A pair of tiny lizards born at Blue Planet Aquarium earlier this month are being reared on a diet of fruit flies and crickets.
The two Madagascan giant day geckos hatched out of eggs that were laid by the female back in June.
The babies, which currently measure about six centimetres in length, will take up to a year to reach maturity and will eventually measure more than 30cm long.
Blue Planet Aquarium’s Adam Mitchell said: “We spotted the eggs and carefully removed them from the display before they hatched to protect them from possible predation.
“They were then placed in a special incubator in our quarantine area and hatched out last week.
“This is only the third time this particular species has bred here at the aquarium and so everyone is absolutely delighted.
“Although they are both still tiny, the babies are doing extremely well. They have a great appetite and are growing quickly.
“We also removed another set of eggs and we’re expecting them to hatch out as well any day now.”
Found in the north of the island of Madagascar, the day geckos’ diet in the wild includes insects, pollen and nectar.
Like all true geckos, the Madagascan giant day geckos don’t have eyelids, so they have to lick their eyes to clean them.
As their name suggests they are one of the largest surviving types of gecko in the world.
In addition to their native environment separate populations have also developed in Florida and in Hawaii as a result of accidental introduction.
