Why do crested geckos like the cold?

[Smoke-Town]

If they are from the rain Forrest where temps in the days are 80-100. Why would they have us keep them from 65-80? I know they are nocturnal but they are still there in the day time. Every other nocturnal amazon reptile likes 80-90.

 

[acpart]

They are from New Caledonia which, though some references I looked at say is tropical, another one I looked at describes it as a temperate rainforest. Here's a site that notes the average temperatures to be roughly between 75-85 F:

Weather and Climate: Noumea, New Caledonia, average monthly , Rainfall (millimeter), Sunshine, Temperatures (fahrenheit), Sunshine, Humidity, Water Temperature, Wind Speed

Aliza

 

[Smoke-Town]

Oh. Wow thanks. I for some reason thought they were from the amazon. Still though, last night here in New York it was 77 degrees. It's hard to imagine nights on that tropical island not getting into the 90s. I guess they have a good island breeze