What is the Natural History of Leopard Geckos?

[misanthorpe]

So, how about a reference foundation with some facts?
Where do Leopard Geckos come from?
Climate
Environment
Natural food sources and preferences
Breeding/nesting/hatching
What do wild/original leopard geckos look like?
Predators
When did they enter the "pet" trade
By what routes?
Status of wild populations, endangered, abundant etc.
Is there continued removal from the wild?
Where are the captive populations concentrated, US, England, Russia...etc.
Etcetera. (bet you didn't know I could spell that)

 

[LeosForLess]

So, how about a reference foundation with some facts?
Where do Leopard Geckos come from?
Climate
Environment
Natural food sources and preferences
Breeding/nesting/hatching
What do wild/original leopard geckos look like?
Predators
When did they enter the "pet" trade
By what routes?
Status of wild populations, endangered, abundant etc.
Is there continued removal from the wild?
Where are the captive populations concentrated, US, England, Russia...etc.
Etcetera. (bet you didn't know I could spell that)

I bet you didnt know there was a spell check


Just found this http://www.zoo.org/educate/fact_sheets/day/gecko.htm

 

[docszoo]

http://www.gekkonids.com/ did have natural history info, but they are re-making the site, but it will be soooo much better when they are done!!!!!!

 

[misanthorpe]

Thanks for the links. There was quite a bit of information there.

 

[Jedi Master Bruce]

http://www.gekkonids.com/ did have natural history info, but they are re-making the site, but it will be soooo much better when they are done!!!!!!

Look at the gecko at the top of the site when you click. It has scales all over like one of those pangolin ant-eaters. Incredible!

 

[leopardgecko95]

Those are some interesting links.But the first link says that leos can live for more than 30 years in captivity.I thought it was 15-20 years?

 

[TheHiddenGecko]

I think the average is 15-20. The record for males is 29 years and I think for females is 21 but I could be wrong.

 

[leopardgecko95]

I was gonna say 30 is a bit much.

 

[Led Zep]

No, thats not right, I know someone that has a female that is 23 years old.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Here's an interesting link: http://bornova.ege.edu.tr/~bgocmen/home14.html

 

[gekkonids]

http://www.gekkonids.info is back up and running we are constantly adding to the forum, the site will not be 100% for some time but we are making constant additions. Any comments and or suggestions are welcome.

 

[AllGeckos]

I know this is two years old but just wanted to add that the St. Louis zoo had a male with a confirmed age of 35 years
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_gecko

 

[Geck-O]

WOW!

 

[daveim]

well, I know their' natural predators are hawks and desert cats.

 

[GrimmyX15]

I was gonna say 30 is a bit much.

little much for Buying foods for 30 years! What alot Money!

 

[jermh1]

not counting for leap years, at $0.10 a cricket and 2 crickets a day for 30years would be about $2190.00 and thats the starvation diet 4 crickets a day would be $4380.00 and thats not even mentioning the KWH of say non stop 120w heat bulb and 20w heat mat, 3.36 KWH a day, 10950 days, $0.12 per KWH and WHAMO another $4415.04. Then throw in stopping for a coffee and gass money twice a week while picking up the crickets, $3120 for the coffee ($1 eache) and who knows on the gass. $11915.00 not counting gass money and for leap years there would be 7.5 added days of expenses.