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Originally Posted by staryeyed23
. Well I would like to know know everything I can i eventually want to breed......and yes i found out the hard way how how Fast they are haha 
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Well, when I've kept them in the past (easily 10+ yrs ago), they were in 10-gal tanks, but I would suggest something more vertically-oriented like the Exo-terra 12x12x18 or (ideally) larger.
They don't like it super-hot, maybe a basking area in the low-mid 90s. UV lighting is optional, but I think it benefits them if they're set-up in a well-decorated, naturalistic set-up.
They're insectivores, so they readily eat crickets and sometimes mealworms. Other feeder insects weren't readily available in my area when I kept them last, but I can't imagine why they wouldn't go after smaller feeder roaches.
I have found their husbandry to be kinda like arboreal leopard geckos; very resilient. They do fine in a minimalistic set-up with paper towels, a water bowl and a couple caves, or a huge, naturalistic display. You definitely want to mist them regularly.
I've even gotten a few to tame down and tolerate short periods of handling, although nowhere near the level to that of a leopard or a crestie.
I admit, I don't know a lot about breeding them. Given their general distribution and arboreal nature, I would wager captive breeding is not dissimilar to that of tokay geckos.