Mniarogekko chahoua
Chahoua gecko
A tall, humid enclosure with cork tubes and cover.
Legal status
- Check local rules
Mniarogekko chahoua is not recorded here as listed in the CITES Appendices. No EU wildlife-trade annex was verified for this species, so the annex field is empty. It is not marked on the EU list of invasive alien species and it is not marked as venomous. National and regional rules can still restrict keeping. Check local rules before you keep, move, or rehome an animal. This record is not a permit and not legal advice.
Official sourceNot legal advice. Rules differ by country, and sometimes by region. Check the law that applies to you.
- Temperature
- 22–26°C
- UVB
- Ferguson zone 1. About 0.1–0.7
- Humidity
- 70–85%
- Minimum enclosure
- About 45 × 45 × 90 cm for one adult
- Adult size
- About 25 cm.
- Lifespan
- Often 15–20 years.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Diet and feeding
Commercial gecko diet and insects. Diet most nights. Insects weekly for adults.
Substrate
A planted mix with a drainage layer, kept from becoming a swamp.
Health
Stuck sheds and respiratory trouble if the cage is cold and wet at the same time.
Handling
Calmer than a tokay, still able to drop the tail. Support the body.
Husbandry ranges are general guidance for captive care, not a veterinary prescription or a permit. Confirm the gradient with your own thermometers. UV zones follow Baines et al., Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 4(1), 2016, https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/150. Legal fields use the source link on this species and stay empty when an annex was not verified.