couple months. (sucker)...
I don't have a clue what I'm doing, so am asking for help. I mist them daily with ionized water, and have a lot of cans of bugs packed in their own juices, and crickets and mealyworms. They also have heat lamps (red bulbs) from a pet store. I don't know if they require direct sun or some kind of pseudo-sun bulbs...please do tell if you know; if they're nocturnal then maybe not? They're set up next to an East facing window so they get lots of bright morning light.
here they are:
I think these are desert or leopard geckos?

2 tokays. This is the skinny one, but it's hooked on crickets at the moment, so I got it 500 mail-order. Is one source better for getting crickets from than some other? Where does one get Dubia Roaches (hurl) cheapycheap? I'd heard sometimes they like those.

One of these here gecko things,
I think it's some sort of Phelsuma (species/morf? & points of for spelling)

And this here thing:

from Neptune (?).

I really haven't a clue what to give them all to make them happy, so thought I'd toss my question out on cs, as there seem to be many regularly contributing site members here. Thanks for being a great herp community.
dave

 

[danielle]

That Tokay is on deaths door, but it looks like you have one phelsuma and some leopards. The leopards need one side at about 90 degrees using a UTH with a humid hide, a cool side at room temp, and a water bowl- no lights or canned insects though for any of those species just crickets dusted with vitamins and calcium with d3, dubias, wax worms, or mealies.
Tokays are nocturnal and also need no lights but a warm side in the 80-90 degrees and a cool side at room temps. Lots of hides and climbing branches as well will be needed in about a 30 gal. tank and daily mistings for humidity. They can eat crickets, roaches, silk worms, mealies, and other insects also dusted with vitamins and calcium.
The phelsuma you have appears to be a golden.....name just slipped my head, but care is basically simple. They are not nocturnal and semi arboreal so a vertically placed cage is needed. They need day time temps in the 80-90 degree range and benefit from lighting, daily misting, a water bowl, tons of branches and leaves. They eat both insects and fruits and more than most geckos need vitamin and calcium supplementation or they die quite easily,lol so dust your insects
I would read up on a few sites because you have acquired animals with very different housing needs and getting it right is really important

 

[bekers71]

Danielle has given some great advice. So there's not much for me to add except the leopard geckos don't need to be misted. They can have a shallow water bowl to drink out of. Also, the leopards and especially the tokay need a bowl of calcium powder left in their cage so as they can lick it when they want it. The calcium needs to be calcium + D3. That tokay looks awful and I don't think it would hurt to offer it a day old pinkie once a week or so.

Dubia roaches are very easy to take care of and keep. There's practically no smell, they don't fly and have a hard time climbing slick surfaces. They are also full of juicy goodness for you leos and tokay. I order mine from here...http://www.theroachranch.com/online_store.html

 

[wade]

You have just heard from the two smartest ladies on this planet. I have nothing to add.

 

[dave partington]

Thank you Danielle & Becky. I know, the Tokay is in sad shape. I gave it a pinky last week, and, it has put on some weight. I just realized the critter in the last pic is a leopard regrowing its' tail? I am jotting down all this great info and taping care sheets to their aquariums. Thanks again, I appreciate you. dave