Does any one have knobs?

Well... I am crushing on my Crestie HARD!!!!

And lovin every funny look he gives!
**** Special thanks to Mlededee for all the PM's **** :P

I saw an Australian Knobs at the NARBC show for the first time.... the guy said they are very simular to Leo's.... If this is true, wouldn't we see more of them?????

Just wondering if anyone has these MONSTER CUTIES!?!?!?!?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...C%2007/037.jpg

i would LOVE to have some of those or some amyae. they are just way too freaking cute!

maybe what the breeder meant by them being similar to leos is that they are somewhat similar in care and husbandry requirements. they haven't been captive bred for nearly as long as leos and i'm not sure if they are quite as prolific, thus the reason they aren't so widely available yet.

and no trouble at all about the pm's. i'm kind of a crestie nerd so i like talkin' about them. :nerd: :D


p.s. moved to geckos forum for ya ;)

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Originally Posted by mlededee

i would LOVE to have some of those or some amyae. they are just way too freaking cute!

maybe what the breeder meant by them being similar to leos is that they are somewhat similar in care and husbandry requirements. they haven't been captive bred for nearly as long as leos and i'm not sure if they are quite as prolific, thus the reason they aren't so widely available yet.

and no trouble at all about the pm's. i'm kind of a crestie nerd so i like talkin' about them. :nerd: :D


p.s. moved to geckos forum for ya ;)

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Agh! he WAS a QT!!! :P I drug Becky over to look at him too! lol

Hope they hit the scene..... I'd love to have one one day!

And thanks again...!!!!!! :hug: REALLY!


for the move too! HAHA! :D

check out some amyae: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/amyae.htm. the last two want to come live with me soooo badly. :P

What THA....!?!?!?! lol! Those are Sooooooooo cute! :oops:


(I think you should get them)!!!! :yes: :yes: :yes:

I would imagine a reason could be Australia ceasing exportation, so now that there are no more wild caught animals prices will go up, and they will be more scarce to the average hobbyist. And by average hobbyist i mean no offense, just those that aren't avid gekkophiles.

Don't tell me that, I could kick myself for not bringing him home if that's the case.... lol & No offence taken! :P I've had Leo's for years and years..... And was comfortable coming home with a Crestie because of all the great info on them and the amount of memberds that keep them with success. I wasn't going to consider something that I knew nothing about, and had just seen for the first time....

But if they are not going to be available, that would BLOW! :(

Well I wasn't saying very limited availability, and I by no means am an expert on Nephrurus, but they have fascinated me for a while, and I've looked into them after successfully breeding leo's my post was pure conjecture, and I was saying that the more limited availability from no exportation from australia would lead to increased prices which I believe are around 500-600 for the rough knobbies and decreased availability simply because they aren't being imported and what is here now is all we have to work with. This could be likened to the pygmy monitors, and more of a stretch eastern indigoes. Lack of new blood yields fewer and higher priced. Again, not a species I've had the pleasure of working with, just some thoughts on why they're not so common.

I do hope that makes sense written down and not just in my head...

I know the guys (BHMorrill & jgjulander) from Australian Addiction work with knobs...they have some pretty sweet looking ones at that! I'm sure they'd have any information that you are looking for Laura. Check out their website.:rockon:


-Jason

I do hope that makes sense written down and not just in my head...[/QUOTE]

:8: LOL! Gotcha! ;)

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Originally Posted by JBallPython

I know the guys (BHMorrill & jgjulander) from Australian Addiction work with knobs...they have some pretty sweet looking ones at that! I'm sure they'd have any information that you are looking for Laura. Check out their website.:rockon:


-Jason

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Thanks Jason!

I'm just curious about them.... haveing not ever seen them before! They are so charming to look at....

Gonna go read up right now! ;)

not being able to export a species doesn't necessarily mean limited quantities of them will be available--it really depends on how prolific the animals are and how many are currently in captivity. look at cresteds--no geckos have been allowed out of new caledonia in a while, yet they are in no short supply! however, chahouas and especially certain locals of leachianus can be hard to come by because they are not nearly as prolific as cresteds.

I agree in the case of cresties but that's because theyre so popular for everyone. And yeah how prolific they are does matter too, but the chahouas and the leachies were never really at the popularity that cresties were so it would make sense that even if they were as prolific then they would still be expensive are not as readily available. I think even more then how often they breed or how many eggs they lay is how mainstream they are, or were while they were still allowed to be brought out of their native country.

...if they are not common as others, I would think it is because they generally carry a decent price tag...If I remember correctly, alot of the species were only recently imported from Europe/Asia. But I still know several people that are keeping some...

Of all of the knobtails that I have seen in person, amyae are my favorite....I love the little yelps they let out when they get annoyed with you.

Here are a few good sites:

Kin Fong - http://knobtails.com/about.htm
Pilbara Pythons- http://www.pilbarapythons.com/nephruruslevis.htm

...and www.nephrurus.com used to have tons of photos and stuff but from some reason the site is down today.

Wow never heard of these guys before. Definately a fan. I love the amyae the orange one looks like thing from fantastic four. I want one

Talking to Justin as AAR a couple years ago about these guys, he mentioned that they are more difficult to breed than leos, they are not as prolific as many other commonly seen geckos, and incubation hasn't been as successful. That along with ceasing exports years ago has limited the number available. They (AAR) don't have as many breeding as before, as they are focusing on snakes more, but I know they do still have a few around. I love 'em personally, and if I ever decide to add some legged reptiles to the collection, they are toward the top of the list.

-Evan

Knobbies are the best!! I'm "hoping" to get a pair of N. levis levis and D. galeatus later this year from Matt at www.lizardsofoz.com I couldn't agree more though, Knobbies are the cutest little things I've ever seen! I can not wait to get some! I just hope I can afford it!

SWEET! Best of luck!!! I just fell in luv with the one I saw!!! :P

Does anyone have knobs! :oops:


Why yes you cheeky monkey. :eek:

Boy... your on a roll ............



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nice ED!!!! :P