Yog tias koj xav tau kev lom zem, tsis yog ib txwm tsiaj uas yooj yim rau kev saib xyuas, lub crested gecko yog qhov kev xaiv zoo tshaj. Cov lizards me me no tuaj yeem ua ntau yam xim, ua neej nyob ntev, thiab txaus siab heev los saib.
Tau kawg, vim tias muaj coob tus neeg tsis tau muaj cov tsiaj tshwj xeeb tshaj yog miv thiab dev, tej zaum koj yuav tsis paub cov txheej txheem tsim nyog rau kev saib xyuas cov gecko crested. Hauv qab no, peb yuav muab txhua yam koj xav paub txog txhawm rau ua kom ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj reptiles zoo siab thiab noj qab nyob zoo.
Qub Facts About the Crested Gecko
| Species Name: | Rhacodactylus ciliatus |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Hlub Level: | Low |
| Tub: | 65°-80°F |
| Tub: | Cas, docile |
| Color Form: | Cream, daj, txiv ntseej, liab, dub |
| Lifespan: | 15-20 xyoo |
| Size: | 5-8 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Crickets, mealworms, txiv hmab txiv ntoo |
| Tej yam tsawg kawg nkaus: | 20 gallons |
| Tank Set-Up: | iav terrarium nrog tshuaj ntsuam rau qhov cua; ntau yam khoom nce toj |
| Compatibility: | Low |
Crested Gecko Overview
Hnub no, crested geckos yog ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj nyiam tshaj plaws rau cov tsiaj reptile lovers kom muaj. Nws tsis yog ib txwm ua li ntawd, txawm li cas los xij - lawv tau ntseeg tias yuav ploj mus txog xyoo 1994!
Hmoov zoo, cov tsiaj no yooj yim yug me nyuam, yog li thaum lawv cov lej qis ib zaug, lawv rov qab nrov nrov. Cov lizards no yog kev lag luam loj niaj hnub no, raws li cov tswv suav suav tsis txheeb tau poob rau hauv kev hlub nrog yuav ua li cas tiv taus thiab tu qis lawv tuaj yeem ua tau.
Qhov no ua rau lawv cov kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws rau cov menyuam yaus uas xav tau lawv tus kheej tsiaj tab sis tsis npaj rau qhov kev xav tau ntawm kev tu dev lossis miv. Qhov zoo dua, yog tias tus me nyuam dhuav thiab txoj hauj lwm saib xyuas tus lizard poob rau koj, crested geckos yuav tsis siv ntau lub sijhawm thiab nyiaj txiag.
Lawv kuj yog qhov haum zoo rau cov tswv tsiaj reptile novice uas dipping lawv cov ntiv taw mus rau qhov nyiam. Tej zaum lawv yuav tsis yog cov tsiaj reptile tshaj plaws uas koj tuaj yeem yuav, tab sis lawv tsis yog finicky, thiab koj yuav tsis tas yuav txhawj xeeb txog kev sib txuas nrog lawv qhov chaw nyob lossis sim txhawb kom lawv noj.
Hauv qhov xwm txheej, crested geckos tau pom tshwj xeeb hauv cov hav zoov ntawm New Caledonia, ib kob tawm ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm Australia. Txawm li cas los xij, yuav luag tag nrho cov crested geckos uas muag niaj hnub no tau raug bred nyob rau hauv kev poob cev qhev, raws li kev ntes cov crested geckos tau raug txwv los ntawm New Caledonian tsoom fwv.
Puas Tau Txais Tus Nqi Qis Qis Qis?
Koj tuaj yeem pom cov gecko rau qhov chaw ntawm $ 50 txog $ 100. Tus nqi yuav txawv nyob ntawm ntau yam, suav nrog gecko lub hnub nyoog, poj niam txiv neej, thiab morph (" morph" suav nrog lawv cov qauv, qhov loj me, thiab xim).
Ib txhia crested geckos uas tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tsis tshua muaj los yog kab txawv morphs tuaj yeem mus rau $ 500 lossis ntau dua, tab sis cov no tsuas yog txwv rau cov neeg nyiam nyiam. Yog tias koj nyuam qhuav pib, koj yuav tsum tsis txhob them ntau dua $ 100.
Kev coj cwj pwm & kev kub ntxhov
Cov geckos feem ntau yog nteg thiab docile, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem ua tsis ncaj yog tias lawv xav tias raug hem. Qhov no txhais tau tias lawv feem ntau tsis txaus siab rau kev daws, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem zam tau yog tias koj ua li ntawd lub luag haujlwm. Lawv nyiam khiav thaum ntshai, tab sis lawv kuj tuaj yeem dhia tawm, tso lawv cov tails, lossis tom. Lawv qhov tom feem ntau tsis loj thiab tsis tshua tawg ntawm daim tawv nqaij, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem ua rau koj xav tsis thoob.
Qhov kev txhawj xeeb loj tshaj plaws thaum tuav lawv yog tias lawv yuav khiav tawm, yog li tsis txhob siv sijhawm.
Zoo & Varieties
Color
Crested geckos yog qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov tsos. Lawv tuaj yeem nyob hauv ib qho xim ntawm zaj sawv, txawm tias lawv feem ntau yog xim av lossis cream. Lawv tsis tshua muaj xim, txawm li cas los xij, thiab lawv feem ntau ua qauv nrog cov xim tsaus nti lossis kab txaij sab nraud. Lawv cov xim tsis kho caj ces, yog li koj tsis tuaj yeem twv seb tus me nyuam crested gecko yuav zoo li cas los ntawm qhov muag lawv niam lawv txiv.
- Dalmatian Crested Gecko
- Pinstripe Crested Gecko
Lub cev ntas
Thaum lawv cov xim txawv txawv txawv, txhua tus geckos crested muaj cov lus hais uas pib rau saum lawv lub taub hau thiab txav mus rau hauv qab. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov loj thiab ntev ntawm lub crest tuaj yeem sib txawv ntawm tus kheej mus rau ib tus neeg. Lub crest zoo li spiky, muab lub lizard ib tug dog dig tsos. Nws tsis mob heev, txawm li cas los xij, tab sis koj tseem yuav tsum tso nws ib leeg kom ntau li ntau tau.
Lawv ob txhais taw muaj cov ntiv taw sib npaug uas ua rau nws yooj yim rau lawv rub mus rau qhov chaw ntsug. Lawv yog cov txawj nce toj siab, tab sis deb ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb lizard. Txawm li cas los xij, koj yuav tsum muab ntau qhov chaw rau lawv nce thiab tshawb hauv lawv cov terrarium. Lawv muaj qhov muag loj thiab tsis muaj daim tawv muag; xwb, ib tug nqaim slit npog lawv lub qhov muag. Zoo li ntau lizards, lawv yuav yaim lawv lub qhov muag kom moisten lawv thiab tshem tawm cov khib nyiab.
Crested geckos yog cov leapers zoo kawg, yog li koj yuav xav muab qhov chaw txaus rau lawv dhia ncig. Lawv tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyiam dhia ntawm ceg mus rau ceg, thiab lawv cov tails prehensile pab kom lawv nqa tau yooj yim.
Gender
Cov menyuam mos liab feem ntau yog muag "tsis muaj menyuam," yog li koj yuav tsis paub tias koj tus tsiaj tshiab yog dab tsi txog thaum lawv loj hlob tuaj. Txawm li cas los xij, koj tuaj yeem yuav cov txiv neej hluas thiab poj niam, txawm tias cov no feem ntau yuav kim dua. Cov poj niam feem ntau kim dua, tab sis qhov ntawd yog vim lawv zoo dua rau pab pawg neeg nyob dua li txiv neej. Koj tuaj yeem khaws peb lossis plaub tus poj niam crested geckos nyob rau hauv ib lub thawv, tab sis nws tsis tshua pom muaj ntau tus txiv neej uas yuav zam tau nyob hauv ib lub tsev nrog ib leeg.
Yuav ua li cas saib xyuas Crested Geckos
Ib qho ntawm cov muag khoom loj tshaj plaws ntawm crested geckos yog kev ua neej nyob qis qis. Txawm li cas los xij, muaj ob peb yam uas koj yuav tsum paub txog ua ntej ntxiv ib qho rau koj cov menagerie.
Habitat, Tank Conditions & Setup
- Tank/Aquarium Size:Koj xav tau yam tsawg kawg 20-gallon tank rau tsev ib tug neeg laus crested gecko. Koj tuaj yeem siv lub tank me me thaum lizard tseem hluas, yog tias koj kawm tiav rau cov qauv loj dua thaum lawv loj hlob tuaj. Koj tseem yuav xav tau lub tank cais kom lawv nyob hauv thaum ntxuav lawv qhov chaw nyob. Yuav tsum muaj tsawg kawg yog ib qho tshuaj ntsuam xyuas rau lub tank, vim qhov no muab ob qho tib si cua thiab ib qho chaw rau koj gecko nce. Qee tus neeg nyiam khaws lawv cov geckos nyob rau hauv kev tshuaj ntsuam xyuas-hauv cov ntaub ntawv.
- Kub: Crested geckos yog ntshav txias, yog li lawv xav tau kev pab tswj lawv lub cev kub. Thaum nruab hnub, lub tank yuav tsum tau khaws cia ntawm 72 ° F thiab 80 ° F, tab sis thaum tsaus ntuj, cov theem yuav tsum poob mus rau 65 ° F txog 75 ° F. Khaws qhov kub kom zoo yog qhov tseem ceeb, yog li koj yuav tsum nqis peev rau hauv qhov ntsuas kub. Kev kub dhau yog qhov tsis zoo, vim nws ua rau lawv ntxhov siab thiab ua rau txhua yam teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv.
- Koj yuav xav tau lub teeb hluav taws xob hauv lub tank, thiab koj yuav xav yuav lub pob zeb uas muaj cua sov lossis lwm yam zoo sib xws. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tseem yuav xav tau qhov chaw kom dim ntawm tshav kub, yog li muab lawv nrog qhov chaw nkaum thiab.
- Substrate: Feem ntau cov tswv siv txiv maj phaub fiber txaj, moss, los yog peat ua substrate. Qee tus kuj siv cov ntawv xov xwm lossis ntawv phuam, tab sis qhov no tsis pom zoo vim tias ntau tus geckos crested noj me ntsis substrate thaum noj. Pob zeb, pebbles, thiab lwm yam pob zeb feem ntau poob siab, vim lawv nyuaj los ntxuav. Tsis tas li ntawd, cov xuab zeb thiab cov uas tsis yog-organic substrate yuav tsum raug zam, vim lawv tuaj yeem ua mob rau koj lizard yog tias noj.
- Nroj tsuag: Cov lizards no xav tau ob peb tsob ntoo hauv lawv cov terrariums, vim lawv siv lawv nce thiab tshawb. Xyuas kom koj lub crested muaj ceg, vines, xyoob, driftwood, los yog cov khoom zoo sib xws nyob thoob plaws hauv lawv lub tank. Lawv kuj nyiam zais, thiab koj yuav tsum suav nrog cov nplooj tuab uas tso cai rau lawv ua li ntawd. Qhov no cia lawv khiav tawm ntawm qhov kev txaus ntshai thiab txias yog tias lawv lub tank kub dhau.
- Teeb pom kev zoo: Tsis tas yuav muaj qhov tshwj xeeb UVB teeb pom kev zoo, vim crested geckos yog cov tsiaj nocturnal. Txawm li cas los xij, ntau tus kws tshaj lij pom zoo kom ntxiv qib qis ntawm UVB teeb pom kev zoo tib yam. Txawm hais tias qee tus geckos nyiam lub teeb, lawv kuj xav kom deb ntawm nws lub sijhawm. Xyuas kom lawv qhov chaw nkaum tso cai rau lawv ua li ntawd.
- Ntxuav: Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau ntxuav koj lub tank gecko txhua hnub. Qhov no txo qis kev pheej hmoo ntawm tus kab mob thaum tseem muab lawv nrog lub tshuab ntxhua khaub ncaws (thiab tsis muaj pa phem) lub tank. Tsis tas li ntawd, ntau zaus koj ntxuav nws, qhov ua haujlwm tsis zoo yuav yog. Yam tsawg kawg nkaus, koj yuav tsum tshem tawm cov quav thiab cov zaub mov tsis noj txhua hnub. Ib hlis ib zaug, koj yuav tsum tau tshem tawm tag nrho cov dai kom zoo nkauj thiab substrate thiab ntxuav cov nroj tsuag thiab lub tank nrog cov tsiaj reptile-zoo tshuaj tua kab mob. Lub substrate yuav tsum tau hloov tsis tu ncua - txhua lub lim tiam lossis txhua hli, nyob ntawm cov khoom siv.
Puas yog Crested Geckos Zoo Tank phooj ywg?
Muaj qee qhov kev tsis pom zoo txog seb cov geckos xav tau kev sib raug zoo hauv lawv lub tank. Nws feem ntau pom zoo tias lawv tsis xav tau lwm tus tsiaj los qhia lawv qhov chaw nyob nrog, tab sis qee tus geckos - tshwj xeeb yog poj niam - zoo li zam kev muaj phooj ywg nyob ib puag ncig.
Txawm li cas los xij, ceev faj txog hom tsiaj twg koj khub nrog koj crested. Ob tug txiv neej yuav tsum tsis txhob muab tso ua ke, vim lawv yuav sib ntaus sib tua ntawm cov peev txheej thiab thaj chaw, tab sis ntau li peb lossis plaub tus poj niam tuaj yeem nyob sib haum xeeb.
Nws feem ntau tsis pom zoo kom muab lwm cov tsiaj reptiles tso rau hauv lub tank nrog lawv. Yog tias koj qhia lwm hom tsiaj, xyuas kom tseeb tias nws tsis yog ib yam dab tsi uas yuav pom koj cov crested raws li cov tsiaj nyeg (xws li cov toads lossis qee cov kab). Tej zaum koj yuav muaj peev xwm suav nrog qee yam kab tsis muaj teeb meem, zoo li millipedes, tab sis ib txwm muaj lub sijhawm uas gecko yuav pom lawv ua khoom noj txom ncauj.
Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb kom nkag siab tias crested geckos tsis xav tau lwm yam tsiaj nyob ib puag ncig rau kev txhawb siab; Txawm li cas los xij, lawv tuaj yeem txaus siab rau lawv rau kev txhawb nqa. Yog tias koj xav ua kom koj cov gecko lub tank, qhov zoo tshaj plaws ua nws yuav yog muab lwm tus tsiaj (xws li ntses) rau hauv ib lub tank cais ntawm gecko qhov chaw nyob.
Yuav ua li cas pub koj Crested Gecko
Zoo li lizards feem ntau, crested geckos vam khom rau cov kab los ua lawv cov zaub mov. Koj yuav xav kom muaj cov kab civliv tshiab, kab laum, thiab waxworms muaj rau lawv txhua lub sijhawm, thiab koj tuaj yeem pub lawv txhua hnub. Koj tseem tuaj yeem muab koj cov gecko me me ntawm cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo xws li txiv tsawb, txiv duaj, thiab txiv nkhaus taw, lossis ntau lub khw muag tsiaj muag khoom noj tshwj xeeb ua rau crested geckos.
Tsuas yog vim koj cov crested noj kab, tsis tau txhais hais tias lawv yuav noj tej kab uas koj muab pov rau hauv lub tank. Tiv thaiv kom pub rau lawv txhua yam uas koj tuaj yeem ntes tau, vim tias ntau kab tuaj yeem ua rau koj tus gecko. Qhov no muaj tseeb tshwj xeeb yog tias lawv nyob hauv lub tank nrog lawv ntev dhau.
Nco ntsoov tias koj tsis pub lawv noj dab tsi venomous, zoo li kab laug sab, thiab zam cov kab loj uas yuav ua rau lawv raug mob hauv kev sib ntaus. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj kom tsuas yog lo rau kab uas koj tuaj yeem yuav ntawm lub khw muag tsiaj.
Vim cov geckos nyob rau yav tsaus ntuj, koj yuav tsum tsuas pub lawv ib hmos xwb. Tom qab ntawd, thaum sawv ntxov sawv ntxov, koj tuaj yeem tshem tawm cov zaub mov uas lawv tsis tau phuam.
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Keep Your Crested Gecko He althy
Crested geckos yog cov tsiaj tawv tawv, yog li nws yooj yim kom lawv noj qab nyob zoo. Tseem muaj ob peb yam uas koj yuav tsum paub txhawm rau khaws lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv, txawm li cas los xij.
Qhov yooj yim tshaj plaws los xyuas kom meej tias koj muaj tus kab mob crested gecko noj qab nyob zoo yog pib nrog tus kab mob crested gecko noj qab nyob zoo. Tsuas yog vim ib tug neeg muag crested geckos, tsis tau txhais hais tias lawv paub yuav tu lawv li cas, thiab tej zaum koj yuav tau muag ib tug mob los yog qaug zog gecko tsuas yog tsis paub (thiab qee zaus ua phem).
Thaum yuav khoom rau ib tug crested gecko, xyuas kom meej tias nws ceeb toom, xav paub, thiab ruaj khov. Xyuas kom tsis txhob muaj qhov tso tawm ntawm lawv lub qhov muag, qhov ntswg, lossis qhov cua, thiab xyuas kom lawv cov pob txha thiab cov tav tsis protrude. Cov no yog tag nrho cov tsos mob ntawm tus kab mob gecko uas koj tau muaj rau ib ntus, yog li tsis txhob kuaj xyuas cov khoom no ua ntej yuav khoom.
Ob qho tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv kev ua kom koj cov gecko noj qab nyob zoo yog zaub mov thiab kev ntxhov siab. Xyuas kom lawv muaj zaub mov ntau, tab sis tsis txhob cia lawv hnyav dhau.
Raws li kev ntxhov siab, muaj ntau yam uas tuaj yeem ua rau nws. Lub cev qhuav dej ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab ntau rau lawv, yog li xyuas kom lawv nkag mus rau cov dej huv thiab ua rau lawv cov ntaub thaiv npog nrog lub raj mis tsuag txhua hmo. Txo koj txoj kev nkag mus rau hauv lawv lub ntiaj teb, uas txhais tau tias tsis txhob khaws lossis cuam tshuam nrog lawv tshwj tsis yog tias tsim nyog.
Tsis tas li ntawd, xyuas kom lub tank muaj qhov cua kom zoo. Yog tias txhua yam koj ua yog muab cov dej noo tsis muaj qhov cua, ces pwm tuaj yeem tsim, ua rau muaj teeb meem ua pa rau koj lizard. Koj yuav tsum khaws lawv cov pov tseg txhua hnub kom cov kab mob loj hlob tsis tawm ntawm tes thiab ua rau lawv mob.
Tshuaj ntsuab
Raws li koj xav tau, muab qhov tseeb tias cov tsiaj mus los ntawm ze li ntawm kev tuag mus rau hauv lub sijhawm ntawm ob peb xyoos, crested geckos yog cov tsiaj yooj yim rau yug. Txawm tias ua tiav cov novices tuaj yeem ua tiav cov menyuam mos crested geckos ntawm lawv thawj zaug.
Nws tseem ceeb heev uas yuav tau tos kom txog thaum ob tug tsiaj loj hlob tuaj, txawm li cas los xij. Rau cov poj niam, qhov no txhais tau hais tias lawv muaj tsawg kawg yog 1 ½ xyoo thiab hnyav tsawg kawg yog ib ooj. Cov txiv neej yuav tsum loj me ntsis (kwv yees li 2 xyoos), tab sis lawv tuaj yeem hnyav me ntsis.
Txoj kev yug me nyuam tiag tiag yuav txawv nyob ntawm tus txiv neej koom nrog. Qee tus txiv neej ua siab mos siab muag, tsuas yog saib xyuas tus poj niam nrog lub taub hau bobs thiab chirps. Txawm li cas los xij, lwm tus tuaj yeem ua nruj heev, tom tus poj niam los ntawm lub crest thiab pinning nws mus rau mount nws. Ob leeg yog tus cwj pwm zoo thiab tsis muaj kev txhawj xeeb; nyob rau hauv ob qho tib si, ob tug tsiaj yuav nyob twj ywm kaw ua ke rau ob peb feeb thaum copulation tshwm sim.
Koj tuaj yeem khaws cov khub yug me nyuam ua ke txhua xyoo, tab sis nws tsis tsim nyog rau kev yug me nyuam. Cov poj niam khaws cov phev tau ntau lub hlis, yog li ob peb lub sijhawm yug me nyuam hauv ib xyoos yog txhua yam uas tsim nyog los xyuas kom muaj kev loj hlob zoo.
Poj niam yuav nteg qe qe txhua 30 mus rau 45 hnub thaum lub caij yug me nyuam. Thaum nws npaj yuav nteg qe, tus poj niam yuav pom qhov chaw ntub dej ua li ntawd. Muab lub thawv ntim qe tshwj xeeb rau nws yuav ua rau nws yooj yim dua thaum tseem ua kom yooj yim rau koj nrhiav cov qe thaum nws tiav.
Puas yog Crested Geckos haum rau koj lub thoob dej yug ntses?
Yog tias koj twb muaj lub thoob dej yug ntses thiab tab tom xav ntxiv crested geckos rau nws, nco ntsoov tias lub tank loj txaus thiab tsis muaj lwm yam tsiaj nyob hauv uas yuav ua rau muaj kev hem thawj rau koj lizards.
Tej zaum koj yuav tau yuav ob peb yam khoom uas koj tsis tau muaj ntawm tes, xws li UVB teeb lossis lub ntsuas cua sov, txhawm rau ua kom koj lub thoob dej yug ntses haum rau koj tus tsiaj tshiab. Rau feem ntau, txawm li cas los xij, crested geckos tsis xav tau ntau yam ntawm cov iav tshwj xeeb.
Tab sis feem ntau hais lus, nws yog qhov zoo tshaj los yuav cov khoom tshiab rau koj lizard tshiab. Feem ntau cov ntses thoob dej yug ntses tsis zoo tagnrho rau crested geckos, raws li lawv xav tau tsawg kawg yog ib sab los ua mesh thiaj li yuav muaj cua, txawm hais tias koj tuaj yeem tawm mus tsuas yog muab lub hau mesh xwb.
Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav tus tsiaj tu qis uas tseem muaj peev xwm muab kev lom zem ntau, ces crested geckos yog qhov kev xaiv zoo. Cov lizards me no yeej ib txwm ua ib yam dab tsi nthuav, thiab lawv xav tau me ntsis ntawm kev saib xyuas lossis saib xyuas.
Lawv ua tsiaj zoo rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov tsiaj reptiles, tab sis yuav tsum paub tias lawv nyob ntev li 20 xyoo, yog li lawv tsis muaj kev cog lus yuav tsum maj mam. Tom qab ntawd, lawv lom zem heev uas 20 xyoo tsis tshua muaj sijhawm txaus los siv nrog lawv!
