Pet Gecko

Geckos are small to medium sized lizards found worldwide in warm climates. Several species, such as the house gecko, will enter human dwellings in tropical climates, and scamper over the walls and ceilings, feasting on insects. http://www.geckoweb.org/profile/hemidactylus-frenatus Many people also keep geckos as pets in aquariums.

Geckos come in a wide variety of colors, patterns and textures. Geckos are distinct from other lizards in that they use vocal chirps to communicate with each other.

Although some geckos have claws, most have thousands of hair-like setae on their feet, which allow them to adhere to and climb flat and slippery surfaces. Most species have, instead of eyelids, a clear membrane to protect the eye, which they frequently lick to keep clean.

There are many different types of geckos available at pet stores, and they make charming pets. A leopard gecko is a small lizard, easy to handle, with big beautiful eyes and nubbly skin. Similar is the fat-tail gecko, whose back end looks very much like its front end. http://www.anapsid.org/fattailgecko.html It's a good adaptation to confuse predators. Tokay geckos make a sound that is very muck like their name - "tokay tokay." Even though people are fond of the tokay, it is the least friendly and tamable of the geckos. http://www.anapsid.org/tokays.html The green "house geckos" seen frequently in the South Pacific should be a welcome sight, because they eat mosquitoes. If you are lying on a bed in Hawaii and you see a small green lizard on the ceiling right over your head, you have little fear of it falling on you. Efficient suctions cups on the end of its toes keep it stuck to the ceiling as it hunts for prey. http://www.reptilefamily.com

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