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Gekkonidae

Madagascar Ground Gecko

Paroedura pictus

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. joshsfrogs.com

Photograph: Jack Forrester · 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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warm end29–32 °C
cool end24–27 °C
Humidity55–65 %
14:00
Day

Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

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The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–27°Cool side
29–32°Warm side
21°Night

Day: a real gradient, 29–32°C warm against 24–27°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 21°C.

Why

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

The sheet stateswarm 29-32 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 21 °C

Humidity

55–65%Target RH

The sheet statesaround 55-65% (up to 70%)

UVB

Not needed for this species

Stated in the sheet, not inferred.

The sheet statesAs a nocturnal species, UV lighting is not required for this species, but isn't harmful if provided

Enclosure
A single animal or pair can be kept in an 12x12x12 enclosure, and a trio can be kept in an 18x18x12 enclosure
Diet
insectivores; hatchlings take ¼"-inch crickets, then ½" and eventually even ¾" crickets, along with similarly sized dubia roaches; adults can be sparingly fed treats, such as waxworms, butterworms, and small hornworms

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Temperature
warm 29–32 °C / cool 24–27 °C / night 21 °C
Humidity
55–65% (up to 70%)

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.

Common questions

Is it a good beginner gecko?

Yes. Small, cheap, hardy, and it eats crickets enthusiastically. A good first lizard.

Can I handle it?

Short gentle sessions are fine, but they are quick and will drop the tail if you grab them.

How long does it live?

Around 8 to 10 years, shorter than a leopard gecko, and females that breed hard live less.

Can I keep two together?

One male with females is fine in a decent-sized tank. Two males will fight.

What it needs

A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 29-32 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 21 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 29-32 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 21 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 29-32 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 21 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 29-32 °C / cool 24-27 °C / night 21 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — around 55-65% (up to 70%)
No UVB: the sheet states none is neededbecause uvb — As a nocturnal species, UV lighting is not required for this species, but isn't harmful if provided
Not stated: The size of the enclosurethis sheet describes the enclosure without a figure: « A single animal or pair can be kept in an 12x12x12 enclosure, and a trio can be »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

joshsfrogs.com — lu le 2026-08-04gtlgeckos.com — lu le 2026-08-04snaketracks.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

Leopard GeckoEublepharis maculariusCrested GeckoCorrelophus ciliatusGargoyle GeckoRhacodactylus auriculatusAfrican Fat-tailed GeckoHemitheconyx caudicinctusTokay GeckoGekko geckoGolden geckoGekko badeniiLeachieRhacodactylus leachianusChahoua gecko (mossy prehensile-tail)Mniarogekko chahoua

What this sheet states

62%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 4 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: enclosure size audit, day/night engine and awake count on the globe, 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.