Banana gecko.

[vipervenom]

Lol, gotta link handy?!

[Wuntu Menny]

google.com

[vipervenom]

lol, thanx! I have tried that, got a link to a specific page? lol.

[JeffT]

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.ed...narrative.html

http://www.proexotics.com/care_halmahera.html

I found these two in about 3 minutes when I looked up Halmahera Giant Gecko.

[Blackwidow69]

Hey Wuntu Menny, i havent been on this board in awhile but my G. Vorax are doing great and my female is very very tame and handable, she loves coomin out of the cage and being held, but the male on the other hand, well forget it he hates being held.. Now my Q to you is my female just started laying eggs, whats the best way to take care of them so they can hatch?? And yes my pair has been living together with no probs for months now. Both extremly healthy and huge... To bad everyone is in Canada, im selling this pair for only $80.00 Anyways i just need to know the best way to care for the eggs and how long it takes for them to hatch... Thanks tons!! Sorry about the pic being small and also it being dark didnt want to bother her with the flash.. Both gex are around 11 inches..

[Wuntu Menny]

I incubate at 75-79F and 95%+ humidity on vermiculite. They usually hatch in around 180 days.

Good to hear they're doing well but why are you selling them? That female looks great! I can't believe she laid on carpet, I never would have thought they'd do that. I guess that'll be the one thing I learned today!

I'm still trying to find the time to tame a couple of mine down. I have one that is absolutely mental when I try to go near him. I usually have a tough time catching him because I'm laughing so hard at all his hollering and threat displays.

WM

[vipervenom]

Okay, now I'm confused, is g. vorax a Banana gecko? And um, what other kind are you talking about? I am very confused right now.

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by vipervenom
Okay, now I'm confused, is g. vorax a Banana gecko? And um, what other kind are you talking about? I am very confused right now.

Gehyra vorax is sometimes call the Halmahera Island Giant Banana Gecko. All told, there are over 30 species of Gehyra. Any and all of them have been sold as Banana Geckos, but the name is generally accepted to be G vorax. You can also find G. oceanica sold as G. vorax quite often, and G. marginata almost as often.
I've also seen some of the 'larger' Hemidactylus sold as Banana Geckos, since they can look like small vorax at first glance.

You can find out more info on the Banana Geckos/Gehyra complex at Gekkonidae

[Wuntu Menny]

Don't forget goldens (Gekko ulikovskii)

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by Wuntu Menny
Don't forget goldens (Gekko ulikovskii)

Yup.. them too. Almost any of the fruit eating non-green coloured geckos have a fair chance of being sold as Banana Geckos. I've even seen a grey marbled female Rhacodactylus auriculatus sold as a WC baby G. vorax!! Naturally, I had to buy that one, couldn't pass up such a bargoon for $50 CDN
One of the first clues that it's a real vorax is the toe nails. Not many geckos have nails as big as coat hooks. Their eye colour isn't quite unique, but somewhat rare, so combine that with the toe nails and you can eliminate a lot of other species right off the bat in the store.

[vipervenom]

Thank you sooooo much for your help, but then how do I find out for sure what species it is? Maybe my best bet is to buy it and then take a pic of it and post it.

[JeffT]

Actually thats not a good thing to do at all, buy something not knowing what it is nor how to care for it. I think you should look of different pictures of Gehyra Vorax and see if it identifies what you saw at the store. Then study up on care sheets, educate yourself and THEN when you think you have enough information and knowledge consider buying it.

[vipervenom]

I know what your saying. I don't know why I even posted doing that, I should have known. But aren't there different colour morphs of some gecko's or patterns of the same species?