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BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience keeping Centralian Knob-Tailed Gecko (Nephrurus amyae).
Nephrurus amyae is named after Amy Couper, daughter of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper. It is the largest species within Nephrurus genus.
This terrestrial species is endemic to Australia and essentially arid-adapted like all other knob-tailed gecko species. This species is restricted to the center of Australia around the Alice Springs area, north to Barrow Creek in the Northern Territory. Here it inhabits open or lightly wooded areas on stony soils or rocky hillsides (Porter, 2005; Cogger, 1902).
Keeping. We keep adults geckos in horizontal terrariums. Required space is 50*50 cm (19.68*19.68 in) per individual. We use 2-4 cm (0.79-1.57 in) layer of coarse sand as a substrate. Decoration includes several ceramic shelters and a moist chamber with sand. Sand layer inside the moist chamber is 5-7 cm (1.97-2.75 in) deep. It should have medium humidity as a place for egg laying and as a resource of moisture.
Humidity. Humidity level is 50-60% with 2-3 spraying sessions per week.
Water. Water bowl is desirable, but not mandatory.
Diet. Diet consists of crickets and Turkestan cockroaches. For adults food is provided 2-3 times a week (4-6 insects per head). We offer “Repashy” calcium-vitamin supplements for every feeding.
Our geckos gain sexual maturity at age of 18-24 months. It’s better to let females breed later to avoid infertile eggs. We keep adults separately. Males and females are paired in the mating period only (after hibernation). Gestation lasts about 1 month. Female buries eggs in moist sand inside the moist chamber. Number of clutches per breeding season: 4–5 (1–2 eggs in each). Incubation period is 81–85 days.
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