Bauer’s Chameleon Gecko — Fact Sheet

Eurydactylodes agricolae · Bauer’s Chameleon Gecko

Full care guide and sources

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• Enclosure planning dimensions: 30 x 30 x 45 cm
• Substrate planning depth: 8 cm
• Housing: One animal per enclosure

🪨 Substrate and furnishings

Use an enclosure that gives usable space, not just empty volume. Cork, bark, branches, bamboo, live or artificial plants and leaf cover all help the animal feel secure.

Avoid sharp decor, unstable rocks and gaps where the gecko can be trapped. Tiny juveniles need especially careful escape-proofing.

💡 Lighting

• Ferguson Zone 2; aim for UVI 1-2 at the animal’s back height on the basking site. See the full care guide for the evidence and any uncertainty.
• Measure with a Solarmeter 6.5; provide a gradient to fully shaded retreats near zero UVI. Lamp percentage alone does not specify exposure.
• Photoperiod: 10-12 h; no bright night light.

🌡️ Temperature

• Basking spot: 26-28 °C

• Daytime air: 22-25 °C

• Cool zone: 20-22 °C

• Night: 18-22 °C

• Clear gradient required; the animal must be able to move between warm, cool, and hidden zones

• Measure basking surfaces with an infrared thermometer and ambient zones with digital probes

• Avoid heat rocks and unguarded heat sources

💧 Humidity and water

Aim for 60-80% with regular misting but no stagnant wetness. Most individuals drink droplets from leaves, glass or decor after misting, though a small clean water dish can be offered as backup.

The enclosure should become humid after misting and then dry partly again. Permanently wet, stale air encourages skin and respiratory problems.

🪳 Feeding

This species should be fed mainly with small crickets, roaches, flies and occasional fruit-gecko diet. Prey must be smaller than the width of the head.

Feed juveniles more often than adults. Gut-load insects, dust with calcium regularly, and use a reptile multivitamin more sparingly according to the product instructions and UVB provision.

Prepared gecko diet can form a regular part of the menu, but live prey remains important for hunting behavior and dietary variety. Rotate fruit flies, small crickets, small roach nymphs, and fly larvae or adults as available. Offer modest portions, remove stale diet the next day, and use an elevated feeding cup that can be reached from cover.

🩺 Health — warning signs

Common problems include dehydration, retained shed, poor appetite, injuries from falls or handling, calcium imbalance, and stress from unsuitable groups. Warning signs include weight loss, weak grip, sunken eyes, repeated hiding without feeding, and visible wounds.

First check temperatures, humidity, ventilation, food size, supplement use and whether tankmates are causing stress. Persistent weakness or swelling needs a reptile veterinarian.