Banana gecko.

[vipervenom]

Hi. I was in the local exotic petstore the other day and noticed a very cool looking gecko. It was called a banana gecko and it was fairly large.

Does anybody have any caresheets on them or know anything about them?

Is $100 dollars too expensive (Canadian) for a maybe 4-5 inche one?

Can it live in a 10 gallon tank alone?

Thanks.

[Wuntu Menny]

If its the same banana gecko I keep, (Gehyra vorax), $100 is pretty good for retail and no, a 10 gal is too small. For a 4-5 inch juvie a 10 would do great, but within a year that gecko will be more than twice that size.

I have a caresheet that I've written and can copy/paste it through a PM or send you the file intact through conventional email. What city did you find this gecko in?

WM

[vipervenom]

Um, to tell you the truth I forget what the city is. But it's not that far away.

[vipervenom]

I've gone on google.com to look for pics of the Banana gecko and it looked completly different than what I saw in the store! I will have to go back and see.

[Wuntu Menny]

Ok, maybe I didn't word that right. Where are you?

The reason I ask is because I breed G. vorax and, depending on your locale, there is a very good possibility that you were looking at one of my babies.

A Google search won't help very much as the term"banana gecko" is used to describe any one of a dozen different species from all over the tropics. Try another search using Gehyra vorax or Halmahera giant gecko and see what comes up. If the price was $100 I can't see it being one of the more common species.

WM

[vipervenom]

I live around an hour and 15 mins from Toronto and I don't recall but I am pretty sure the guy said it was WC.

[DragnDrop]

I bought CB 2 hatchlings for $180 each, so your $100 for a WC is pretty good. What I'm wondering about is if it's really WC, since one that (relatively) small would have had a heck of a trip from 'back home' until it got to the store. If it really is WC, check it over carefully, since he might be in worse shape than he looks. Adults can survive a trip from the south Pacific area a lot better, more food reserves than a young one, but maybe I'm just being overly cautious.

[vipervenom]

This one was DEFINITELY an adult. He was huge and when I saw him he was in mint condition. I asked the guy how much it ate and he said 5 crickets a day so I know he's eating. Um, how are htey for handling. I have a cham and know all the precautions of handling and it isn't good for theem but I am just curious.

[Wuntu Menny]

Have we established then that this is G. vorax? It sure sounds like it. My adults are more likely to eat 15 crix a day.

They aren't very good for handling. Certain individuals are exceptional and will tolerate it, even becoming almost tame. Their skin tears easily and will slough like a Phelsuma if handled roughly or restrained. Their bite is like no other gecko I've encountered including tokays, and their tails will drop fairly easily if they feel threatened. Other than that they're great!

I've been keeping and breeding them for about three years and still enjoy them. One or two of mine are handleable when they're in the mood.

WM

[vipervenom]

I am looking to find pics of the gecko I saw but don't their tails only fall off if tugged and they bite REALLY hard?

[Wuntu Menny]

Yes and yes. See previous post. Check out Sundial Reptiles site as they have some nice shots of vorax.

[geckoguy157]

here's a picture of a baby gherya vorax(from DNA reptiles) is this what you saw in the pet store

[vipervenom]

Yep. I'm pretty sure that's the one! Thanx! Do you know or have any caresheets on them?

[vipervenom]

I can't find ANYTHING on these guys! Nothing comes up int he search engines.

[Wuntu Menny]

Funny, I get about four pages worth from a Google search

Oops, I just checked. Make that six pages