New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

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New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« on: May 23, 2007, 09:57:40 PM »

Some background.

Over the last year or so in searching for a female for my Pine Island male "Rodan", I've discovered that Rhacodactylus chahoua females are very thin on the ground. Hatchlings are offered fairly regularly and pairs are occasionally available. Males seem to be available most of the time but healthy adult females are virtually never around, or at least never for sale. Possible contributing factors are that the relative scarcity of chahouas generally means that many females are bred before they are quite ready age-wise or weight-wise, and that, combined with the fact that they produce highly calcified eggs compared to other Rhacodactylus, can lead to health issues. When the rare singleton adult female is found, it will often be an MBD survivor with visible resultant deformities. So I was pleased to be able to work out a very complicated multiple-animal deal to obtain this perfect 2-plus year old girl. 59 grams tonight. "Megalon". (Could not abandon the cheesy-Jap-monster-flick theme.)


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Re: New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2007, 01:33:27 AM »

That's an extremely pretty girl you have there, Dr. Alan!!!

Congrats on your wheeling and dealing!!!!


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Re: New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2007, 01:43:54 PM »

Awesome girl... I have 2 males at the moment, I'm looking for a couple females as well.


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Re: New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2007, 04:55:59 PM »

cutie i am getting one next year i just love them


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Re: New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2007, 06:03:29 PM »

Quote from: smith710 on May 24, 2007, 01:43:54 PM

Awesome girl... I have 2 males at the moment, I'm looking for a couple females as well.

Good luck my friend. Took me more then a year to locate one, and that was with putting out "feelers" with all my nationwide gecko friends. My restrictions were that it had to be unimpeachably Pine Island and unquestionably free of deformities due to MBD, and when opportunity finally knocked I ended up paying a lot more then I'd care to admit to my wife.....


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Re: New Pine island female chahoua from Frank Fast

« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2007, 10:57:57 AM »

Try Petacular in Antioch California, Rich has alot of them!