Species We’re Working With
Peacock Day Geckos
Phelsuma quadriocellata - least concern
Our breeding pair of peacock day geckos are Pen(dragon) and Guen(evere), both farm-raised in Florida. Pen is pictured here, and they were my first species of day geckos I acquired. They’re so active and funny, hopping around with surprising dexterity, sliding down sticks and vines like Tarzan, and not afraid to give you the stink eye if you’re invading their space.
As with all day geckos, they will need a low basking light, UVB, and a good LED to show their best color. I find bee pollen to be a valuable addition to their diet, which is already included in Blue River Diet formulas.
Reptifiles Care Sheet: here
Lined Day Geckos
Phelsuma lineata - least concern
Lined day geckos were my second species of day gecko. I had fallen so in love with the peacocks that I wanted to expand. My current pair is not quite breeding yet, but I do still have some hatchlings from the previous female. My male Ziggy is from Tiki Geckos, and the female Zuri is from our friends at A Shore Thing Exotics. This is definitely a species that is bolder and more interactive when captive bred, and I also find them to be a bit hardier and more forgiving than the peacocks.
As with all day geckos, they will need a low basking light, UVB, and a good LED to show their best color. I find bee pollen to be a valuable addition to their diet, which is already included in Blue River Diet formulas.
Reptifiles Care Sheet: here
Standing’s Day Gecko
Phelsuma standingi - vulnerable
Standing’s day geckos are really special to me. They were the first species of day gecko I ever really wanted, but I wanted to gain experience with them before going larger. Cosmo and Wanda here are our breeders and we hope to hatch out our first babies in 2026. Cosmo was an expo purchase with origins unknown but said to be captive bred, Wanda was a gift from a friend who knew her breeder well.
Standings are one of the few super social species of gecko. They won’t eat their young unlike many other Phelsuma species, and will form family units much like Tokay geckos. My pair are almost always in physical contact with each other, and Wanda will follow Cosmo around when it’s cricket time as he’s arguably the better hunter. She seems to think he’ll feed her and wants to take crickets from his mouth, but he thinks she’s perfectly capable of hunting her own and encourages her to do so.
As with all day geckos, they will need a low basking light, UVB, and a good LED to show their best color. I find bee pollen to be a valuable addition to their diet, which is already included in Blue River Diet formulas.
Reptifiles Care Sheet: here
Electric Blue Day Gecko
Lygodactylus williamsi - critically endangered
Late 2026 to early 2027, we should be welcoming our first electric blue day gecko babies. These are the smallest species of day gecko I own. Despite their diminutive stature, they are an active species and still need plenty of room to do their day gecko activities. The species is highly sexually dimorphic, with males a bright electric blue (little Azure here is still an acclimating sub-adult and not in full color) and females more olive or drab brown, with areas of blue to green color. Both genders will sport a yellow to orange belly.
Azure and Spring are currently housed separately while they get a bit older and finish up growing, even though Spring is already laying dud eggs for us. We will always prioritize the health of our breeders, especially the females, and not pair them before they’re ready.
As with all day geckos, they will need a low basking light, UVB, and a good LED to show their best color. I find bee pollen to be a valuable addition to their diet, which is already included in Blue River Diet formulas.
Reptiles Magazine Care Sheet: here
*Note: I do not agree with their tank size recommendations. I believe a 12×12×18” is the minimum enclosure size for a single individual, and it would need to be densely planted for a pair. My pair, once introduced to each other, will be in an 18×18×24” enclosure.
Réunion Island Day Gecko
Phelsuma borbonica mater - endangered
This has been a dream species of mine for quite some time, and I’m excited to be putting a pair together in 2026. Whether we’ll see babies this year or not remains to be seen. The male is 5 years old and a proven breeder, the female is 1.5 years old. I’m still working on names for these guys, but I’m very excited to be working with them at last.
As with all day geckos, they will need a low basking light, UVB, and a good LED to show their best color. I find bee pollen to be a valuable addition to their diet, which is already included in Blue River Diet formulas.
ExoTerra Article: here
Kim Howell’s Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus kimhowelli - least concern
I very much would -like- to be working with the Kim Howell’s dwarf gecko, also known as the Tanzanian dwarf gecko, and the zebra dwarf gecko. However, these little guys are surprisingly hard to find. I have the little female pictured here that was bred by our friends over at A Shore Thing exotics.
If anyone has any captive-bred specimens available, please reach out! I’d love to connect.
Dwarfgeckos.com care sheet: here
Emerald Green Tree Skink
Lamprolepis smaragdina - least concern
The emerald green tree skink is a marvelous little animal. My pair are wild caught from Solomon Island, as not too many of these little guys are available in captivity just yet. With wild-caught specimens, age is of course unknown, but both of these guys have grown substantially in the time I’ve had them, so I think I lucked out with a younger pair. While I did witness a lock between Squall and Rinoa last year, it did not result in any eggs. I’m hoping 2026 will be their time to shine!
Reptifiles care sheet: here
Kenyan Zebra Skink
Trachylepis dichroma - least concern
Kenyan Zebra Skinks are wonderful little lizards and another very clearly sexually dimorphic species. Juveniles and females have the striping ‘zebra’ pattern, while males lose this pattern as they age, going to a more bronze and orange coloration. Clive here gets way brighter when he’s not just about to shed, like he is in this particular picture. His lady friend Jill is quite a bit more shy, whereas Clive is puppy-dog tame. They will both eat off of tongs, and will eat (or try) just about any feeder I’ve given them.
Jill doesn’t seem to be the biggest fan of Clive when he’s feeling romantic, but I am crossing my fingers for a litter toward the end of this year. And yes, litter, not clutch—zebra skinks give live birth!
402Exotics Care Sheet: here