My geckos make a hissing sound or a "gggck!" sound when they are mad. I don't know if this is the same for others.
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Both male and female tokays make a various of sounds. From croaks - grunts, mating calls - alarming one another of danger. Tokay geckos have received their names due to the sounds they make. To-kek, to-kek, is the sounds people of Malaysia and Indonesia hear all year round. Thus giving their name, Tokay.
Geckos are the only species of reptile that have the ability to vocalize. They can do this when feeling threatened or in danger, when looking for a mate, or to socialize to one another.
It depends on what kind of geckos you have. But, besides a few species, geckos are known for their unique "language" of noises.
What makes a gecko different than any other species of lizard on earth, is that a gecko is able to vocalize, for many purposes. From mating-danger, a gecko can make chirps, clicks, grunts, barks etc..
All geckos, like snakes, have fused eyelids that make them unable to blink. To clean their eyeballs geckos lick them with protrusible notched tongues.
The name comes from the small tropical and subtropical lizards of the family Gekkonidae, having toes padded with setae containing numerous suction cups that enable them to climb on vertical surfaces.I live in Vietnam surrounded by Geckos. The name comes from the sound large Geckos make, which sounds similar to the word gecko. "geec...koooo"EDIT: According to Wikipedia - "...The name stems from the Indonesian/Javanese word Tokek, inspired by the sound these animals make..." Snakester1962 (Supervisor)
Geckos love to be nice and warm, make sure the gecko drinks room temperature.
yes, panther geckos do shed. (also called pictus geckos, big head geckos, Madagascar ground geckos, etc.) If you own a panther gecko, make sure it has rough surfaces such as bark and rock in their enclosure, to help get their skin off during shedding, and a moist hide box
Crested geckos usually make noises while they are mating or at the beginning of the mating seson the males make noise to attract a mate.I have three and they rarely make any noise.I heard them once and it was about 2AM.
Geckos are lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 cm to 60 cm. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos. Gekkonidae is the largest family of lizards, with over 2000 different species worldwide and many others likely yet to be discovered. The name stems from the Indonesian-Javanese word Tokek, inspired by the sound these animals make.
leopard geckos are not dangerous. unless you get it from somebody that might have made it very aggressive. in fact, leopard geckos make a great pet!
Lizards aren't geckos, but geckos are lizards