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Habitat

Rainforest Canopy

Shady, leafy and humid

Climbers and leaf-litter dwellers whose enclosures copy forest: branches and plants to climb, gentler heat and more moisture in the air.

Meet the 6 residents ↓

Habitat

Rainforest Canopy

Shady, leafy and humid

Climbers and leaf-litter dwellers whose enclosures copy forest: branches and plants to climb, gentler heat and more moisture in the air.

Food chain

What each resident here eats, from its care sheet. Tap a food to see who eats it.

Crested gecko
Gargoyle gecko
Mourning gecko
Jackson's chameleon
Veiled chameleon
Dumeril's boa

Meet the residents ↓

Rainforest Canopy · resident 1 of 6

Crested gecko Correlophus ciliatus

A climbing gecko from New Caledonia that eats a powdered fruit diet. One adult needs a tall enclosure of at least 18 × 18 × 24 inches, 75–80°F at the warm end and 70–75°F...

Home range: New Caledonia [source]
Warm end / cool: 75–80°F / 70–75°F [source]
Humidity: 60–80% [source]
Active: Dusk and night 🌙

Fruit-based gecko dietFeeder insectsCrested gecko

A complete powdered crested gecko diet mixed with water; small dusted insects as an extra [source]

Full care sheet

Rainforest Canopy · resident 2 of 6

Gargoyle gecko Rhacodactylus auriculatus

A mellow, very handleable climbing gecko from New Caledonia. One adult needs a tall 18 × 18 × 24 inch enclosure, 77–84°F in the warm zone, 72–74°F in the cool zone, 50–70% humidity with...

Home range: New Caledonia [source]
Warm end / cool: 77–84°F / 72–74°F [source]
Humidity: 50–70% [source]
Active: Dusk and night 🌙

Fruit-based gecko dietFeeder insectsGargoyle gecko

A complete powdered crested gecko diet, feeder insects twice a week, fruit as an occasional treat [source]

Full care sheet

Rainforest Canopy · resident 3 of 6

Mourning gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris

A tiny 3–4 inch climbing gecko from the South Pacific that lives in colonies. A group needs at least a 12 × 12 × 18 inch enclosure, 75–80°F at the warm end, 70–72°F at...

Home range: South Pacific islands, Central and South America, Hawaii [source]
Warm end / cool: 75–80°F / 70–72°F [source]
Humidity: 60–80% [source]
Active: Dusk and night 🌙

Fruit-based gecko dietFeeder insectsMourning gecko

A fruit-based crested gecko diet plus small dusted insects [source]

Full care sheet

Rainforest Canopy · resident 4 of 6

Jackson's chameleon Trioceros jacksonii

A horned chameleon from Kenya and Tanzania, harder to keep than a veiled chameleon. One adult needs a tall 24 × 24 × 48 inch screen enclosure, an 80–85°F basking spot, 65–75°F elsewhere, 50–80%...

Home range: Kenya and Tanzania [source]
Basking / cool: 80–85°F / 65–75°F [source]
Humidity: 50–80% [source]
Active: By day ☀️

Feeder insectsJackson's chameleon

Insects such as crickets, black soldier flies, hornworms, silkworms and roach nymphs [source]

Full care sheet

Rainforest Canopy · resident 5 of 6

Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus

A large chameleon from Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia. One adult needs at least a 24 × 24 × 48 inch enclosure, an 85°F basking spot, 72–78°F elsewhere, 40–50% humidity by day and 80–100%...

Home range: Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia [source]
Basking / cool: 85°F / 72–78°F [source]
Humidity: 40–50% [source]
Active: By day ☀️

Feeder insectsVeiled chameleon

Dusted feeder insects [source]

Full care sheet

Rainforest Canopy · resident 6 of 6

Dumeril's boa Acrantophis dumerili

A heavy, slow-moving boa from the spiny forests of southwestern Madagascar, growing to about six feet. An adult needs a 6 × 3 × 3 foot enclosure, an 85–90°F basking spot, a 72–78°F cool...

Home range: Southwestern Madagascar [source]
Basking / cool: 85–90°F / 72–78°F [source]
Humidity: 60–70% [source]
Active: Dusk and night 🌙

Rodents & whole preyDumeril's boa

Whole prey such as mice, rats, gerbils, chicks or quail [source]

Full care sheet

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