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The Animal
Native to the temperate rainforests of New Caledonia, arboreal and nocturnal, with toe pads and a tail it sheds and never regrows. Natural history that explains every care choice.
Care Library · Vol. III
Crested gecko.
Presumed extinct, rediscovered, and now in living rooms worldwide. Volume Three of the Citadel Culebra Care Library.
Why this guide
The easiest gecko to keep alive is the easiest gecko to keep wrong. Room temperature is a feature, not a shortcut.
An arboreal animal from the cool, humid forests of New Caledonia — kept vertically, fed a complete diet, and protected from the one thing that kills it fastest: heat. The husbandry that actually works, from keepers running entire racks of them.
What's inside
Every chapter.
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The Vertical Enclosure
Height over floorspace, ambient temps in the low-to-mid 70s°F, why supplemental heat is usually wrong, humidity cycles, and a bioactive planting plan.
03
Diet
Complete crested gecko diet (CGD) as the foundation, insects as enrichment, calcium, and the feeding rhythm that grows healthy weight without overfeeding.
04
Handling & Health
Floppy tail syndrome, tail loss, MBD from poor diet, safe handling, shedding, and reading a healthy crestie at a glance.
Web + EPUB
Read it the way you want to.
Full interactive web experience plus a downloadable EPUB for offline reference next to the enclosure.
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Common questions
Before you buy.
In most homes, no — and overheating is fatal. We cover exactly how to read your room, when gentle supplemental heat is appropriate, and the temperatures to never cross.
Yes. A quality complete diet (CGD) can sustain a crested gecko for life. We cover brands, ratios, and how to add insects as enrichment.
Yes. Care Library volumes are versioned — buyers get every future revision of the volume they purchased.
Care Library · Vol. III
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