Citrus Chinese Cave Geckos

When considering any Chinese cave gecko for sale, be sure to only purchase captive bred baby Chinese cave geckos for sale from an experienced chinese cave gecko breeder.

At CBReptile.com all of our reptiles for sale, including our chinese cave geckos for sale are captive bred and NOT wild caught.  We have a Biologist ON SITE and offer a Live arrival and FULL 7 day health guarantee on ALL Of our animals.  Our guarantee extends to 30 days for all customers who purchase full habitat kits.  All of our orders ship via FedEx Overnight in heated or cooled, insulated containers (when needed) and leave our facility at 6:45PM and are on your doorstep the following morning before noon. One Shipping charge of $39.95 covers up to 5 reptiles for sale.  Lastly, CB has much more than just cave geckos for sale and geckos for sale.  If you’re looking for other reptiles for sale check out the rest of our amazing captive bred selection!

Name

The Chinese Cave Gecko is scientifically known as Goniurosaurus hainanensis. Commonly known as the Chinese Cave Gecko, this easy to keep and breed species is also sometimes called the Hainan cave gecko. Appropriately enough, Chinese Cave Geckos are native to the Chinese Islands of Hainan and Cat Ba. These geckos have been available in rare spurts since at least the 1990s. They’ve recently had a resurgence in popularity, as more and more people realize how easy and rewarding it is to care for these awesome geckos.

Coloration

Chinese Cave Geckos have a black/purple base color, with orange/yellow/white bands that crisscross their body. Most notable are their red eyes. Young animals tend to be more heavily banded. The bands become narrower and shift towards more yellow/white with age.

Housing

A 10 gallon tank or 18x18x12 Exo Terra Glass Terrarium is suitable for 1-2 adults, but there’s nothing wrong with providing extra space. Coco Fiber or a mix of sand and peat moss works well as a substrate.

Provide virgin cork bark or other similar reptile hides and caves to make your gecko feel at home.

These geckos like it cool and humid – ideally, keep your geckos between 65 to 75F and a relative humidity of about 50%. They can tolerate temperatures up to 80F on occasion. Make sure to keep tabs on your geckos’ temperature and humidity with a digital thermometer/hygrometer. Do not let your Chinese Cave Geckos get excessively warm, as high temps can quickly be lethal.

Provide an easy to clean reptile water bowl and mist frequently with a quality hand mister. Substrate can be allowed to just dry out between mistings, and should not be bone dry or soaking wet.

Geckos are fine housed alone. As juveniles, they can be housed in groups, but this may result in the occasional geckos losing it’s tail (no worries – it grows back!). Adults can be housed in groups, but no more than one male should be housed per enclosure.

Size

Adult Chinese Cave Geckos measure up to about 8.5 inches. At hatching, they measure approximately 3 inches. Juveniles sold by Josh’s Frogs will measure approximately 4.5-5″. Chinese Cave Geckos can live for a pretty long time with proper care. Exact oldest age is unknown, but easily exceeds 10 years.

Diet

Chinese Cave geckos are insectivores, and thrive on a staple diet of dubia roaches or crickets. Waxworms, black soldier fly larvae, butterworms, and the occasional mealworm make a great treat. At Josh’s Frogs, all of our Chinese Cave Geckos are fed exclusively dubia roaches gutloaded on our Roach Rations diet and thrive! All feeder insects should be dusted with a vitamin/mineral supplement, and fed using an escape proof bowl. A well fed gecko will have a fat tail. This fat reserve functions as a nutrient source during lean times.

Sex

Sexing Chinese Cave geckos is fairly straightforward – males have visible bulges at the base of their tail. Animals are typically sexable by 5-6 months of age. Juveniles sold by Josh’s Frogs are not sexed.

Breeding

If you’re intending to breed your Chinese Cave Geckos, all you’ll need to do is keep a male and a female together. Breeding season runs from February though September. Females will lay 2 eggs every 30-45 days during this period. The animals should be cooled from October through January. Males may be removed to give the females a break.

So, think Chinese Cave Geckos are the right geckos for you? Hop on over to V Reptiles! Chances are we have offspring for sale right now. Our Chinese Cave Geckos are exclusively fed gutloaded dubia roaches, so they’re large and robust with nice, fat tails. All Chinese Cave Geckos were bred in-house, and are captive bred from captive bred parents. They’re all genetically diverse and descend from colorful bloodlines. They are produced by experienced herpetoculturists with over 10 years of combined experience with the genus, and come with our best in the industry live arrival and health guarantee. If this gecko is for you, we are too!