Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 1,345

1 members and 1,344 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

Ziggy31984 (40)

» Stats

Members: 75,014
Threads: 248,474
Posts: 2,568,391
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, DetectiveIcarus
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13
  1. #1
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts

    Ptychozoon kuhli - Flying Gecko

    Hello from China.

    These guys don't seem to be very popular with pet keepers, but they're fascinating display animals. Mine is quite active and prefers to be out in the open most of the time. It's colour change is often startling.




  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to ChangshaNotes For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (09-26-2019),cincy (11-12-2019),cletus (10-04-2019),dakski (09-26-2019),dr del (09-28-2019)

  3. #2
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,178
    Thanks
    28,069
    Thanked 19,730 Times in 11,794 Posts
    Welcome & thank you for sharing this awesome gecko with us here. I agree they deserve to be more well-known, and maybe this thread will help achieve that.

    The only similar creatures that I've personally kept are Tokay geckos...I'm only keeping snakes these days. Is this a captive-bred (c/b) or wild-caught (w/c)?
    I suspect that may be the problem, that there are few sources of c/b being available, and w/c imports tend to do poorly.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    ChangshaNotes (09-26-2019)

  5. #3
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts

    Re: Ptychozoon kuhli - Flying Gecko

    Thanks for the welcome.

    I was told he/she was captive born but the seller didn't know it's age, so I can't be absolutely sure. I did purchase a baby blue tongue skink from this seller before and I have been completely satisfied with that little guy so I took a 'flyer' on this one. What I do know is that he was clean when I got him. No mites or parasites, so I'm hopeful.

    Now I've only had this guy for a few months and there's not a huge amount of care info online, so if anyone has experience with these guys I'd appreciate any tips you could give me. He's eating and pooping so I hope I'm caring for him appropriately.

    He was eating crickets before but I hate crickets so I've moved him over to dubia roaches and he eats them, but I don't think they're satisfying his need to hunt so I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get him some crickets now and then.

    In a past life in Canada, I kept snakes and would love to do so again, but here in China it's not something many people do, (at least not as pets) so sourcing them has been tough. I have my feelers out though.

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to ChangshaNotes For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (09-26-2019)

  7. #4
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,178
    Thanks
    28,069
    Thanked 19,730 Times in 11,794 Posts
    I know I'm not the only one here that will look forward to your updates on keeping these. They're very appealing, for sure!
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    ChangshaNotes (09-26-2019)

  9. #5
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts

    Re: Ptychozoon kuhli - Flying Gecko



    He likes to hang out above the insects, then scrambles down, grabs one and takes off. Munch and repeat.

    I thought these guys were supposed to be completely nocturnal but he is extremely active early evenings. When I approach his vivarium, he always stays completely still, never runs and hides, just totally relies on his camouflage. Sometimes I need to nudge him away from the doors and then he'll take off as he's touched.

  10. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to ChangshaNotes For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (10-03-2019),cincy (11-12-2019)

  11. #6
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,178
    Thanks
    28,069
    Thanked 19,730 Times in 11,794 Posts
    When I kept Tokay geckos, they behaved in a similar way toward "food" in their bowl...stare at it from above, then pounce on it & go back up above it to chew.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    ChangshaNotes (10-03-2019)

  13. #7
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts
    He's really cool how he blends in. It's obvious once I find him, but really so easy to overlook at a glance.




  14. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to ChangshaNotes For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (10-04-2019),cincy (11-12-2019),Spicey (03-07-2020)

  15. #8
    Bogertophis's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-28-2018
    Location
    USA
    Posts
    20,178
    Thanks
    28,069
    Thanked 19,730 Times in 11,794 Posts
    Such great camouflage...and lizards (like some of my snakes) have a way of making branches look so comfortable.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  16. The Following User Says Thank You to Bogertophis For This Useful Post:

    ChangshaNotes (10-04-2019)

  17. #9
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts

    Re: Ptychozoon kuhli - Flying Gecko

    Hahaha that's so true. He looks unbelievably comfortable here.
    Last edited by ChangshaNotes; 10-04-2019 at 02:16 PM.

  18. #10
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-24-2019
    Posts
    9
    Thanks
    5
    Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts

    Re: Ptychozoon kuhli - Flying Gecko

    He also finally has a name - Waldo

    I kept thinking of The Flying Wallendas because, flying gecko duh. But also when I need to open his enclosure I want to find him first, and it's looking at branches and cork that all looks the same.

    Where's Wally or the North American version... Where's Waldo.

    I'm really bad at giving names. A lifetime ago when I kept snakes, used to just say 'Buddy' when I was talking to any of them (that's not strange is it?) and just using descriptive names like the boa, the mexican black, the carpet to talk to others about them. Well, I did usually call the carpet python '[ ]'.

    So, now I just need to come up with some names for my crested gecko and my blue tongue skink.
    Last edited by mlededee; 11-22-2019 at 12:40 AM. Reason: censored language

  19. The Following User Says Thank You to ChangshaNotes For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (10-04-2019)

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1