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Lepidodactylus lugubris - Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris - Mourning Gecko
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Mourning geckos (aka smooth-scaled geckos) are excellent vivarium co-inhabitants with larger (non-thumbnail) dart frogs. They thrive in the same humid conditions as dart frogs and will help eat up flies that escape to the top of the vivarium. Mourning geckos are cathemeral, meaning they are irregularly active during both the day and night. They are primarily active at night, when they socialize with other geckos in the colony, hunt, and eat.
Mourning geckos are found in the South Pacific islands, in Central and South America, and Hawaii. They are just 3.5” to 4” and can live for as long as 10 years. Their colors vary with mood from brown to light tan.
Interestingly, the entire species is female! The reproduce asexually via parthenogenesis and offspring are clones of their mothers. Eggs are often laid along to top or sides of the vivarium or in bromeliads. Mourning geckos are egg-gluers, and the eggs become permanently affixed to the surface they were laid on. Attempting to remove mourning gecko eggs will usually break them. Mourning geckos hatch ~2 months after being laid and do not require special incubation.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Orders are typically shipped within 1-2 business days of receipt. The shipping we charge is what that carrier charges us. We recognize that this makes our shipping charges higher than other's, but we trust it is offset by the ubiquitous low prices of our products. We prefer not to role shipping costs into the prices of our products as that effects all customers regardless of their shipping needs.
Orders containing frogs and/or geckos must ship FedEx Priority Overnight. Other items should be ordered separately from frogs unless they can all fit inside a 6x6x2 inch space.
Frogs/geckos ship Mon-Wed when the temperatures between 19440 and the destination are forecasted between 20F and 90F for the shipping duration. Insects ship Mon-Thurs when the temperatures between 19440 and the destination are forecasted between 35F and 80F for the shipping duration. You can check the forecasted temps here. By law, insects other than fruit flies can only be shipped within PA. Fruit flies can ship anywhere in the USA.
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