Captives nevertheless are quite hardy and fare reasonably well. Quite hardy once established, but does not like handling. Optimum temperature range is 74-82 deg. Captive care as for C. mitratus , but deVosjoli warns that there is a high mortality rate at all stages for these geckos as they apparently do not tolerate dietary vitamin D3 well. Temperature should be upper 70s, and these lizards will tolerate night drops into the 60s.
Higher humidity is needed than for leopard geckos.
DeVosjoli also recommends a substrate of orchard bark with an area of green moss and cork bark shelters. Goniurosaurus apparently also like to climb, although they lack foot pads. Two larger species of this genus have recently become available from China and Vietnam whose care is apparently similar. None of the Goniurosaurus species like handling. The few imported have proved delicate, prone to dehydration and heavily parasitised, but recently there has been some success, including breeding, with this species.