I realize that in the realm of the geckos, the Mediterranean House Geckos are kind of the "plain jane". They don't get very big or colorful, and for the most part are completely nocturnal.

On the other hand, I probably have hundreds of them living around the outside of my house here in Tucson. One of my "sure signs of spring" is when I spot the first gecko hanging around the front porch light, waiting for bugs to scarf down. One night, we pulled into the driveway and my wife and I sat in the truck for a few minutes watching and counting the geckos near the porch light. We stopped counting after 22, and that was just those we could see at THAT porch light. We've uncovered gecko nests with hatched egg remains on numerous occasions. If I had a phobia of them, I'd be in hell for certain.

I'm considering building a tall enclosure especially for keeping a few House Geckos in as pets. I'm thinking of something maybe 3 to 4 feet tall, probably 2 foot wide, and around 8 to 12 inches deep. Since the geckos seem to prefer the vertical surfaces to hang out on rather than flat horizontal surfaces, I think it would be cool to make them something along those lines, with a convenient hide built onto the back wall, a nice basking light (remarkably like a porch light) and a glass front that we can sit back and watch their antics through.

Anyone ever try something like this for climbing geckos before? About the biggest drawback I can think of is difficulty in cleaning, but I think with a little thought, I can work around that without too much trouble.