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what is the average age of a gecko living in captivity?

just curious!
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1 leopard gecko- corona
1 japanese chin pup- layla
1 kitty- libby
1 fishie- hoodlum

i have heard in that in the right conditions up to 20 years.
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Ekeve
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doring my research the Avg is 10Years for captive. give or take.
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1.0.1 Green Anole(tedo, bubbles)
1.0. Tremper Albino Leo gecko (Brut)
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon(AXE)
1.0.0 Toy poodle( Cho lu la)

0.1.0 Girl Friend

I would say 12-15 is average, 20 is possible, 10 maybe for females bred extensively.
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het Rainwater from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino (Cloud)
0.2 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko (Beatrice, Pepper)
0.1 Normal (Freckles)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko (Rainbow)
0.1 Tremper Albino (Leucy)
RIP Peaches, Ghost, Bill
Hatched: ~25
Holdbacks: 1.0 SHCTB- nice surprise! and 0.1 jungle
Available:
1.0 SHCT, 0.0.1 aberrant m?, 0.0.1 pastel F?, 7 month male circleback tang

According to The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos by tremper and de Vosjoli

males live longer then females

there have been two recorded cases of 2 males that one was 28 and the other was 29 and they were obtained as adults

female usualy have a gradual decline after exhausting there ova which accours by the age of 10

the record for a female is 21 years and 10 months

i would say the true average goes down because of improper care from an owner dew to stress sickness and other factors. Because im sure alot of geckos die in the first year from owner misinformation, carelessness, trama (being droped) but if taken care of properly they can live a long life relativelt speaking for a small reptile. so best of luck with yours