Geckos, Geckos, Geckos

[Styx]

This is what I mainly work with. Geckos. This isn't even all of them, sadly.

African tiger gecko

Flying gecko

L. Williamsi

Viper tailed geckos

E. Agricolae

Chik - Mourning gecko

Pandora - mourning gecko

Whiteout African Fat Tailed gecko

Valentine - gargoyle gecko

U. Henkeli

U. Phantasticus

Crested geckos (In order of appearance):
Inazuma

Eclipse & Menai

Tiramisu

Lys

Eclair

Lumina

Sakura

 

[dragonmetalhead]

Beautiful geckos, man. I was told it'd bad to handle sticky geckos because it damages the adhesive pads on their feet. That has stopped be form purchasing any day geckos or similar species because I am all about reptiles I can interact and play with rather than keeping display-only animals. Is this true?

 

[Styx]

I doubt that's true. I've never heard anything about the setae getting damaged. Likely, if you were talking about Phelsuma (day geckos) with someone, the person misremembered some information. With Phelsuma it's actually their skin that is extremely delicate, and it's very easy to tear it with handling. However, with the larger species like the Giant Madagascar Day Gecko and the Standing's Day Gecko I have been told you can tame them down so they will walk onto you hand and you can hold them that way. You just never want to grab them in any way. I haven't kept any Phelsuma so I can't really say how to tame them though. So mostly, Phelsuma are a display species and should be thought of as such.

The Crested Geckos are an arboreal (vertical space oriented, sticky feeted) species that do great with handling.

Gargoyles are good with handling also:

Pretty much any of your Rhacodactylus species tolerate handling quite well, it's one of the reasons they have become such popular pets in the last ten years. The E. Agricolae I've got are also really easy to handle and smaller if space is an issue. Oedura Castelnaui are a good sticky feeted gecko to handle also and super soft.

 

[Diesel]

Geckos are fascinating I wouldn't mind having a flying gecko!

 

[Styx]

They are super neat with all their skin flaps they use for gliding.

 

[dragonmetalhead]

Thanks for the clarification, Styx! Much appreciated. Learn something new everyday on this forum.

 

[Diesel]

Yeah!! They are awesome and surprisingly cheap? I've never seen one. So I thought they were somewhat more expensive. But just wondering. Are there any! Geckos that I can put more than one in a single enclosure? I have a fairly large cage and I wouldn't Mind having a few in. If there are any that wouldn't be too risky having more than one together could you send me the name and requirements to make them live together comfortably. Like all females or something. Thanks!

 

[Styx]

dragonmetalhead, no problem!

Diesel, flying geckos are not terribly expensive but you're definitely better off getting CBB animals. WCs are cheap but infested with mites usually. I'll send you a PM with the breeder info I got mine from. :3