How to raise gecko artificially

Gecko suitable for growth, development, reproduction of environmental temperature is 28~32℃, air relative humidity 65%~75%, in such environmental conditions gecko appetite, food intake, digestive capacity, metabolism rate is high, so growth and development is also fast. In this environment, sufficient feed insects should be given to ensure their nutritional needs. Therefore, in the temperature, humidity suitable growth and development period, in the gecko breeding ground every evening to trap insects with black light. Phototactic insects that meet the light pounce on, fall into the activity field of gecko, for its predation. Production practice has proved that a 20 watt black light lamp can trap insects within a radius of 200 meters. If the insect source is abundant here, tens of thousands of insects can be caught in one night, weighing more than 500 grams, and 400 gecko can be eaten.

When the nymph source is insufficient or the feeding quantity is large, the number of black light lamps can be increased, or feed insects can be artificially raised. During the peak feeding period of gecko from July to September, when the feed for live insects is insufficient, artificial compound feed can also be fed, and the preparation proportion is: fish meal 30%, cooked egg 10%, corn flour 10%, peanut cake powder 20%, sweet potato or pumpkin 30%. First, sweet potato or pumpkin is cooked and mashed into paste, and the artificially prepared and mixed feed is coated on the wall within the activity range of gecko, and is coated once every 2 to 3 days. In this stage, only artificially prepared feed is coated, insects are not added, and water is not given. When gecko is hungry, it begins to eat a small amount of artificial feed, and then gradually adapts to artificial feed. Feeding time should be in the evening, if the amount of live insects can not meet the needs of gecko, you can throw some artificial preparation feed, feeding method is to throw artificial preparation feed first, wait for it to finish the preparation feed, then throw insects. Gecko in winter when the temperature is lower than 12℃, stop activity, into hibernation state. Hibernation does not eat, do not drink, do not move, but its body is still weak metabolism, over a winter still consume a lot of nutrients. The nutrients consumed during winter are stored in the body prior to hibernation.

Before overwintering, especially during the peak feeding period with suitable temperature, sufficient feed must be fed to make gecko store a large number of nutrients in its body, and its physique is strong. After overwintering consumption, its physique is still very good, and its mortality rate will be very low; if the feeding period before overwintering is insufficient, the nutrients stored in gecko's body before overwintering are less, and the nutrients stored during overwintering are consumed. After overwintering, its physique is weak, its resistance is very poor, and its mortality rate will be high. Therefore, when the temperature is appropriate in autumn, sufficient feed insects should be given to the gecko, so that it can be satiated and drunk for a long time, and a large number of nutrients should be stored in the body. After the winter, sufficient and high-quality feed should be continued to be given, so that the nutrients in their bodies can be restored immediately. In addition, gecko hibernation after the sting, immediately into the breeding period, immediately after hibernation cast sufficient, high-quality feed insects, timely supplement nutrition, gecko reproduction in that year is also very beneficial. Summer weather is hot, gecko body easy to lose water, at this time should ensure the supply of clean fresh water or light salt water, activity site should also repair some small shallow pool, filled with clean water, for gecko swimming and drinking, the water in the pool should be changed frequently, keep clean.