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Like fish and dart frogs, mourning geckos are a “look-but-don’t-touch” kind of pet, which makes them a popular choice for keepers who want a pet that doubles as home décor (as terrible as that sounds, it’s the truth).
Contributed by Woodland Manor Darts and Dragons @WMD_n_D
Live Plants
Live planted terrariums help maintain higher humidity, as well as provide cover, climbing, and egg deposit sites. Not all plants are safe for mourning geckos, but don’t worry — there are plenty of safe options to help you create diversity in your mourning gecko vivarium’s landscape:
- Arrowhead vine
- Bromeliads
- Ferns
- Fittonia
- Peperomia
- Pilea
- Philodendron
- Pothos
- Orchids
- Schefflera
- Wandering Jew
- Moss
Another nice thing about planting a mourning gecko terrarium is that you can use plants which would be too fragile to use with other reptile species. If you’re having difficulty finding these plants in your local garden shops, The Bio Dude has a variety of plants, bromeliads, and mosses available for a reasonable price.
Contributed by Helen Keeling of Blackwater Exotics
Other Decor
Adding décor items other than plants can create attractive variation throughout the terrarium:
- Artificial plants
- Cork bark/branches/tubes
- Twigs
- Branches
- Vines
- Rocks
Most of these items also help provide a variety of hiding spaces to help your geckos feel more secure, as well as help prevent unnecessary disputes over territory.
