Tiger Geckos!

[BoidsUnlimited]

I just saw somebody put these up for sale in the Canadian Ads!

They look amazing! And they stay about 4'' from what he noted!

Does anyone know where I can get some in the US?

Thanks,

B.U.

[oscar]

they should be that hard to find..

Sundial has them:
http://www.sundialreptile.com/currentlyavailable.htm
not too expensive either

good luck.

[DragnDrop]

Tiger geckos (Pachydactylus tigrinus) are extremely prolific. I don't see why they would be hard to find in the US. I raised them back in '97-99, but gave up after I had wall-to-wall tigers If you do get them, you'll understand what 'hatched pregnant' means.
LOL

[BoidsUnlimited]

DragnDrop are they (cant remember the term) but the kind that can immpregnate themselfs?

Thanks Oscar for the site!

[DragnDrop]

You mean parthenogenic? Nope, they're male and female. However, I wouldn't hesitate to say they suffer from an extreme case of raging hormones. I wasn't prepared for anything like it. They seem to be sexually mature before you can even sex them properly. They're quite happy living in a communal setting, babies aren't molested at all but I separated them anyways and kept hatchlings and juvies together in small groups. That was my first mistake --- they don't stay babies long, and by 4 - 5 months I noticed the girls were laying eggs. It didn't affect them one bit either, seems they're ready for it by then. As long as they're well fed, the girls keep laying eggs non-stop, worse than pictus geckos.
I had a few escape in the herp room after a small accident broke their enclosure. By the time I tracked them down, they had set up shop behind the panelling. Since they're really flat geckos, and fast as lightning, they're hard to catch. They're impossible to see in dark corners because they're so dark and their spots are perfect camouflage. For over a year I kept finding tigers all over the walls and ceiling, adults and babies. It took a lot of effort to design a trap to capture them. All told, it took about 18 months before there weren't any left. I'm still expecting to find some walking around one day. Between them and the mourning geckos that a visitor let escape, I had a heck of a good cricket patrol for a while.

[Brock]

YEAH RAGING HORMONES!!!

Those are neat little geckos, I just took a look. That guy has a nice collection, I'm going to have to do some serious business with him next year. Anyone buy anything from him here before?

-Brock

[BoidsUnlimited]

Awesome Marisa.

Would you say 2 to a 10 gallon is sufficent?

I was thinking of a nice 20 setup, with about 4 or 5.

Thanks,

B.U.

[Double J]

I have known Nathan (Geckoboy) for a few years now, and I have purchased animals fom him. Nathan knows his stuff, and has a fabulously diverse and immaculate collection. I have picked up some Lygodactylus kimhowelli (ltc) and some pictus . Nathan is a great and honest guy, who has agenuine love for the animals. I highly recommend doing business with him.

[DragnDrop]

Yup, like Double J said, Nathan's a good guy to deal with. I've known him for a few years too.

You could put a pair of tigers in a 10 gallon tank easily, as long as there are absolutely NO escape holes, cracks or gaps. They will find the smallest escape route you can imagine and squeeze through it. If you get mature geckos, expect eggs anytime after you put the pair into their enclosure. The babies are thin as toothpicks. They even hide in the gap between the tank glass and the black frame/molding. You really have to watch them when you open the tank.

They sure are fun little suckers though. They're great to watch if you have a group. I made up a cave system using storage boxes I bought from Cdn TIre. I'm sure they still sell the ones that you can buy indiviually, but can be stacked together. I can't recall what their brand name is. They come in individual plastic drawers that slide into a grey casing. The casings have groves that allow you to slide several together to make a big storage unit. I just used the grey cases, slid them together in odd configurations, not all even, somewhat like an apartment building (maybe I can find the old picture). Anyhoo, the geckos used these 'caves', males picked their own for their territory. There's be several in a cave, adults and babies.
You'll probably like them enough to get a whole colony in a 35 gallon tank, just like I ended up doing. They're great ... prolific, but great.

[Geofft]

Who had them for sale in Canada?? And does anyone know anyone else who does??? (im a little late on this post). I remembered seeing somthing about a small wall climbing gecko, so i looked back

[Tim and Julie B]

Nathan aka Geckoboy has them. I dealt with him a little while ago and he is by far the best person I have yet to deal with. He's very kind and honest, and from what I hear his animals are all of the very best quality.

Julie