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Appropriate sized crickets would be about 90-95% of their head size, probably 1 (1/8")-2 (1/4)" week old crickets depending on age of the geckos. They will also readily take small mealworms - be sure to put them in a low dish as they will disappear in sand. For vitamin supplements use Mineral I with D3 sprinkled on their food at each feeding or even better go to http://www.herpnutrition.com and ask which one you should use.
Good luck. I have been working with many species of Coleonyx and find them to be really very hardy, interactive and cool geckos!
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Julie Bergman
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Nathan Hall wrote:
Texas Banded geckos (Coleonyx brevis) can be kept in pairs or trios in 12-quart boxes or 5-10 gallon glass aqauria. The substrate should be fine sand that is lightly misted a few times a week. I like to use inverted plastic catch basins, with a hole cut in the side, for shelter. If you are interested in a more natural set-up, cork bark flats or flat rocks can be used for shelter. For females, a small nestbox with moist vermiculite will suffice for egg deposition. It is also a good idea to place a small water bowl in the enclosure. C. brevis do not require high temps, but the enclosure should have an area that will get 84-88 degrees F during the spring and summer, with an ambient temp. that is around 80-82. It is a good idea to decrease the temp. and photoperiod during the winter months. They will readily feed on appropriately sized crickets.I am currently doing some morphological studies on this species, and the research will continue for the next couple of years.Nathan Hall
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----- Original Message -----From: Ariana BelcantoSent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:18 PMSubject: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos?A few days ago my husband found a tiiiiny (two inches long MAYBE) little
gecko in his office. He managed to catch it and we now have it in a nice
set-up. I originally thought it was a leopard gecko, since it looks just
like one (we have had leos in the past) but it seems much smaller than one,
and a little darker. Someone ventured that it might be a Texas Banded Gecko,
which would make sense since we live in Dallas (although according to what I
have seen these geckos live further west and south than that). I haven't
been able to find a good care sheet on those, since they aren't usually kept
as pets I don't think.
I am treating it so far like a leopard (heat lamp, calcium-dusted pinhead
crickets) but am concerned that it might have more specific needs, if indeed
it is a Texas Banded. Any info would be great- thanks so much!!!
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