212: Leaf-Tailed Geckos, The Invisible Pet | Gekkotaculture - AAH

Jack Thomson of gekkotaculture discusses his experience with keeping reptiles in general, as well as his recent love for various gecko species such as the Uroplatus genus. He talks about his experience in keeping his reptiles during college, as well as his career aspirations in working at ZooMed and where he is in that job now. One of the most popular aspect of Jack’s care has been the addition of the “gecko room”, which is a tent set up in his garage that keeps the humidity and temperatures at the proper amounts, making the gecko species more maintainable to keep. He also goes over some of the downsides and additions that he would like to make to the tent set up, the species he keeps there, and the enclosures that he keeps them in. Jack goes over in detail what the husbandry of various Uroplatus species have outlined such as their diets, enclosure sizes, breeding activity, lighting, and humidity as well as any other aspects that came up in conversation. He also offers advice to people who are interested in keeping a species of Uroplatus, and shares the overall love that he has for the species & what makes them so interesting to keep. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/212-gekkotaculture/ SPONSORS: Visit Zoo Med Labs here: https://zoomed.com/ CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE Guest’s Social Media: gekkotaculture website: https://www.gekkotaculture.com/ Jack’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gekkotaculture/ Support, Subscribe  & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca WE DISCUSS: 0:00 Introducing Jack Thomson - gekkotaculture 1:28 Zoo Med Labs Lighting 1:50 Welcome Jack + Getting into the Reptile Hobby 4:32 Reptile Keeping During College + Gecko Appreciation 8:20 Striving to Work At ZooMed 12:08 The Gecko Room 23:03 Enclosures Kept in The Gecko Room 24:23 Downsides + Additions to The Gecko Room 29:05 Species of Uroplatus + The Diversity 35:59 ZooMed ReptiSun T5 37:04 Husbandry of Uroplatus Species 39:36 Species Kept in The Gecko Room + Types of Enclosure Styles 45:13 Uroplatus Diets, Enclosure Sizes, Breeding, Lighting + Humidity 54:51 The Variety in Uroplatus Species 58:26 Uroplatus without Gecko Keeping Experience 1:00:35 Decor Pieces for Camouflage + Treating Wood 1:05:18 Why Are Uroplatus So Great? 1:08:12 Jack’s Other Species Kept + Breeding Efforts 1:12:50 Jack’s Role at ZooMed + AnimalCon 2024 1:21:18 Closing Thoughts