Now that you know that they are quite harmless, let me explain some necessary hygiene, how long you should wait to handle them if you wish to have them as a pet. I will also explain how not to pick them up, and more. Keep reading.<\/p>\n
What is a house gecko?<\/h2>\n
According to Wikipedia<\/a>, a House gecko (Scientific name Hemidactylus Frenatus) is a native to the South East of Asia. It actually has a number of aliases such as:<\/p>\n It is non-venomous lizard by the way, so no need to worry about handling it.<\/p>\n It is advisable to wash your hands after coming into contact with them, which is generally common sense with most animals, right?<\/p>\n Why though? Because sometimes they may have diseases or parasites that could be passed on to you.<\/p>\n If you have a domesticated house Gecko which you are hoping to look after. It is advisable to be patient and wait till at least your Gecko is one year old before you attempt to handle him.<\/p>\n Why?<\/p>\n Because if they are exposed to a new environment, handling them too early can unsettle them. If you try and handle them too early, this can make them anxious and become fearful of their surroundings.<\/p>\n Once they are mature and become an adult they are more susceptible to humans handling them.<\/p>\n In addition to this, they will get used to you being around them and feel comfortable in their new environment.<\/p>\n If you have a house gecko inside of an enclosure because you are caring for it. You may be wondering how long you should you wait until you take it out of the enclosure, right?<\/p>\n Well, you need to be patient. As discussed earlier, it is better to wait at least a year before attempting this.<\/p>\n In reality, you will need to wait a little bit longer than this. Because you need to start off with handling it within the enclosure, then graduate it to handling outside, are you with me?<\/p>\n When you feel comfortable to take it to the next stage and take him out of the enclosure, be very careful. Why? Because they run fast and can escape into a hard to reach the areas.<\/p>\n Also while you are handling them outside of the enclosure, and they attempt to run away from you, you can get tempted to grab them.<\/p>\n This is dangerous because you risk the chance of injuring. Or,\u00a0 even cause their tail to break off if you grab this. Don’t worry the tail will grow back, but in all honesty, it will never be the same as it was before.<\/p>\n When you decide that it is a good time to handle your House gecko. It’s important that you never grab them from their underbelly. This may feel natural to you but you run the risk of them getting spooked and “running for the hills”.<\/p>\n Instead, you should be holding them from the top of their body. Making sure to hold them securely. Then place them into the palm of your hands and making sure that they do not escape.<\/p>\n When you do this, hold them in the palm of your hand and take care not to grab their tail. As discussed earlier, you run the risk of breaking their tail.<\/p>\n Also, make sure that you wash your hands before and after holding them. This is because you can introduce illness and sickness to your lizard. You may not notice, but you too may have harmful bacteria in your hands that can be passed onto your lizard.<\/p>\n If you wondering if you can make a wild House Gecko a pet, the answer is you can. But understand this, because they are wild they will take longer to get used to the domestic lifestyle.<\/p>\n To consider doing this, ideally, you need a 20-gallon tall tank enclosure (Click here for my best Lizard Enclosures)<\/a> for them to feel comfortable.<\/p>\n You can have more than one House Gecko in an enclosure. But, be careful with males.<\/p>\n Why?<\/p>\n Because Male house geckos, like most lizards, are very territorial. It’s almost inevitable that mixing more than one male together will end with fighting.<\/p>\n Females, on the other hand, are fine for mixing. Because they have a different temperament.<\/p>\n The substrate should be capable of holding moisture. Ideally, you need something such as coconut fiber substrate (Click here for a great one here, on Amazon<\/a>) or something like that.<\/p>\n Sand and Reptile carpeting is not ideal for House Geckos. Why? Because these substrates do not create a humid environment, which is required for these lizards.<\/p>\n These lizards are nocturnal, therefore, lighting in the night is not really required. However, you will still need UVA\/UVB lighting for the daytime. This is important.<\/p>\n The reason is, they are regarded as pests in some parts of the world. In some countries, for example, Southeastern Asia, they have many house geckos. They unfortunately infiltrate their houses to look for insects to eat. Therefore, some people regard them as pests.<\/p>\n Obviously there are people that care for them as pets, but there are just as many people, on the opposite side of the fence, who see them as a problem.<\/p>\n\n
Gecko Hygiene<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHow old should they be before you handle them?<\/h2>\n
How About handling them outside of their enclosure?<\/h2>\n
Be Careful, they run fast<\/h3>\n
Never Handle them this way.<\/h2>\n
Wash your hands<\/h3>\n
Can you make a house gecko a pet?<\/h2>\n
Mixing<\/h3>\n
Substrate.<\/h3>\n
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Lighting.<\/h3>\n
Why do some people hate House Geckos?<\/h2>\n