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A feature article entitled, "Captive Husbandry of the Giant Day Gecko, Phelsuma
grandis" appears in REPTILIA magazine and features GiantDayGecko.com. CLICK HERE to view author's copy. |
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Knight rainforest exhibit |
It is not unusual
for GiantDayGecko.com to fill large orders of giant day geckos. Recently, GiantDayGecko.com supplied Discovery Place,
Inc. with fifty high-end giant day geckos for release into their newly renovated Knight Rainforest
Exhibit. CLICK HERE to view exhibit. |
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Here is another large
order of 16 geckos sent to a private collector in California. All geckos are shipped in appropriately sized plastic
containers and in styrofoam and cardboard boxes. Heat packs are used when shipping to 45°F locations. Cold
packs are used when shipping to locations above 90°F. |
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GiantDayGecko.com
specializes in reproducing highly colored giant day geckos. |
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GiantDayGecko.com
is proud to offer our blue blood line. CLICK HERE to view more BLUE BLOODS! |
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GiantDayGecko.com
is proud to offer our crimson line. CLICK HERE to view more CRIMSONS! |
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GiantDayGecko.com
has the most diverse bloodline in the United States and is continually producing new morphs of this species. This hatchling
was the result of line breeding the blue blood gene to produce a blue gecko with a red stripe. Note: hatchlings turn
blue with age. |
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We have been working to produce a SOLID RED giant day gecko. This year a 90-95%
red animal should be available. The one pictured here is about 65-75% red. |
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In
an effort to produce a "mustard" giant day gecko we have been selectively breeding yellow scaled aniamls.
Note the yellow scales on the legs and neck of this hatchling. |
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The
giant day geckos at GiantDayGecko.com are housed year-round in outdoor enclosures. |
Emerging from bamboo after a
cold night
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Our geckos have been selectively bred to
tolerate brief exposure to cold temperatures. Every year the geckos will experience a cold night in the low 40's.
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The
main diet fed to our geckos consists of crickets and fruit. |
Vitamin, mineral, and fruit supplements |
GiantDayGecko.com
recommends the use of Rep-Cal products as the source of vitamin and mineral supplementation and guava or mango baby
food (Gerber 2nd foods) as a source of fruit. |
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GiantDayGecko.com
participated in a feeding trial for Repashy Meal Replacement Powder, Gecko MRP, version 3.0 and highly endorses its use
for feeding giant day geckos. |
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Giant day geckos can be highly opportunistic feeders
and sometimes attempt to consume anything that appears edible. Their typical diet is insects and fruit. |
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At GiantDayGecko.com, breeding season begins in February. |
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Females
will lay eggs year-round, but during peak egg-laying season, from March to June, they can deposit eggs as often as every six
weeks. |
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To better predict egg laying sites,
electrical conduit boxes are utilized and have proven to be a preferred site for females to deposit their eggs. |
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Giant day gecko eggs are extremely tolerant
of brief temperature fluctuations. Giantdaygecko.com has hatched eggs briefly exposed to temperatures as
high as 102°F and as low as 51°F without incident.
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During heavy rain, eggs have been submerged in water for 4-6 hrs and hatched
without incident.
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Notice abrasions on eggshell |
On rare occasions, adult giant day
geckos will consume eggs of which they are the parents. |
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GiantDayGecko.com is constantly experimenting with better ways to maintain and breed giant
day geckos. A new system to incubate eggs has proven to be effective. In an effort to increase ambient humidity
eggs are incubated above water. |
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Peak hatching season is from April
to July. |
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Giant day geckos
will become quite tame and will come to know their caretaker’s feeding schedule. They will position themselves
in the most opportune location for feeding and readily take food from their owner's hand. |
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Due to the high number of requests for our cages, we now have them available through our
website! These high quality custom enclosures are constructed from alluminum and PVC coated wire mesh. CLICK HERE for available sizes and pricing. |
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The Reptile Channel, by Reptiles Magazine recently featured a care sheet for giant
day geckos written by the owner of GiantDayGecko.com. CLICK HERE for care sheet. |
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GiantDayGecko.com logo apparel is now
available. CLICK HERE for pricing and ordering! |
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EVERY WEEK we are giving away a hat to one of our FACEBOOK friends. All you have to do is hit the "LIKE" button below!
You have a pretty good chance of winning because we have 52 hats to give away! .
*Random drawing. Shipping included. Absolutely FREE! No gimmicks.
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We are giving away a hat to one of our TWITTER followers. All you have to do is hit the "Twitter" button below and follow us! You have a pretty good chance of winning because we have 52 hats to give away! .
*Random drawing. Shipping included. Absolutely FREE! No gimmicks.
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Check
out our VIDEO of the MONTH. Upated monthly, CLICK HERE. |
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Check out our PIC of the WEEK. Upated weekly, CLICK HERE. |
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