# How to take care of a Mediterranean Gecko?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-care-of-a-mediterranean-gecko/325434 "2005-10-09T20:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-care-of-a-mediterranean-gecko/325434/1 "2005-10-09T20:19:14Z")

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I found a Mediterranean Gecko, and am trying to take care of him. He looks just like [this one](http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/hemtur.htm) only a little bit smaller. However, all the info I can find on the Net are about them in the wild… How do I take care of one as a “pet?”

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-care-of-a-mediterranean-gecko/325434/2 "2005-10-09T21:32:19Z")

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Boy, you’re right - it’s frustrating trying to find any specific care information for the Mediterranean gecko! However, I suspect that its care needs are similar to those of the common house gecko, which is a near cousin. They’re both nocturnal and insectivorous, and they have the same basic range. Try these links:

[http://www.reptileallsorts.com/housegecko.htm](http://www.reptileallsorts.com/housegecko.htm)

[http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-78-page-1.html](http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-78-page-1.html)

[http://www.grizzlyrun.com/Pets/Reptiles/geckos/House\_Gecko\_care\_information.asp](http://www.grizzlyrun.com/Pets/Reptiles/geckos/House_Gecko_care_information.asp)

Someone on the [Reptile Room gecko forum](http://www.reptilerooms.com/forumview-6.html) may have more specific information if you post the question there.

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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-take-care-of-a-mediterranean-gecko/325434/3 "2005-10-10T00:15:58Z")

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Thank you very much! So far, we have been giving him pinhead crickets from Petsmart, but we weren’t sure if he needed more than that, or if crickets were a nono.

Since they are commonly found near buildings and such, I would be really surprised if I were the first one to catch and keep one!