Nephrurus milii or Underwoodisaurus milii

[Kareeves]

Just wondering what its is now days Underwoodisaurus milii or Nephrurus milii and while we are at it whats the average age a geko lives for.

 

[geckodan]

Its back to Underwoodisaurus. When Uvidicolus was erected as a genus for the Border Thick Tail, Underwoodisaurus had to be resurrected.
Longevity depends on the species, the environment and the husbandry.

 

[Kareeves]

Thanks Geckodan. I have a old H.G Cogger book so not all ways shaw what they are sometimes.

 

[JasonL]

est of age would be 10 - 20 years, though it totally depends how they are kept and what species. If you turn them into egg machines and heat them 24/7 you can halve that estimate

 

[Kareeves]

Thanks JasonL i did not think they would live that long its grate to know and i will be happy with one bach of eggs a year from these guys i have. I also dont heat my guys they are keep in side the house which is relitevly warm in the winter. At this stage i am only keeping criters that come from the colder parts of Australia. With the cost of power now days i dont want power bills like I use to have back in the old days.

est of age would be 10 - 20 years, though it totally depends how they are kept and what species. If you turn them into egg machines and heat them 24/7 you can halve that estimate

 

[JasonL]

Keep the male separate from the female if you dont want being raped nightly all spring summer long, keeping them together adds stress and stress shortens lives. He only needs a one week stay in spring for her to produce eggs