Malaysian Cat Geckos

[Katatonic]

Hey there everybody,

I recently have come to acquire a pair of Malaysian Cat Geckos (Aeluroscalabotes felinus). Now, I have scoured the internet left and right, up and down, and for apparent reasons, there is little known about these dynamic creatures.
Does anyone know of a particular website, or individual that could provide me with some more specific information on felinus?? Please, and thank you in advanced.

[Tim and Julie B]

I think HQ Reptiles sells them. Try their website www.hqreptiles.com maybe they can help.

[Katatonic]

Thank you. However, I've already gotten in touch w/ the fine folks of High Quality Reptiles :)
Might there be anyone else out there with experience keeping this species??? I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks again.
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[Tim and Julie B]

I found another source of info. Apparently this guy is a breeder of Cat geckos. Here's the address in full. http://home.neo.rr.com/catgecko/care.htm and also www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/geckos_eub.html#afelinus hope this helps ya out, they're very cool reptiles!

[HQReptiles]

Ok here goes...

We keep our lone male in a 15 gal. fish tank. The only heat is ambient room temperature. Our reptile room is heated by way of a radiant gas heater set to 85 F during the day dropping down to 80 F at night. The cat gecko is housed about 8 inches off the floor so the temps are much cooler there. We have peat moss and sphagnum moss for the substrate and provide cork bark for hides and climbing. We also keep a large pothos in the cage and he spends nearly all his time in the pot. Light cycle is about 50/50 lights come on around 9 am ish and go out around 9 pm ish. The cage is misted down twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening. We have found him to be a slow eater, taking 2 or 3 crickets every other day. We acquired our pair in September ’02 and the female only lasted about a month. I have a strong feeling that this was do to our husbandry, we were not keeping them moist enough, and more then likely too warm.

Best of luck

Matt.

[Katatonic]

Cheers... Thank you once more Matt & Susan, always there to help out fellow gecko enthusiasts!! So, say I had a pair set up running about 91% humidity, fluctuating between 71^F and 81^F, are we going to think this is alright or needs to be modified?? You input is greatly appreciated. Thanks again everyone. ;)

[sara]

wow... i'm so jealous. ;)
A friend of mine told me that they do very well if they have access to a humid hide and temps in the 70's. He also said that they can get really stressed if they are kept in pairs, but I guess it depends on the individual.
Do you have any pics of them yet?

[HQReptiles]

I would think that should be fine, maybe a little too humid. We tend to let things dry out durring the day, remember they are arboreal, and temps and humidity off the ground varry greatly. What size is the cage? Do you just have a pair or 1.2?

Matt.

[Katatonic]

Okay, Sara, no pics yet. I'm not that technologically advanced... lol sorry. I'm tryin tho, I'm trying. Hey, where'd your friend find his/her information, if you don't mind??

HQreptiles, I have 1.1, I can't quite afford the other female *cough-buy it Matt-cough* and they're set up in a 15 gallon.

Seeing as how general husbandry is difficult enough to find, let's see how out of this world my next question might be: Does anyone have any information regarding reproduction??

They seem to be doing rather well together, they've each laid claims to one area of the enclosure and seem to always return to the very same spot each day to rest/sleep. Come time for lights out and the second misting of the day, they come alive, exploring the cage, climbing about, doing what cat geckos do. My air temperatures range from 69.5^F - 78.9^F according to the temperature probe, whereas it would seem the ground temperature range is higher by a few degrees.
Any literature that I can find (one or two lines here and there) cites that felinus is a fully arboreal species... And yet with all the plants, and climbing materials I have in the cage, the male prefers to dwell under cork bark, and the female in a flower pot on the opposite end of the terraria... I find it funny that a "fully arboreal species" would come to ground during daytime. Go figure!!

Thanks as always you guys. It's much appreciated. Take it easy.
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