Keaongela Duffie which area of the world are you in?

Aquarimax Pets down south, I’m in Houston TX

Keaongela Duffie Ah, then you probably have one or more of the similar species like Hemidactylus turcicus...they’re all over Houston and many places in the southern US...👍

Suzanne Dargie I do love tiny the tiny hatchlings! 😊👍

Doesn’t everyone? (Unless you have no soul)

Life in Jars? Wow

demonitized 😂😂

😲😲😲😲😲

Life in Jars? E

🤦‍♂️

Pauli Stummer thank you! Did you end up getting any?

That was a fun moment to capture on camera 😁

Jazz it can be a little challenging sometimes! 🤣

Armando Occelli In many warmer areas of the world geckos of one sort or another will move in like that, they would lay eggs in our house when I lived in Hawaii. That may be the most entertaining way to keep them, and as you mentioned, they help control pests. Enjoy!

It may be a young Hemidactylus turcicus.

There is something very interesting about how they produce little clones of themselves. 😊

Tetske De jager Yes, so tiny and cute!! 🦎

Bob Kob They are quite fierce hunters for their size! 🦎👍

RP101 Aquatics That would easily house a nice group of adults..up to a dozen, I would say.

+Tim Heller I'm glad you enjoyed it! I really like hearing them call too. : )

+Aquarimax In your videos they look very active during the day? Are yours really like this? Mine were hiding for the most of the time.. :/

I have found it depends partly on numbers (the more you keep together, the more they are active during the day) and partly when you feed them. If you establish a routine of feeding them at a specific time during the day, they will learn to come out and feed at that time. Some individuals are also less shy than others.

+Aquarimax Cool. thanks for the answer. keep it up :)

+leetlebob that bit when the hatchling leaps onto the camera lens?

Martina Massun Delighted to hear it! Are you planning on keeping mourning geckos in the near future?

Daybird Aviaries they are a lot of fun! 🦎👍

aylaofduni It is tricky...it is often easiest to prepare another clean deli cup,with paper toweling, hold it above the other, and guide them into that, as they prefer to go up. Fast, gentle hands in an open area and an assistant help too. 😊👍

Dinosaurs terroir World no loved that bit...I shot that scene when the gecko was only a few hours old. 😊👍

He was meant for TV from birth.

ΣHAANTI 😆👍 A really hammy gecko!

Fish discovery Thank you !

Ichthusk My favorite footage in the video 🦎👍

Gekko Bos They do produce a good number of offspring, but they can live in fairly large colonies quite well. I never have a problem with too many, because there is always enough market for them.

@@Aquarimax thank you!

Kane Howarth you’re welcome, Kane! I just watched the video in which you released them into you Exo Terra 😊👍

+Aquarimax Okay, I was concerned that if I got some the population would get out of control and I would inadvertently lose track of some and loose them on local environment on accident haha. But it sounds like it isn't too hard to keep track of them.

@@kenny7593 Do you still know the answer? Can't see it :/

I generally sell enough that I don’t need to worry about it. The adults will control the young if they are not removed though.

@@Aquarimax Thanks for the quick answer! :) Got into the topic a few days ago and I think I'll get me at least 2 in the future when I also have enough time for them (Even though they don't really take that much care) :)

Finn McHugh They are pretty easy geckos. If you are available interested in handling, I would recommend a crested gecko instead, as they require similar care and conditions but can be handled relatively easily. If you would like a display animals, mourning geckos are great.

@@Aquarimax I'm also wooried about if I'm vacuum cleaner or something the crested gecko might drop it's tail from the stress and that's my top two options for pet geckos and bearded dragons too as they're very common too

Finn McHugh we have 4 crested geckos, some of which we have had for several years. We vacuum, play loud music, etc...and not a single Crestie has dropped its tail. It can happen, but in my experience vacuuming is not enough to cause it.

@@Aquarimax also I'm gonna have to collect the funds to get the requirents too as its still something new for me 😅

themagicalKagu Chan Thank you for watching and enjoying the cuteness!

apdroid geek these geckos use the glass walls and even the ceiling of the enclosure extensively, so in effect, the enclosure is bigger for them,

Fish discovery I recommend only providing D3 either through their food or UVB. If you put in in the water, it may leave deposits on the glass and plants, or you might overdose.

Ok thx

Dino Girl Plays cool! Unfortunately, they are a skittish species. I have found that they do become more accustomed to handling if they are handled regularly, but I have focused on doing this with captive-bred hatchlings, so a wild-caught individual might be more difficult.

@@Aquarimax he is a juvie, btw do mourning geckos eat freeze dried mealworms?

Dino Girl Plays Probably not...although you never know with these geckos. Where did you catch her?

@@Aquarimax in ny backyard, I saw her running away from a adult anole so I quickly led her onto a stick and put her into a cage

Dino Girl Plays which state do you live in? I am wondering if it is the same species of gecko...

ToxicBite Animationz room temperature is fine. A thermometer is a goof idea to make sure the temperature does not get too hot or cold. I would recommend a minimum of a 10-gallon tank size for two adults. Young ones are fine in a smaller enclosure.

Shoiji Soma you’re welcome!

Rodolfo Lopez That is rather a long time...do you only have one? Sometimes, having more than one can help, but is not strictly necessary. What foods and supplements do you offer?

Aquarimax I have one mourning gecko and It is eating hydyei/ mellanogaster fruit flies (dusted with calcium) and repashy crested gecko diet with a mix of Pangea.

Rodolfo Lopez sounds like an excellent diet. She should be fine nutritionally. If she doesn’t lay for you soon, I would try adding another mourning gecko.

Aquarimax thank you.

Rodolfo Lopez 😊👍

David Stoyles Thanks for watching!

Jared Gijoza i don’t have any problem finding homes for offspring, you could sell them, but if you can’t, though it sounds brutal, the parents will tend to take care of most of the offspring if you don’t remove them soon after hatching. Also, any eggs that are cracked will be eaten by the adults.

Aquarimax Pets Thank you for the response

Eat them

BOIIIIIIII......any recipes?

jay medina 😳 those would be two very tiny sunny sides up! 🍳

Reygenbougen _ good question! fortunately a night drop into the 60s F will not hurt these geckos at all.

Madelyn Offer Most likely they are eating when you are not watching, as long as they look good and seem to be growing, not to worry. 🦎🦎🦎

@@Aquarimax thank you so much!

I think it would work very well…you might want to wait until they are at least a few months old, though, before putting them in. You will need to modify the gaps that i ensure it is escape-proof for hatchlings as well.

goisemer thanks--I didn't see mine much when I only had 3 adults. Once they started breeding, I began to see them quite a bit more. How many do you have?

Aquarimax i have 2 adults. 2 more hatched in octobre, growing good but without food very shy too.

goisemer hopefully as the colony grows you will see more of them as I have

That hurts for you, fortunately I live in Mexico and right now I'm watching 2 haha ​​in Mexico it's very common to see them I hope someday you will achieve your mission to meet a

Denise Major they will definitely chow down on beam beetles. I haven’t cultured been beetles for a while now, but when I did, I would offer the, to the mourning geckos,,and they would eat them. I waited until the geckos had put on some size, though.

Diane Lippiatt Good question! This may sound harsh, but if you do not actively remove the offspring from an enclosure, the population will tend to self-regulate. Some offspring will survive, but the adults will naturally prevent overpopulation through predation. I personally try to find and remove all hatchlings so that they all survive, as there is a ready market for the young.

Oh ok I see what your saying, what is the average lifespan

Diane Lippiatt They are quite long-lived for a small gecko species...they can live 15 years or more...so none of mine have ever been old enough to die of old age.

Impressive, how many do you own

Diane Lippiatt I have a breeder colony of 5 adults, and a constantly changing number of juveniles as they hatch, grow out, and are sold. Currently I have about 5 hatchlings/juveniles.

Lizbeth V 😳 uh-oh...I'll have to fix that!

Sadie Benter At that age, I would just skip a day of fruit flies and then offer the CGD. they may or may not go for it immediately, but once you have offered it a few times, they should. Really young hatchlings are often less interested in it, but 3-4 months old is old enough. 😊👍

That is a great size for 2 mourning geckos, BUT…the colony will soon outgrow that terrarium as they breed.

@@Aquarimax Thank-you! I will keep a close eye on the population!

Keri Samurai Great questions! There are several other micro geckos that could do well on a small vivarium like yours. Various Sphaerodactylus species would do well. If you do decide to get mourning geckos, I would suggest no more than 2 or 3 in a vivarium of that size. In this species, males are extremely difficult to find...I've never seen one. If you do get this species, eggs are pretty much inevitable. 👍

Keri Samurai nobody even knows if there are still males around

Good idea! I'll add it to the list

Bob Soto Mourning geckos may be a bit more spry than a chameleon, but it is possible...

Aquarimax Pets thankyou

+red1xizt saiyajin Thank you! Are you a mourning gecko keeper?

+Aquarimax Hello i from Poland thanks for great film.

+Adam Grefkowicz Greetings send may thanks for watching! Are you a gecko keeper?

No, but I will soon, I can not wait :)

BTW thanks for your advice

Often there is a dark patch on eggs that are about to hatch. Best of luck with these!

@@Aquarimax Cheers for getting back to me.

I have noticed the darkening about a week before the hatch, but this depends on temperature and possible other factors.

+stefanos tokatlidis All great questions! As long as the temperature is at least 65 F, I wouldn't supply any type of heating. If it goes below that, I would put a small heat panel on one side. Heat stress would likely be manifested by hiding more and perhaps drinking more. I wouldn't cool the tank to check on them or collect them, it would probably stress them out. Does your setup open on top or on the front? That will tend to change how you deal with opening it for maintenance.For best reproduction, I would recommend the high 70s or up to 80 F. The eggs might hatch even faster at higher temperatures, but would not necessarily be as healthy. With minimalistic decor, it shouldn't be too hard to detect if one were to die in time to remove it before it causes problems. I hope this helps!

Thank you for the answers. The tank opens from the front. Can I use a flashlight or something similar to scare them back? Or do they stay hidden during the day so no problem? Also, if I put a heat mat on a wall of the tank, what will happen to eggs stuck elsewhere? Currently the tank has minimalistic decore, but I am planning to put more items inside. Not too much, just another hollow cork bark branch because there is only one. I have read that hatchlings have high mortality rates. How common is for someone of the inhabitants to die and for no one to notice? Can invertebrates of the substrate deal with the problem? And talking of invertebrates, instead of using smallish springtails, what will happen if I throw a quantity of bufalo worms inside and wait for them to reproduce? Will the geckos be self-sufficient up to a degree?

stefanos tokatlidis I haven't noticed the geckos trying to escape often when I open the door...but I do have to watch for tiny hatchlings hanging around the doorway when I close it. The eggs really don't need a lot of heat...they'll be fine anywhere in the enclosure, but those in cooler areas will just take longer to hatch. I think adding another hiding place is a good idea. In my experience, hatchlings don't have a high mortality rate per se, although the adults will sometimes go after them. Feeding them well will help. I notice that my mourning geckos will eat a,good amount of springtails, so a good layer of leaf litter will help preserve them. I haven't tried buffalo worms as a cleanup crew with them, but my impression is that they might be a bit too much (aggressive breeders and feeders, and they might go after eggs).

If bufalo worms are terrestrial, how can they access the eggs that are glued on surfaces? Also, aren't springtails too small for the adults?

stefanos tokatlidis the buffalo worm beetles, at least, are good climbers, and sometimes the eggs are laid on the undersides of wood and other objects. I initially thought the adults wouldn't go after springtails, but I've seen it happen. : )

The basic setup should work, but unlike mourning geckos, they may need a hotspot...or at least a temperature range that is a little warmer during the day.

Raven that is a really good price!

@@Aquarimax Good video by the way, it's actually really good!

Raven I am glad you have found it helpful! 😊👍

Linda Loo3 Great questions! I am happy to help! The white larvae are flour beetles (Tribolium confusum). They make a great supplementary food. I would recommend against mealworm beetles for several reasons. Most importantly, they are too big for mourning geckos.

@@Aquarimax Thank's for your reply aquarimax pets it's greatly appreciated.

Linda Loo3 You’re very welcome, any time!

Toasty Ghosty interesting question...they are probably too small to be much of a meal for something as large as a blue tongue skink, but i imagine smaller omnivorous reptiles might eat them. If they are ever cracked, the parents will eat them, and once they hatch, they eat the shells, so I imagine various other species would do the same.

Hi! With plenty of hiding places, I would keep up to 6 adults in an enclosure of that size.

Hmm well that sounds tiny. Maybe temporarily as a grow out, but not long term. Just try keeping some isopods in there.

M R try searching for Lepidodactylus lugubris in your country, and that should help you find the common name.

@@Aquarimax yes I tried that only thing I've found is a news about a baby mourning gecko discovered between bananas and there only their latin name was used. I doubt they even have a name in my language

Sandy Sizemore I am not sure which type I have...when I bought them, their origin was given as Hawaii, and they do look a lot like the mourning geckos I saw when I lived there, but I am not sure of their clonal lineage. There used to be a page with some good photos of the different types, but I can’t seem to find it anymore...

It's pretty easy to figure out. "Type A" are darker and have less defined black contrast spots. "Type B" are those of Hawaiian decent. They are lighter when not flared up and tend to trend towards yellow when not. Obviously each individual is different. If these girls were branded as such, then they are more than likely "Type B." The final type, "Type C" that you refer to are actually "Type B" with black contrast spots in a dual lateral pattern down their backs, where A and B only have a couple black contrast spots near the tops of the shoulder and hips (anywhere from 4 to 8 in total). Hope this helps!

Thanks Aquarimax and Heather !!!

Tracy B I have observed the same thing. Their endolymphatic sacs store calcium, which they will tend to use up when they lay eggs. It is pretty normal as long as they don’t look too exaggerated.

Aquarimax Pets thanks Russ! Glad to know it’s not too abnormal. I do think I may be over dusting the feeders. I’ll back off a little

Tracy B If they are looking really puffy, that’s a good idea. Maybe dust every other feeding?

Aquarimax Pets will do!! The puffiness doesn’t last, but my gut says it’s a bit too much.

Dom Cas There are two ways you can contact me about purchasing some Mourning geckos. You can go to my ‘about’ tab on my KZfaq channel, and send me an email from there, or go to Aquarimax.com...I have a ‘Contact Me’ form there as well. 😊👍

Claire's Critters I do...I have about 9 hatchlings and a dozen or so eggs at the moment. Most of the hatchlings are spoken for, but I would be happy to put you on the waiting list. 👍

Yeah it will

tweakedroach69 Yes, eventually it will.

Fernando Aries 🦎👍

TrixieValcyn those caption fails can be quite ridiculous at times

Adeline Dering Hi, you are next on the waiting list, and I currently have two hatchlings available. Are you still looking for a couple of mourning geckos?

+Aquarimax sorry I didn't see this till now. Yes. I would like two mourning geckos!

+Aquarimax If they're still available, I would like to email you about them.

Adeline Dering 👍 Please email me at the address on my KZfaq 'About' tab, and we can talk about it. 😃 Thanks!

What I mean is, would it have a negative impact on them or would they be happy and healthy

The UK Is Mine good question! They can live and thrive on nothing but crested diet. No need for insects if you’d rather avoid them.

@@Aquarimax That is great news as I already have a crestie and more food than I know what to do with. At the end of this month I will be setting up a viv, running it for a couple of days to make sure the temps and humidity are stable and then off to find a local breeder. Thank you again. I really appreciate the quick reply and the fact that you are so active and informative :)

The UK Is Mine glad to help, best of luck with your new mourning geckos! Feel free to ask with any additional questions 😊👍

Rajii Prabu Thank you! That was my first hatchling ever, I am glad I got that footage. 😁👍

music is my life The bioactive setups don’t require much...I just wipe down the glass with distilled water and a paper towel.

@@Aquarimax you dont need to really clean the poop and pee?

music is my life in a bioactive setup, the cleanup crew and the plants take care of that, as long as it lands on the substrate. You need to wipe down what ends up on the glass.

Thanks! My wife and I have them in a vivarium next to the bed, and while they do call, and we can hear the calls if we are awake at night, they never awaken us. In short, I would say they're really not loud at all.

Aquarimax Great to hear. I wouldn't get these if it meant risking my 8 hours pf sleep ;) Your're video has helped me a lot, and I'll definitely get my own vivarivm with Mourning Gevkos soon :)

+Fenny Helgi I'm sure you'll enjoy them! I'm happy to know the video helped. 👍

Jules I have 4 adults, 3 hatchlings, and about 8 eggs at the moment. 👍🦎

+The_ Golden_One I bought them from a local breeder. I do sell them if you're ever interested. : )

hehe nice :)

Slash0mega ah, Indeed, I’d better fix that...

your Hawaiian shrimp is also in the playlist, its more plausible to be in the playlist but ill mention it anyways.

Slash0mega Thanks! I removed both of those videos from the playlist. 👍

Trioptic Blaze When mature mourning geckos are healthy, they seem to lay a clutch of 2 eggs every month or two. Reproduction is not rare, more like inevitable! 😂👍They hatch rate varies, perhaps seventy to eighty percent.

Aquarimax - oh ok, because im thinking of getting some. Thanks for the reply 😃😄

Trioptic Blaze you're welcome!

Aquarimax- What do I do if I don't want the hatchlings

Trioptic Blaze If you leave the hatchlings with the adults, the adults may end up eating some of them. 😳 The only sure way to prevent hatchlings with this species would be to remove all of the eggs. The adults end up laying some of them in hidden areas though, so you might miss some.

sunnysideup i like the idea of adding another gecko or two...It can often help diffuse the aggression.

Aquarimax Pets I just hope I don’t end up with a gazillion geckos!! 😳 lol

Aquarimax Pets one last q: before feeding flour beetle larvae, do you rinse them with water before dusting with cal?

sunnysideup good question! I don’t rinse them, I usually just shake most of the dust off through a strainer. It seems to work well. 👍

sunnysideup 🦎 🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎 mine have produced a lot for geckos, but it is pretty easy to find homes for them . 😊👍

If the roaches are small enough, they will.

+odin and streaky According to this site: www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Gekkonidae/Lepidodactylus/lugubrismourning geckos are found in eastern coastal Queensland. I'm not sure if anyone keeps or breeds them there, though...I hope you are able to locate some!

+Aquarimax cheers.

Tina Kabina Some geckos will eat non-insect food...like mourning geckos, but others are reluctant to eat anything that is not moving. Do you know which species of gecko you have? The term ‘house gecko’ can refer to various species...is it Hemidactylus frenatus?

Aquarimax yes that is the type of gecko I have

Tina Kabina As far as I know, this gecko species is not likely to eat nonmoving food items. I’m not saying it is impossible, but not very likely.

Aquarimax thanks for the information have a great dau

Tina Kabina You’re welcome! I hope you are able to obtain some food for him.

Josh's Frogs

Karyn Neal Young ones are so small that I can keep 6 or more in an 8x8x12" vivarium. For six adults, a 12x12x18" enclosure would be better. You can keep even more together with enough food and hiding spots.

Thankyou for your help mate. Much appreciated

+Karyn Neal Glad to help! 🦎👍

Eloise Newman Mourning geckos are very adaptable, so it is possible that they would be ok with sand, but it might not be ideal, expecially for juveniles...they might become impacted if they were to accidentally ingest it. Temperature and humidity would be important too. How warm does it get in the vivarium with the heat lamp?

Many thanks for your reply. I haven't set the viv up. I did want to make another bioactive tank with mourning geckos, but being a wooden viv, I couldn't do it. I wanted to do homework beforehand and know there is the Binoei Mourning Gecko and my local reptile centre suggested that they would be able to get them for me. I wanted to get other reptiles as I have a couple of Cresties in a bioactive exo viv and love them. I wanted the mourning geckos as didn't know what else to put in the viv which is 4foot x 2 foot x 2 foot. I don't do snakes lol. Many thanks for any support you have to offer

Eloise Newman Thanks for the additional info, that helps! Binoei geckos would be a better fit for a dry, sandy vivarium. That is an interesting species I would like to keep myself someday. It is a fairly large enclosure, so there are number of larger desert species you might be able to keep. Are you mostly interested in geckos specifically, or are other lizards a possibility as well?

I would be open to other reptiles. What did you have in mind.

Sorry, I should have said that the viv is 4 foot tall, not wide x

Angel-O that is surprising...how exactly did that work?

@@Aquarimax 😁 I wonder if the body in the coffin was that of a gecko, since that's what is seen at the funeral, or if the ones in the audience were just hired to "mourn." It's supposed to be the best episode of the series and I've been just wondering. One thing leads to another... Loved it!

Angel-O Ah, that makes sense! Thanks for the explanation. 😊👍