okay, no more guessing...PICS!

okay i can't wait any longer so i'm just gonna go ahead with the photos of my new geckos! these guys are australian geckos that i got last week:

diplodactylus stenodactylus (which WAS guessed correctly :P ):
http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a..._20070519b.jpg

in my hand, for size reference:
http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a..._20070519a.jpg


and a pair of strophurus williamsi:
http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a...si20070519.jpg

the male:
http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a..._20070519b.jpg

the male on my finger for size reference (these are adults):
http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a..._20070519a.jpg


these guys are awesome and SO much calmer than cresteds--i can't believe how chill and easy to handle they are! hopefully they'll make me lots of aussie babies!

the stenodactylus is SO tiny right now that it is really just too hard to handle. once it is older and sexable i plan to get it a mate and make more of them too. :)

wow, those are sweet looking:eek: ...i know nothing about these lovely creatures, but i know they look nice. the one in the second pic isnt fully grown is it? its soooo tiny..lol

no, that one is just 2 months old. it is SO tiny though, i wonder how big it was when it hatched! :O

haha. how big will it get? and what kid of setup is it in? i mean can you really see it in a tank with alot of leafy vines and stuff in it...lol

Oh My Gosh:eek: I just went into cuteness overload:D

I like them, but the black and white ones take the cake. The first pic, he/she is so tiny! I'd be scared I'd hurt him/her by touching! wow, nice grab!

Awesome Emily! Those williamsi are just stunning! There are so many awesome geckos out there, and these all look like great additions to a Gekkophile like yourself! I thought about getting a few Nephrurus a couple years ago and never went through with it. Now you got me thinking about it again :rolleyes: . Where did ya get 'em if you don't mind me asking?

-Evan

So tiny and so cute!!:eek: :)

ahhhhhhhh sweetness overload (in a very good way!)

Oh my! :O Such teeny weeny goodness!!! :wuv:

aww.... so tiny and cute!

Sooo very sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :clap:


http://www.cookreptiles.com/photos/a..._20070519a.jpg

Those strophurus williamsi are absolutely adorable, and they're easier to handle than cresties? What is the care requirements for those little guys?

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haha. how big will it get? and what kid of setup is it in? i mean can you really see it in a tank with alot of leafy vines and stuff in it...lol

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it will get about 3 inches or so long. small! :) right now it is in a small kritter keeper with some hides and egg crate to aid in shed and hold a little humidity (they often have trouble shedding as hatchlings/juvies). when it gets bigger i will move it to a 5 gallon tank with hides, corkbark and some (fake) plants.

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I like them, but the black and white ones take the cake. The first pic, he/she is so tiny! I'd be scared I'd hurt him/her by touching! wow, nice grab!

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thanks, right now the williamsi are my favorite--originally i was just going to get them, but it was a trade deal and i needed to choose something in addition to them to make it equal. i narrowed it down to either another juvie williamsi which was a possible male or the stenodactylus. since i don't need more than one male i decided to go for the steno. it is REALLY hard to pick the stenodactylus up (i feel like i'm just going to squish the poor thing)--i don't plan to handle it much at all until it at least doubles in size!

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Awesome Emily! Those williamsi are just stunning! There are so many awesome geckos out there, and these all look like great additions to a Gekkophile like yourself! I thought about getting a few Nephrurus a couple years ago and never went through with it. Now you got me thinking about it again :rolleyes: . Where did ya get 'em if you don't mind me asking?

-Evan

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thanks! :D nephurus are awesome--you should totally get some! :) i got these from derek dunlop (d.d. reptiles). the williamsi were produced by derek wong.

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Those strophurus williamsi are absolutely adorable, and they're easier to handle than cresties? What is the care requirements for those little guys?

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waaay easier to handle! they are arboreal but they aren't jumpy at all. i had to help the male with a little shed the first day he arrived and he was just fine with me turning him all around and dabbing at him with a wet q-tip and everything. totally different from what a crested would be doing in that situation!

care is fairly easy--an arboreal type setup with vines, branches and corkbark to climb on and some hides, a shallow water dish and a basking area of 85-90 degrees. mist once a day or so feed small insects like crickets, mealworms and feeder roaches.

Where did you get the Strophurus from?

Williamsi are the bomb! I figured thats what you got....nice decision.:D




I hope you have a blast with those little ones.

They are great looking man. Nice additions.

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They are great looking man. Nice additions.

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Pssst...woman, man. Emily is a woman.:P

OH MY!!! Those are so CUTE!!!!! :P lol


Congrats on all of them!!! I've been dying to know!!! :oops:

Oh dang you Emily...do NOT feed my addictions! I've never seen those williamsi before and now I'm drooling over here!

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Oh dang you Emily...do NOT feed my addictions! I've never seen those williamsi before and now I'm drooling over here!

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:D they are TOO cool. you'd never guess what color their tongues are. BLUE! deep dark BLUE! the entire inside of their mouth is that color! i wish i could get a pic but i don't want to make them angry enough to gape at me. :P hopefully i can catch one licking its nose or eye when i've got the camera...