COMMON NAME:african house 
    gecko.

    SCIENTIFIC NAME:Hemidactylus Mabouia  
    
    MAX.SIZE  4-5 inches
    
    NATURAL RANGE:most of the middle east but has been introduced
    into hawaii and florida.
    
    HABITAT:humid tropics and sub-tropics

    

        HOUSING:this method should be used:for every 3 gallons there
        should be one gecko so for a ten gallon cage you could have up to
        three geckos.
      
        DIET:moths,crickets,small grashoppers,aphids,house flies,fruit
        flys,and salmon flies.

        DECOR:live or plastic plants do fine but you should have plenty
        of hiding places. peices of corkbark leaned up against the glass
        also make good visual barriers for the geckos. 

        BEDDING:lizzard litter's jungle mix is a good bedding or repti-
        bark is good,pretty much you just want a bedding that retains
        moisture.
        
        HEATING:under tank heating or a heat lamp.
        
        HUMIDITY: 50 to 80%

        TEMPERATURE:around 70 degrees (night)75 to 85 (day)

        LIGHTING:flourescent light made for reptiles
        

        House geckos are skittish lizard and they dont appreciate
        being picked up.

        How geckos get their water is licking dew of the leaves so
        you should spray the tank once a day.
   
        In the nighttime the males may call making a "bleep" "bleep"
        during either mating calls or during a territorial problem.

        Geckos are nocturnal so you should feed them after you turn 
        out the lights.

        You should calcium coat the crickets twice a week for adults
        every other day for young geckos.