Chapter 9 of 9 · Gargoyle Gecko Care Guide

Sources

Disclaimer: I'm not a veterinarian and I don't hold a degree in animal science or animal care. This guide is compiled from the published sources listed in every chapter. For a sick animal, a reptile vet is the authority.

The numbers in square brackets throughout this guide match the numbers below. Each source is listed once, under the first chapter that cites it (source 15 was added to chapters 1 and 2 later and stays listed under Chapter 6 to keep the numbering). Sources marked "hobby report" or "hobby reference" are keeper experience rather than reviewed research.

Chapter 1: Start here

Also cites 10 (listed under Chapter 2) and 15 (listed under Chapter 6).

  • [1] Endemia.nc, species page for Rhacodactylus auriculatus (includes the 2017 IUCN assessment). endemia.nc
  • [2] Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation (repost), "Ecological observations on the gargoyle gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) in southern New Caledonia." responsibleherpetoculture.foundation
  • [3] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Care Guide." reptifiles.com
  • [4] de Vosjoli, P., "Gargoyle Gecko Care Sheet," Reptiles Magazine. reptilesmagazine.com
  • [5] ReptileDirect, "Crested Gecko vs. Gargoyle Gecko: The Complete Guide" (hobby report). reptiledirect.com
  • [6] Bowling Green State University Herpetarium, "New Caledonian Gargoyle Gecko Care Sheet" (E. Underwood, 2016, PDF). bgsu.edu
  • [7] The Bio Dude, "Gargoyle Gecko Care Sheet and Bioactive Terrarium Maintenance" (hobby report). thebiodude.com
  • [8] CDC, "Healthy Pets, Healthy People: Reptiles and Amphibians." cdc.gov

Chapter 2: Housing and environment

Also cites 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 15.

  • [9] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Health: Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)." reptifiles.com
  • [10] VetVerified, "Gargoyle Gecko Care Guide" (no named reviewer; hobby-grade). vetverified.com
  • [11] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Health: Floppy Tail Syndrome (FTS)." reptifiles.com

Chapter 3: Feeding

Also cites 4, 6, 7 and 10.

  • [12] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Health, Diseases, Etc." (index page). reptifiles.com

Chapter 4: Handling and behavior

Also cites 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10.

  • [13] Caponetto, A., "Breeding Gargoyle Geckos," Reptiles Magazine (March 2015, updated June 2020). reptilesmagazine.com

Chapter 5: Health

Cites 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. No new sources.

Chapter 6: Breeding

Also cites 6, 8 and 13.

  • [14] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Sexing." reptifiles.com
  • [15] ReptiFiles, "Gargoyle Gecko Terrarium Size" (includes guidance on housing gargoyles together). reptifiles.com
  • [16] New England Herpetoculture (NEHERP), "Crested & Gargoyle Gecko Breeding Care Sheet" (written about 2010; hobby breeder). neherpetoculture.com
  • [17] FurryCritter, "Gargoyle Gecko Breeding Readiness" (hobby and pet-care site). furrycritter.com
  • [18] Sticky Paws Geckos, "Rhacodactylus auriculatus (Gargoyle Gecko) Care Sheet" (hobby breeder report). sites.google.com
  • [19] Wikipedia, "Gargoyle gecko." wikipedia.org

Chapter 7: Genetics and morphs

Also cites 13, 18 and 19.

  • [20] MorphMarket Community, "Gargoyle Geckos — Morph Encyclopedia (in progress)" (2021 community wiki draft, closed November 2021 and replaced by Morphpedia; hobby reference). community.morphmarket.com
  • [21] MorphMarket Community, "Gargoyle Gecko traits — Category upgrade" (the trait list MorphMarket adopted for its categories, January 2021; forum discussion, hobby reference). community.morphmarket.com
  • [22] MorphMarket Morphpedia, "Aberrant Stripe — Gargoyle Gecko Traits" (filed as type: polygenic). morphmarket.com

Chapter 8: New owner checklist

The checklist summarizes chapters 1–5 and uses the sources listed above, mainly 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12.

Last revised November 6, 2026.