Re: Electric Blue Day Geckos?
I've got a trio coming next week! I've set up a gorgeous planted viv for them. Once they're cleared of cooties, I'm just going to enjoy the heck out of watching them.
From what I can see, care is virtually identical to Phelsuma. High humidity, high UVB, moderate temperatures (85 basking spot), 50 to 80% humidity. Supplemented little insects as the primary diet, with some fruit puree on the side. Just like day geckos.
I expect them to be teeny, quick as greased lightning, and active. I think temperament is one of those very irrelevent things when it comes to a 4 inch animal that can shoot up the wall and across the ceiling before you manage one step. <lol> You're not going to be handling them. My understanding is they do well in small groups, one male only. In large terrariums, males can stake out territories. Only the dominant male will be electric blue.
Re: Electric Blue Day Geckos?
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Soterios
Oh my god. I saw some today and fell in love.
I can't seem to find much info on them. Any good sites you guys can recommend?
I want a male/female pair or treo to have on display in my living room.
They're pretty much the cutest things I've ever laid eyes on.
I fell in love with them today (yesterday) also! I was with a friend that keeps and breeds geckos and she and the LLL Reptile guys gave me the information that was simple enough and let me know the basics on how to care for them properly, and they are hardy enough. So I purchased a pair and put together a full set-up, you can check their thread on this subforum of bp.net. I was totally lucky when I went to OSH, I found the perfect leafy plant to start it off. I'm thrilled.
They are very active and curious too. To help the humidity I'll spritz their enclosure once or twice a day, occasionally more often. I'll be feeding them crested gecko diet a couple times a week and giving them crickets once a week or every other week. Perhaps some small mealworms too. Right now they are only 1" SVL, adults it seems they get about 2-3" snout to vent length (5-8cm). So they should do well as a pair or a trio in the Exo Terra I have them in. I love them!
If you get them you'll be very happy.
