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CRESTED GECKO [CORRELOPHUS CILIATUS]

 Crested geckos—Correlophus ciliatus—are arboreal, nocturnal geckos native to the humid rainforests of New Caledonia. Once thought extinct, they were rediscovered in 1994 and have since become one of the most popular pet geckos due to their manageable care, diverse morph genetics, and docile behavior.

They inhabit canop

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NATURAL HABITAT & CLIMATE

  • Region: Southern & central Grand Terre + Isle of Pines
  • Climate: Subtropical rainforest
  • Seasonality:
    • Wet season: November–April
    • Dry season: May–October
  • Humidity: 60–85% with regular peaks after rainfall
  • Temps: 68–78°F on average; rarely exceeding mid-80s in the wild
  • Microhabitats:
    • Canopy foliage
    • Pandanus trees
    • Tree trunks & flaking bark
    • Fern thickets
    • Epiphyte clusters (moss, bromeliads, lichens)

These environmental cues inform proper terrarium design.

DIET IN CAPTIVITY

Diet & Nutrition

Crested geckos are omnivorous: they consume fruit, nectar, and insects.

Primary Diet

A high-quality commercial CGD (Crested Gecko Diet) 3–4x weekly:

  • Repashy
  • Vital Meal
  • Lugarti’s
  • Pangea
  • Leapin’ Leachies
  • Zoo Med
  • BPZ (Breeder’s Premium diets)


Rotate flavors for enrichment and balanced nutrition.

Insects (Optional but beneficial)

Offer 1–2x weekly:

  • Dubia roaches
  • Crickets
  • Black soldier fly larvae
  • Silkworms

Gut-load and dust insects with calcium + D3 if your gecko does NOT receive UVB.

Without UVB: use D3 at least every other insect feeding.

With UVB: D3 once every 2–3 feedings.

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