Mourning Gecko Egg Incubation Guide
| Incubation temperature | ~75–82°F (room temp) |
| Incubation length | ~60–110 days |
Temperature and humidity
Mourning gecko eggs can be incubated at normal warm room temperature (roughly 75–82°F) with reasonable ambient humidity — a genuinely lower-effort incubation process than many reptile species, and eggs are often simply left in place where they were laid inside the enclosure rather than moved to a separate incubator.
Incubation length
Expect a range of roughly 60–110 days depending on temperature — warmer conditions generally speed things up, which is one reason many keepers just leave eggs at room temperature in the main enclosure rather than fine-tuning a dedicated incubator.
No sex determination to consider
Because reproduction is parthenogenetic, every hatchling is genetically female (or, extremely rarely, an unusual male-phenotype individual) — there's no temperature-based sex ratio to manage the way there is with some other reptile species.
Handling laid eggs
Mourning gecko eggs are typically glued firmly to whatever surface they're laid against and are best left in place rather than relocated, since they can be damaged trying to peel them free. If relocation is truly necessary, move the whole surface they're attached to rather than the egg alone.
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A single adult mourning gecko needs a minimum 12"x12"x18" front-opening, well-ventilated enclosure — taller matters more than wider since this species is highly arboreal — furnished with cork bark, branches, and dense foliage for climbing.
A complete mourning gecko setup needs a tall 18"+ front-opening enclosure, cork bark and branches for climbing, coco fibre/moss substrate, a misting routine to hold 60–80% humidity, and complete MRP powder — no heat lamp is required in most homes.
Hatchlings can start in a small (roughly 5"x5"x8") enclosure to make food easier to find, juveniles move up around a few months old, and adults need a minimum 12"x12"x18" vertical enclosure.
Mourning geckos generally do best at normal room temperature, roughly 75–82°F, and can suffer heat stress above about 82°F. Most homes need no basking bulb or heat mat at all — just monitoring during hot weather.
Low-level UVB (roughly 5–6% output) is increasingly recommended as good practice, though it isn't strictly mandatory for mourning geckos the way it is for a strongly basking desert species — their diet's built-in D3 from MRP covers much of the gap.
Mourning geckos need roughly 60–80% humidity, achieved through misting once or twice daily, with good ventilation to prevent the dampness from turning stagnant.