Had another Gehyra marginata born today

[portal_reptiles]

must say, their becoming one of my fav's the more i hatch....last week of college, will try to post a pic of the lil guy tonite, hope his brother hatches tonite too..lp

[honuman]

must say, their becoming one of my fav's the more i hatch....last week of college, will try to post a pic of the lil guy tonite, hope his brother hatches tonite too..lp

Congrats.  I just got a sweet pair of these guys.  I really love them too.  They love the crestie diet and barely touch crix.  They ignore them pretty much and just eat the crestie food. 

Very sweet little guys.

Steve

[portal_reptiles]

yeah, that with i do, are getting them to lay eggs is a trick tho, need to make a nesting tube for them to lay eggs in...i use a pvc tubes with caps on the end....what any help let me know....

[justanotherfroginthepond]

I hate you guys....i really do like mine, but after almost 3 months he STILL isn't eating anything and has lost over 8 grams.  I'm seriously kicking myself for not spending the extra $10 and grabbing that one last baby  you had in Hillsboro, Lance!

[honuman]

yeah, that with i do, are getting them to lay eggs is a trick tho, need to make a nesting tube for them to lay eggs in...i use a pvc tubes with caps on the end....what any help let me know....

Great thanks for the tip.  I gave them a container with a hole in it with some moist orchid moss.  They avoid it like the plague.

[honuman]

I hate you guys....i really do like mine, but after almost 3 months he STILL isn't eating anything and has lost over 8 grams.  I'm seriously kicking myself for not spending the extra $10 and grabbing that one last baby  you had in Hillsboro, Lance!

3 months!  What are the temps. in his enclosure He won't even touch crickets?  Wow.  He must be drinking water.  Is he drinking from a dish or licking the water when you mist him?  One last thought. Is HE a HE for sure?  If not perhaps you should put a tube like Lance did in the tank.  Could be HE wants to lay eggs if HE is a she and isn't inclined to eat because of that.    That could be one of million scenerios I guess but just throwing a few things out there.

[honuman]

yeah, that with i do, are getting them to lay eggs is a trick tho, need to make a nesting tube for them to lay eggs in...i use a pvc tubes with caps on the end....what any help let me know....

So caps on BOTH ends with a whole cut into the tube somewhere?  So I would need a tube thick enough for them to turn around in then even if ya only cap one side and leave the other open. 

[portal_reptiles]

no, just the bottom.....think the tube is around 2", They move inside them fine

[firecrested]

no, just the bottom.....think the tube is around 2", They move inside them fine

Do you put anything moist in it or just an empty tube?

do they breed easily, like cresteds or do they need cooling to get them to breed?

[portal_reptiles]

pics.......

[portal_reptiles]

no, just the bottom.....think the tube is around 2", They move inside them fine

Do you put anything moist in it or just an empty tube?

do they breed easily, like cresteds or do they need cooling to get them to breed?

hey have been ok...but not easy, if crested are a 10, i would say their about a 6/7, i use different things in the bottom, moss mostly, they only lay eggs about every 5 to 8 weeks tho

[portal_reptiles]

pics....

[justanotherfroginthepond]

3 months!  What are the temps. in his enclosure He won't even touch crickets?  Wow.  He must be drinking water.  Is he drinking from a dish or licking the water when you mist him?  One last thought. Is HE a HE for sure?  If not perhaps you should put a tube like Lance did in the tank.  Could be HE wants to lay eggs if HE is a she and isn't inclined to eat because of that.    That could be one of million scenerios I guess but just throwing a few things out there.

Nope....have never seen ANY food actually disappear form his dish, or any crickets dead from anything but natural causes!  He's only made it this long because I actually put a syringe of food in his mouth (the butthead won't even swallow in front of me!) every other day.

He is definitely a "he", and he has a natural set-up that is fine for him.

Funny story.... I had some overripe bananas and pears that I fed to everyone last night, and while it doesn't look like the cresties took to it, the gehyra ate ALL the banana (and I think I just interrupted him going for the pear)!  What a break-through!  Lance told me they loved banana, but I never gave him the real deal!

[portal_reptiles]

some call them banana geckos.....

[StickyHands]

I bought one of these last February as a hatchling and its a pretty cool gecko. I am scared to take it out though because they look so fast. Are they easy to calm down if they've never been handled?

I gave mine tubes from the first day I bought him. I actually had him in a large cricket keeper with all the tubes hanging down.

Nice Job on the hatchling LP.