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Diplodactylidae

Chahoua gecko (mossy prehensile-tail)

Mniarogekko chahouaจิ้งจกชาฮัว

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. reptifiles.com

Photograph: Lennart Hudel · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Day

Drag the sun. Chahoua gecko (mossy prehensile-tail) is nocturnal, so what it is doing changes with the light. The sheet states a night temperature, and the rail follows it.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/mniarogekko-chahoua

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warm end28–29 °C
cool end22–24 °C
Humidity60–80 %
Enclosure60×60×90
Diet1 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
22–24°Cool side
28–29°Warm side
18–22°Night

Day: a real gradient, 28–29°C warm against 22–24°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 18–22°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 28-29 °C / cool 22-24 °C / night 18-22 °C

Humidity

60–80%Target RH

The sheet statesaverage humidity of 60-80%

UVB

RequiredUVI 1–2

The sheet statesone Zoo Med T8 ReptiSun 5.0 in a reflective T8 fixture or an Arcadia ShadeDweller Arboreal UVB kit, UVI of 1.0-2.0 in the basking area

Identity

Family / Order
Diplodactylidae / Squamata
Origin
Legal
New Caledonia export ban: captive-bred lines only

Morphs

3 morphs, with how each one is inherited.

Mainland localityLine-bredLocalitySuper form: —
Pine Isle localityLine-bredLocalitySuper form: —
Red / White collarLine-bredSuper form: —

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

60 cm90 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
60 × 60 × 90 cmWidth × depth × height
36dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states24"L x 24"W x 36"H / 60 x 60 x 90 cm (single animal)

Temperature
warm 28–29 °C / cool 22–24 °C / night 18–22 °C
Humidity
60–80%

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 1 dAs an adult
28Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statescrested gecko diet; Best feeder insects for chahoua geckos: crickets, dubia roaches, discoid roaches, red head roaches, grasshoppers/locusts; Juveniles (0-12 months): CGD daily, insects every other day; Adults (>12 months): CGD every other day, insects every other day

Behaviour and handling

HandlingTolerant, deliberate mover (grippy)
HousingSolo or 1M+1F; males fight; can be cage-aggressive to females
NotePrehensile tail: rarely drops it

Reproduction

Sexing
Male: hemipenal bulge, preanal pores
Breeding
Glues hard-shelled paired eggs

When to see a vet

N

Good to know

  • Unlike most geckos it rarely drops its prehensile tail, and camouflages as mossy bark.

Common questions

Can I handle it?

Gently and briefly. They are calmer than leachianus but will still bite if pushed too far.

What does it eat?

Prepared crested gecko diet plus insects a couple of times a week. Feeding cost is low.

How long does it live?

Around 15 to 20 years, so it is a genuinely long-term pet.

Can I keep two together?

A settled pair sometimes works in a large enclosure, but two males will fight. Never mix males.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 60 × 60 × 90 cmbecause enclosure — 24"L x 24"W x 36"H / 60 x 60 x 90 cm (single animal)
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 28-29 °C / cool 22-24 °C / night 18-22 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 28-29 °C / cool 22-24 °C / night 18-22 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 28-29 °C / cool 22-24 °C / night 18-22 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 28-29 °C / cool 22-24 °C / night 18-22 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — average humidity of 60-80%
UVB (T8), stated as requiredbecause uvb — one Zoo Med T8 ReptiSun 5.0 in a reflective T8 fixture or an Arcadia ShadeDweller Arboreal UVB kit, UVI of 1.0-2.0 in the basking area

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

Pangea Reptile — Chahouareptifiles.com — lu le 2026-08-04

Others in this group

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What this sheet states

92%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.