Geckos!?!

[TheReptileCove]

Hi everyone,

My name is Harrison and i moved here from England about 3 months ago and since moving here i have got my reptile liscence and bought a spotted python. But me and my friend have decided to start breeding reptiles but his mum has said he can only start with a smallish kind of gecko so she can gradually get used to them. i was just wandering what kind of smallish geckos i can buy in QLD and what ones you would reccomend. Please keep them fairly cheap as we are just starting out. Around the £130 mark or below.

Thanks for looking,

harrison..

 

[shellfisch]

Knob-Tails or Thick-Tails would be good ones to start off with.

Do a bit of research first though - 'Keeping Australian Geckos' by Rob Porter would be a good book to buy and thoroughly read first

 

[giglamesh]

do you mean australian dollar?

 

[TheReptileCove]

woops, yep.. sorry..
so used to putting the pound sign, that's meant to be a dollar sign..
and thanks shellfisch, i will research a bit about those and tak to my friend about them.
what about ringtailed geckos? or velvet geckos? i think i've spelt that right.
anyway, i think know-tails are a good choice too.. thanks again

 

[shellfisch]

You can use the 'Advanced Search' bar at the top right hand corner of the screen to research your other gecko choices?

Also, that book I mentioned has chapters on Ring-Tails and Marbleds, as well as Knob and Thick-Tails.
And its quite cheap, under $15.00

 

[TheReptileCove]

That is pretty cheap! and i have spoken to my friend and he likes the idea of starting with knob-tailed geckos, and now both of our brothers want to join in too! : D
thanks for the advice, do you know much about knob-tailed geckos yourself?

 

[shellfisch]

I'm a novice compared to some on APS

We (my son and I) have had a pair for just over a year.
They are very healthy, and have had one lot of healthy bubs for us, and have since laid another two clutches that we are waiting on to hatch.

I have photos in my album on here

This thread is a good read, and has lots of good advice by experienced keepers -
My first levis!

 

[TheReptileCove]

Awww, that's awsome news. Congrats : D
i will check out your photos of the clutches and also take a look at that thread.
Thanks

 

[shellfisch]

This is another thread, its not as long, but it may be worth following -

1st time owner of Levis Levis questions

 

[TheReptileCove]

I just read throught that one a few mins ago, but that anyway. : D
and yes, the other one was quite long, haha.