Okay so I was looking around a pet shop that has a few reptiles in it, when I saw this gecko, they had him/her reduced to £9.99 because they did not know what type of gecko it was. I didn't know either, but the crickets they was trying to feed him were way too big for him, and so the conditions they were keeping in him didn't look right at all. I decided to buy him, I was sure people on here would know what he is, and if I can't look after him well enough, he would be able to find a home with someone who can.
So, here he is...

I don't have any geckos myself, so sorry, cant help you there, but I would like to comment on what a beautiful little guy you have, hes gorgeous

DEFINATELY a wall gecko of some species. Genus is Tarentola though. I have a white-spotted gecko (aka annulated gecko, among other names), Tarentola annularis. Your's isn't a white-spotted, and it doesn't look like a moorish gecko (aka, crocodile gecko), Tarentola mauritanica. Not a T. gomerensis either. Possibly a gran canaria gecko, T. boettgeri, but it looks more like a young tenerife gecko T. delalandii. Hopefully this site can help:

http://www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/geckos_tarentola.html

Its the best one I've found so far. Your's isn't a bibron's or a turner's gecko though, that's for sure. Here's some pics of my white-spotted gecko to give an example of another Tarentola species:







Hmmm, sorry, I have some better pics, but they're not on photobucket.

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Hmm, well, here's a site that has pics of tenerife gex, but like many geckos, colors can vary a bit from one individual to another. Younger tenerifes look pretty similar to your gecko, but keep in mind, I haven't seen all the various Tarentola out there, so it could still be a different species. I'm just guessing that the care may be similar to my white-spotted though. Almost all wall geckos are WC, if not all of them. If you like, I can give you my caresheet on white-spotteds, even though yurs is a different species. How big is your gecko anyway?

http://www.reptarium.cz/fotogalerie.php?foto=1308

Oh! Here's an even better link (thanks Ryan ):

http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?Speci...TarenDelal.htm

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Its tiny! I'd say about 2 1/2" and VERY fast.

and Thanks for the help!! So what shoudl I put in his cage? I was going to put in some fake leaves and plants, but should I just be adding more cave like hides?

Your's is just a baby then. He'll probably get at least 5 inches long ecentually. I'd get some bark mulch type substrate, or soil. Set up some rocks and branches and stuff for him to hide in and climb on. He's nocturnal, so no need for a UVB light, just a heat lamp, Ceramic Heat Emitter, heat pad, or a Under Tank Heater. I prefer heat lamps personally. He'll need a screen lid. As for the temperatures and humidity though, I'm not really sure. Probably something like 70 degrees at the cool end, with a 90 degree basking spot, and 70% humidity, but that's just a guess. Cave-style hides won't be necessary. Those are usually better utalized by terrestrial lizards. Your little guy will prefer to hide under branches, behind leaves, behind rocks, etc. He'll probably use a cave hide if provided though, but you can also make one by stacking flat rocks. I'd give him lots of cover though, not a lot of wide open space.

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Thanks! Should he be eating crickets, can he eat mealworms.... babyfood?

As with any other lizard, a varied diet is important. Crix should be the bulk of the diet, but yeah, feed him mealies and other feeder insects too now and then. I don't think they eat baby food though, but you can offer it and see if he eats any. I don't feed any to Lybiya (my white-spotted) though. Make sure the crix you feed him are only as long as the distance between his eyes, especially since he's still small. Mealies should also be as small as you can get them, and may even be too big for him at the moment. Make sure you use good vitamin and calcium supplements too. Got a name for him yet? If I can, I'll get some more pics of Libby on here.

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that's a marble gecko