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 Fast and fun gecko?

Im looking for a fast yet fun to watch gecko... I know tokays and golden geckos are like that... and i have wanted one... the only reason i haven’t though... is there Aptitude of BARKING... DO just males bark? or just females? if so.... Is there any other suggestions to a gecko that gets fairly big. and is fun to watch . And i DO NOT care if its docile.
05/27/08  03:22pm

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   Message To: DraGex   In reference to Message Id: 1748127


 Fast and fun gecko?

Golden geckos are one of the hardest geckos to care for due to most being wild caught, stressing too much, and starving to death through a mixture of parasites and being stubborn. Tokays are related and have similar issues, but there are many captivebred tokays out there now that are more manageable.. A third gecko from the same genus, Marbled gecko, is in the same boat as the golden (in that most of wildcaught) and are the spazziest of the group. My marbled gecko, who is female, can be pretty darn loud.

If you get a golden, it will probably be dark all the time and hide except for around 3am. Should the gecko not starve to death, get dewormed through a vet, and live past the first year, it’ll probably lighten up and come out when it gets dark.

If this is one of your first geckos, try out house geckos, Mediterranean, bibron, or - outside of the gecko world - anoles. All four are quieter than the Tokay and its relatives and come in a smaller, more active size. I believe anoles, since they are diurnal, will move around much more than most gecko species - which are all nocturnal.

Whichever species of reptile you end up choosing, be sure not to ’get sick of it’ should you end up with one that isn’t as active as you could have hoped. We’re talking about cold-blooded species here and most that end up running around all the time are terribly stressed. I recommended the above four species because they typically don’t live as long as Tokays and their relatives, so if you do find that reptiles aren’t your cup of tea, you wont be stuck for 10 to 15 years with one.
05/27/08  03:38pm

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DraGex
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   Message To: KrazyKelli   In reference to Message Id: 1748166


 Fast and fun gecko?

Perfect! thanks alot... now Ive heard house geckos and Anoles/ long tailed grass lizards can be housed together... and NO i have NOT done this yet... but can they?! thanks alot.
05/27/08  09:52pm

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   Message To: DraGex   In reference to Message Id: 1748654


 Fast and fun gecko?

They can, but it would stress them all out unless you got a huge cage, their care is different and they all have different diseases, why bother, especially if you are just starting out...
05/27/08  10:17pm

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KrazyKelli
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   Message To: DraGex   In reference to Message Id: 1748654


 Fast and fun gecko?

Another really good reason not to house the three species together in any short order is that you’d be terribly surprised how well a house gecko can fit in the mouth of an anole and vice versa. I’ve seen some amazing sights where an anole was trying to eat a house gecko, both dieing usually. Then the poor grass lizard would loose its tail to the food of another, then get killed or eaten, and other issues could happen.

If you house a few of one species together, always be certain that it’s 1 male to a few females or just females. I’m sure the anole forum could help you figure out the genders of that species, and pet stores (like Petsmart) usually have a good grasp on the gender of the pets they sell out. If you end up with two males, you could always exchange one for a female. This reasoning is because males fight each other to the death. All lizards, if you get more than one, should be roughly the same size as well considering that big ones eat small ones (for all species of reptile), even in the same species.

For now, though, try to stay small. Either get one lizard or two females.



05/27/08  10:45pm


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