Although with patience these beautiful geckos can be tamed, excessive handling can cause undue stress and tear their sensitive skin. Children should not attempt to handle these fragile geckos without adult supervision. Additionally, a basking area should maintain a local temperature of 85 to 95 degrees. Night time temperature should remain between 65 and 75 degrees. The humidity for day geckos should be kept at or near 80 percent.
All day geckos require ultraviolet lighting to maintain good health.
Ultraviolet lighting is recommended for 12 hours per day. A timer should be used to maintain a stable lighting schedule. Assorted flavors of fruit baby food should be available on a regular basis. Some day geckos have even been successfully hand tamed with the use of baby food. When baby food is offered, it should be removed 2 hours after it is offered to prevent spoilage.