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I posted this earlier this week and got no response....so here goes my second try....

"hey guys i just bought a couple of White Spot Geckos from the White Plains show this past weekend and wanted some pointers since the care sheets i found tend to be very vague. I had a Bibron's Gecko for some time but he died earlier this year so i decided to get another one but found 2 female white spots. They are kept in a 20 long with a small heat rock that does not overheat, day and night light, bark, fresh water, mealworms once a day (4 worms each gecko) screen top and alot of hide spots. Any tips will be appreciated. Also what kind of plants can i put in with them. TY - Shawn"
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1.3 BCI
0.2 White Spot Geckos
0.0.1 Flowerhorn
0.0.1 Green Terror

Okay -- just so someone will answer I will answer this post for you. I have never kept whitespot geckos. I know they are quite similar to bibrons and I am sure the care is basically the same. HOWEVER-- I can't give you any definitive answer because I have never kept the specie. I can tell you to lose that heat rock though and replace it with an over head heat source. From my person experience I can say I am no fan of those basking rocks.

White Spot Geckos are cool. I have two males, one of which I've had for almost 10 years. I read somewhere that they can live for 30 years, but most things I see on the web say the life span is more like 10 years. My #1 male was full grown when I bought him, and he's still fat and happy (except for a stuck eye cap that I'm working with). I was keeping both of mine in live terrariums with pathos ivy and dracina plants. I just recently moved my #2 male to a smaller holding tank with paper towel on the floor and a fake plant. He's been losing weight and I need to redo his terrarium. I think a lot of his crickets were escaping.

They are not social animals. Your probably ok keeping two females together, but keep an eye on them. I have had one female, and the #1 male just wanted to kill her. After I placed her with the #2 male she never would thrive and died about a month later. Males will fight to the death, so I've heard.

Here's a pretty good care sheet: http://www.freewebs.com/rodents2reptiles/minicaresheets.htm

Your setup sounds pretty good, but do get rid of the heat rock. Overall, I've found them to be hardy and tough little lizards.