Day Geckos

Day geckos are diurnal, highly visual animals and the husbandry follows from that. Unlike most of the gecko group they are active in daylight, which makes UVB genuinely important rather than optional, and it makes a planted, vertically oriented enclosure the difference between an animal you see and one you do not. They are fast, and most species do not tolerate handling well. Treat them as display animals. Bamboo, cork tube and broad-leaved live planting give both climbing structure and the sight lines they use to feel secure; a nervous day gecko in a bare enclosure will spend its life behind the background. Diet is insects plus a prepared fruit-based gecko diet, with calcium and D3 on feeders. Humidity is maintained by a daily misting cycle that dries back rather than by constant saturation. Species range from the very small to the largest in the genus, and adult size drives enclosure size, so check the individual listing before choosing an enclosure.