Gecko Care
Everything we’ve learned about keeping crested geckos well, from day-to-day care to building a living, planted enclosure. It’s all grounded in what we found on our expeditions to New Caledonia.
Care Guides
Start here if you’re new to crested geckos, or if you want to check your set-up.
Crested Gecko Care Guide
Housing, enclosure size, temperature, humidity, lighting, diet, handling and health, built on what we measured in the wild.
Should I Still Feed Live Food?
Why insects still matter alongside a complete diet, how much livefood to give at each age and which insects work best.
Planting & Bioactive Guide
A five-step series, best read in order: from how crested geckos live in the wild to building and looking after a planted, self-cleaning enclosure.
Step 1
Natural Habitat Planting Guide
Start here. How crested geckos use their forest home, and the planting rules for recreating its structure in an enclosure.
Step 2
Expedition Plant Reference
The plants, ferns, epiphytes and hardscape found alongside wild crested geckos in New Caledonia, layer by layer.
Step 3
Best Plants for Crested Gecko Enclosures
Hardy, gecko-safe plants for every level of the enclosure, from ground cover and foliage to climbers, epiphytes and ferns.
Step 4
Bioactive Custodians and Clean-Up Crew
Meet the springtails and woodlice that keep a bioactive enclosure clean, and how to set them up and keep them thriving.
Step 5
Common Bioactive Planting Mistakes
The errors that hold a planted enclosure back, from layout to the bioactive system, plus a checklist to get it right.