What is a Mediterranean gecko?
Mediterranean gecko, also known as a Turkish gecko, is a type of reptile that comes from Europe. For centuries, the gecko has adapted to different environments, and its ability to prosper in different environments allowed Mediterrain geek to prosper in the countries thousands of kilometers from its origin. In addition to his European home, a gecko is now found in parts of Asia Minor, North Africa and Central America. The species was also introduced to North America and is now founded in areas from California on the west coast to Virginia on the east coast of the United States. At night, geckos are attracted by external lighting around residential and commercial properties and are often seen on the walls. During the day, the gecko retreats into a darker environment, such as cracks and slots, which often occur in and around buildings. The Mediterranean geckos have vertical pupils, but no lids. They are usually light gray, yellow, pink or reddish, although light -colored skin looks almost translucent. MiddleThe walnut leather is scaly and often covered with warts and bumps.
The diet of the Mediterranean gecko consists mainly of spiders, insects and certain species of small invertebrates. Adult geckos can grow up to 13 centimeters (6 inches) in length. Male geckos have smaller wider heads than women and double swelling near the tail, while women do not have such swelling. Females can be easily identified because developing eggs can be seen with light -colored skin on the abdomen.
female geckos will place two eggs several times a year after breeding eggs and Mediterranean geckos usually puts two egg -breeding several times a year. In some cases, the groups of female geccos will lay eggs in one place. Normally, the egg takes 2 to 6 months to hatch, although in captivity the egg tends to hatch within 60 days.
Some people maintain Mediterranean geckos as pets, in this case can be used bulbs to maintain GETank metals at a suitably warm temperature between 26 ° C and 32 ° C (79 ° F to 90 ° F). Tanks are often decorated with bark and sticks. The geckos do not drink water from a bowl or container, so the gycon owners usually spray water into the tank and reptiles drink water droplets.