Gecko Basic Care
African Fat-Tailed Gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus, coleonyx brevis
DAY GECKOSphelsuma ssp (p. guttata, p. klemmeri, p. lineata, p. mutabilis, p. cepediana, p. flaviqularis, p. laticauda, p. seippi, p. quadriocellata, p. serraticauda, p. madagascariensis, p. standingi)
Flying geckos Ptychozoon ssp p.lionatum, p. kuhlii
House geckosHemidactylus ssp (h. frencitus, h. mabouia, h. turcicus, h. garnotii)
Leaf toed gecko Phyllodactylus xanti nocticolus
leaf-tailed geckosPhyllurus ssp ( p. platurus, p. cornutus, p. salebrosus, p. caudiannulatus) Uroplatus ssp (u. fimbriatus, u. henkeli, u. sikorae, u. lineatus, u. phantasticus)
Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
Mauritanian gecko (crocodile gecko, moorish gecko) Tarentola mauritanica
Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
Gecko Books
Discusses the captive care and maintenance of geckos.
This book could be titled "The Who's Who of Day Geckos" You'll find many beautiful colour photos and superb husbandry information combined and written by one of the best. Housing, care, set-ups (including commercial), feeding, breeding, diseases and disorders, species accounts and more. 143 pp. Colour.
This book is a great visual and animal care guide for Leopard and Fat Tailed Geckos. If you are thinking of getting one of these animals, I highly recommend this book. All aspects of basic care are covered and the pictures are superb.
The perfect book for anyone interested in Leopard Geckos! Informative, easy to understand, photos ...
Due to the recent popularity of Leopard Geckos, The Leopard Gecko Manual is a must have for all readers who either have or are considering purchasing a leopard gecko. The Leopard Geckos has become popular simply because they are one of the hardiest of all lizard species, easy to keep, easy to breed and potentially long-lived. They are also convenient in size, neither too small to be appreciated and handled, nor so large that it presents risks or requires enclosures not readily integrated into ... The Gecko : An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet) by Audrey Pavia
The lizard craze is undeniable, and the small, friendly gecko is a big hit among pet owners. If you are interested in, or have a gecko, this book will give you all the information you need to keep this fascinating reptile in captivity. From light and heat requirements to nutrition and health care, this book covers everything your gecko will need.
Information, full colour pictures and specific information on many species, it basically tells you everything you need to know to raise healthy and happy geckos.
This book is a guide for owners of reptiles and amphibians who feed insects and other live foods to their pets. Advice is offered for selecting , ordering and raising your own supply of live invertebrate foods. More than a dozen species of live foods are discussed. The book includes instructions on keeping cultures of insects, and recipes & diets for insects.
The proper feeding of lizards is important to their survival in captivity. Diet is one aspect of lizard keeping that many new lizard owners know little about, and their pets suffer as a result. This book provides lizard owners with plenty of information on the diets of insecting-eating lizards, including the right feeding techniques for making sure that their pets get the right nutrients.
If you are thinking of adding plants to your reptile or amphibians terrarium this book might be of interest to you!
Reptile and amphibian owners add a new dimension to their hobby when they design and build terraria that simulate the natural habitats of their companion animals. This book gives directions for a variety of terrarium options. You can build enclosures in spare rooms, glass tanks, greenhouses, outdoor pools, or virtually any other available space. With this book's help, you can also transform your terrarium into a scaled-down replica of desert, rain forest, semiaquatic, or woodland environment.
Here are detailed instructions for constructing both indoor and outdoor terrariums in different sizes to fit different needs. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, and much more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line drawings. Reptile & Amphibian Parasites by Eric M. Rundquist
Loaded with good information and practical, sensible, easy-to-apply advice. Great for beginners, but even the pros can learn a lot from them.
An important manual for the reptile breeder. This manual takes the reptile owner beyond the simple task of care into the subject of why to prevent and how to treat parasites in our reptiles. The manual explains in simple terms the complexities of reptile parasites. It goes into the how-to of fecal floats, parasite identification and treatments. It takes the mystery out of the vet's back room. One of the shortest yet most useful chapters is "Hygiene and the Herpetoculturist". An important read for all reptile keepers and breeders.
Which lizard might be right for you? Find out with this overview by the Bartletts, two of herpetology's most respected figures. This is a great book for beginner-intermediate lizard keepers; illustrations and diagrams on how to actually set up the terrarium for the lizards.
This is a real find. Even if they have zero interest in reptiles, anyone who has curiousity and a sense of humor would enjoy this little book. The writing style is a combination of Dennis Miller's sarcasm, Bill Nye the Science Guy's mix of facts and fun, Monty Python's surrealism, and a pinch of David Sedaris's self-deprecation. A great airplane or lazy day read. Makes a great stocking stuffer gift for the readers on my list. Most amazing is this book's artful blend of solid information, interestingly presented and wacky fun. Great colorful graphics, too, including paintings by Hieronymous Bosch, Ed Mell, Maynard Dixon and others. Godzilla makes a couple appearances, as well. Lizard Social Behavior by Stanley F. Fox
This is an original, substantial, and long-needed contribution. The introduction places the subject in context and shows how lizards can provide unique information not readily available through study of other organisms. The book is logically organized, beginning with a focus on individual variation, moving to comparisons between populations, and finishing with species comparisons. Readers with a general interest in social behavior will be drawn to peruse other sections where they will find an abundance of additional interesting and informative material.
About these mini care sheetsThe following mini care sheets are meant to provide only basic care information. In order to provide the most accurate and up to date data I searched for and cross referenced information about the following herps on the Internet, through herp magazines, and through specific herp care books. If you come across information that is inaccurate or out of date please write to me with the correct information. I do not personally keep any geckos except for yellow backed geckos. I receive many letters asking me for advice or to help identify the particular gecko that they have found. To tell you the truth- I probably wont be that much help other than with basic, general care guidelines, most of which can be found on this page. :) If you need help identifying a gecko- either take it in to a reptile store where the staff may be helpful, call your local herpetological society, or look through a book that contains many pictures of different reptiles and amphibians and see if you can identify it in the book. :) You might also think about joining one of the many reptile or amphibian related mailing lists that are on the net, where you can ask questions about your reptile or amphibian and learn more about it. To see if there is a mailing list for the reptile or amphibian that you want to know more about please go to my mailing list page and check out all the herp lists! You might also want to visit my Reptile and Amphibian Care Sheets page to see if I have listed any links to specific reptile or amphibian sites that you might be interested in visiting. In addition to providing the basics of care as listed below, any new animal in your collection should be kept in a separate enclosure (quarantined) for one to six months and monitored for illness, mites or ticks, internal parasites, and treated accordingly during this period. Please take your new herps to a qualified reptile vet for a check-up when you purchase them - or, at the very least have a fresh stool sample tested for parasites in the first week or two of having your new pet. If you don't know of a reptile vet in your area you can visit Melissa Kaplan's Herp Societies/Vets Page: http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html for American and international vet listings, or you can visit my Canadian reptile vet page: http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/canrepvt.htm for Canadian Reptile vet listings.
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Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior by Richard D.
Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett
Day Geckos by Richard D.
Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett
The General Care and
Maintenance of Day Geckos (General Care Maintenance of Series) by Sean McKeown,
Philippe de Vosjoli (Editor) 
Leopard and Fat-Tailed
Geckos by Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett
Leopard
Geckos by Hunziker, Ray Hunziker 
The Leopard Gecko Manual (Herpetocultural
Library) by Philippe De Vosjoli, Brian Viets, Ron Tremper, Roger. Klingenberg
DMV
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Care and Maintenance of Tokay Geckos and Related Species (The Herpetocultural
Library) by Sean McKeown, Jim Zaworski (Contributor) 
Eat This
Bug : A Guide to Invertebrate Live Foods for Reptiles and Amphibians by Lynn
Davis 
Feeding Insect Eating
Lizards by Zoffer, David Zoffer
The Guide to Plants for
the Reptile Terrarium by Jerry G. Walls, Maleta M. Walls 
Terrarium and
Cage Construction and Care by Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Bartlett, Fredric
L. Frye 
The Terrarium: With
Full-Color Photographs (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) by Harald Jes, Johann
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Understanding Reptile Parasites : A Basic Manual for Herpetoculturists &
Veterinarians by Roger Klingenberg 
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Care from A to Z by Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia P. Bartlett (Contributor)
Loco for Lizards by Jim
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