Description
- Common Name: Mourning Gecko
- Scientific Name: Lepidodactylus lugubris
- Locality/Morph: Wild type
- Sex: Parthenogenetic (all females)
- Age: 2025
- Source: Captive bred
- Native Range: Widely distributed across Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and introduced to many tropical regions worldwide
- Natural Habitat: Tropical forests, urban areas, trees, shrubs, and human dwellings
- Diet: Insectivorous
- Basking Temperature: 28-31°C
- Ambient Temperature: 22–28°C (night drop to ~20°C)
- Average Adult Size: 6–8 cm
The Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) is a small, nocturnal gecko notable for being parthenogenetic, meaning all individuals are female and can reproduce without the presence of a male. This remarkable reproductive strategy has allowed it to become widespread across tropical regions. The species is calm, prolific, and easy to maintain in captivity, making it one of the most popular small geckos for bioactive setups.
In captivity, they thrive in small, well-planted terrariums with plenty of vertical surfaces, foliage, and hiding spots. A substrate of soil, sand-soil mix, or bioactive setups works well. Humidity should be maintained at 60–80%, with regular misting to encourage hydration and egg-laying behavior. Ambient temperatures of 22–28°C, dropping slightly at night, are ideal.
Their diet should consist of live invertebrates, including fruit flies, crickets, small locusts, and mini mealworms, all gut-loaded and supplemented with calcium and vitamins. They will also take fresh fruit, nectar and powdered diets produced for other fruit eating species like Crested Geckos (e.g. Pangea, Repashy). Being nocturnal, feeding should be carried out during evening hours.
Mourning Geckos are extremely hardy and prolific breeders, capable of producing clutches of fertile eggs every few weeks. With proper care, they can live 5–8 years, making them ideal for keepers looking for a small, active, and easy to breed gecko species.
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
Livestock sales are for customers aged 18+, if under this age you must have prior parent permission. If we have any reason to suspect this is not the case we will contact you before the animal is released.
When purchasing an animal from us you automatically agree to these terms of sale.
