SHOPPING LIST Eyelash Crested ciliatus Step 1: Choosing a Terrarium The standard for pet care 20-gallon (20-24" tall) or larger terrarium Gargoyle Gecko The Vet Assured Program includes: Screen lid, if not included with habitat Rhacodactylus auriculatus • Specific standards our vendors agree to meet in caring for and observing pets for Step 2: Decor EXPERIENCE LEVEL: BEGINNER common illnesses. Coconut fiber, bark or moss substrate • Specific standards for in-store pet care. Artificial/natural rock or wood hiding spot • The PetSmart Promise: If your pet becomes ill Branches/plants for climbing and hiding during the initial 14-day period, or if you’re not satisfied for any reason, PetSmart will gladly Food and water dishes replace the pet or refund the purchase price. Step 3: Care HEALTH Heating and Lighting New surroundings and environments can be Reptile habitat thermometers (2) stressful for pets. Prior to handling your pet, give Reptile habitat hygrometer (humidity gauge) them 3-4 days to adjust to their new surroundings Daytime heat bulb and fixture while monitoring their behavior for any signs of stress or illness. Shortly after purchase, have a Daytime fluorescent bulb and fixture, if desired Lifespan: Approximately 10+ years veterinarian familiar with examine your pet. Lamp stand for fluorescent and heat bulbs, PetSmart recommends that all pets visit a qualified if desired Size: Up to 10” (25 cm) long veterinarian annually for a health exam. Timer for light and heat bulbs, if desired Habitat: Tropical/Arboreal Environment Ceramic heat emitter and fixture, or THINGS TO WATCH FOR nighttime bulb, if necessary • Runny droppings for more than two days Spray bottle for misting or an automatic fogger or mister, if desired • Eating or drinking less; weight loss • Swollen joints Foods • Discharge from the eyes, nose or mouth Appropriate size live crickets • Shedding problems; discolored skin container Shop for your reptile in • Avoidance of the basking area; more time Cricket food and cricket water gel spent hiding; lethargic behavior Prepared Gecko pellet blend 3 Simple Steps If you notice any of the above signs, speak with Calcium supplement with vitamin D a PetSmart store associate or reptile veterinarian Vitamin supplement, if desired about the health of your pet. Terrarium Decor Care This care guide contains general information for the proper care of your pet, but is not comprehensive. For more information, review the Habitat Set-up Guide and PetSmart® Care Guides were developed and the Heating and Lighting Guide. approved by PetSmart veterinarians. For more information on the care of or other pets, visit ©2013 PetSmart Store Support Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PETSMART & Bouncing Ball SPRP_CRGD_012 Designs and VET ASSURED are trademarks of PetSmart Store Support Group, Inc. petsmart.com/careguides STEP 1 Terrarium STEP 3 Care

Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos originate Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos require a Food from the South Pacific and require a warm, humid temperature gradient (cool bottom/warm top) Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos are environment. Multiple Eyelash Crested Geckos to properly regulate their body temperature. omnivores, meaning their diet consists of a can be housed together (no more than one male Temperatures should also vary between daytime and combination of insects and fruit. per habitat). Gargoyle Geckos should be housed nighttime hours. • Insects should be dusted with a calcium individually. Heating supplement twice weekly and a reptile Terrarium • Equip the habitat with two G thermometers (one multivitamin once weekly. • Use a well-ventilated a 20-gallon terrarium or high and one low) to measure temperatures and • Fruit and prepared pellet blends should be larger for a single gecko. Use a larger terrarium for one H hygrometer to monitor humidity. fed from a dish to avoid accidental ingestion multiple pets. • Place a I low-wattage heat bulb over the habitat of the substrate. Remove excess food and clean • A tall enclosure is required, as Eyelash Crested or use a ceramic heat emitter to provide the dish after feeding. and Gargoyle Geckos like to climb. warmth. Turn the heat element off for 12 hours • Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos should at night., as long as the ambient room • Choose a B screen lid, if not included with the be fed at nighttime. habitat. temperature does not drop below 65° F (18° C). • Use a ceramic heat emitter, under-tank heater Dietary Options Decor or nighttime heat bulb as needed to maintain Examples Feeding Frequency STEP 2 nighttime temperatures. Once daily. Prepared pellet • Create and maintain humidity by keeping the Prepared Substrate blend or pureed Use 2-3” (5-8 cm) of C coconut fiber, reptile bark water dish full, misting your pet and habitat 1-3 Foods Offer only enough to be • fruit consumed by the morning. or moss. times every day or by using an automatic fogger, mister or drip system, if desired. • Spot clean at least once a week and completely Once to twice weekly. change substrate at least once a month. Insects Crickets* Offer only enough to be Decor TARGET RANGE consumed by the morning. • Add a D wood or rock hiding spot; at least one HUMIDITY 50-80% for each gecko. *Crickets should be fed a “gut-loading” nutrient-rich diet TEMPERATURE (commercially prepared) that will benefit your reptile when he • Provide E artificial or live branches and plants for eats the crickets. hiding and DAY - COOL AREA 75-80° F (24-27° C) climbing. Make DAY - WARM AREA 80-85° F (27-30° C) sure live plants are Water safe for Eyelash NIGHT 65-75° F (18-24° C) • Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos will drink from a shallow dish and lick moisture from their Crested and I Gargoyle Geckos skin and habitat. B Lighting and not treated • Every reptile requires a 12-hour light/dark cycle. • Empty and refill the water dish daily. with any chemicals. • Eyelash Crested and Gargoyle Geckos are • Include F food nocturnal and spend most daytime hours hidden. G a Other Reminders and water dishes. H Your pet’s heat bulb or ambient lighting can E Use caution when handling your pet and remember • Ensure decor is provide sufficient daytime light. Only provide a that all pets may bite or scratch, especially when large and stable G UVA/UVB bulb if your gecko does not get stressed. Supervise children around pets. enough for the enough dietary Vitamin D. Avoid picking up your gecko by the tail, as it may size of your reptile, • If desired, use a night-specific bulb to view fall off. as Eyelash Crested D your pet at night without disturbing their and Gargoyle natural behavior. Pets may transmit disease to humans, so be sure to Geckos are wash your hands before and after handling your pet F active climbers. *Replace UVA/UVB bulbs every 6 months, as bulbs or cleaning the habitat. C may continue producing light without emitting proper UVB.