What oedura do people keep?

snakeprint · #1 01-02-2010, 10:42 AM

I'm just wondering what different oedura are available in captivity, and where abouts in the world people keep them. I keep oedura monilis, but I would like to keep another type of gecko (which my boyfriend will buy for my birthday coz he loves me very very very much - I didn't write that, he did!). I only know of people in the UK keeping o. monilis and o. castelnaui, although am aware that there are other species which people keep in other countries. I think oedura rhombifer are absolutely stunning from the photos I've seen on the internet, but I'm guessing that they are none-existant in captivity as (according to wikipedia) they are severely endangered. I would love to discover that is not the case, but I won't get my hopes up!
I also am quite taken with some of the diplodactylus geckos. From what I have seen of peoples' photos of d. vittatus, I would love a pair or trio of these, but again, I'm not sure of their availability in the UK. Is Hamm the best option, or does anybody know of breeders in the UK?

sushigex · #2 01-03-2010, 11:33 AM

I'm glad to have a pair of O.coggeri, which will hopefully be paired this year. Here in the states I've seen available or heard of people keeping: castelnaui, coggeri, tryoni, marmorata, monilis, robusta, leseurii, rhombifer. Many of these species aren't the easist to come by over here. It seems that Oedura in general are a well kept secret of the gecko hobby.

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snakeprint · #3 01-04-2010, 08:49 AM

I've not seen o.coggeri before. Very pretty! What sort of size do these get? I don't understand why so few people keep oedura. They are really interesting geckos, and aren't difficult to look after. I can spend ages just sitting down in front of their viv watching them hunt and interact with each other. My male was making the cutest squeaky noises the other night - I think he fancied his chances with one of the females - so I just sat and watched them for about an hour. They're far more interesting than leopard geckos and other popular lizards.

warren63 · #4 01-08-2010, 05:50 PM

Heres a few pics of my Oedura geckos both past and present. They really are a delight to keep.

warren63 · #5 01-08-2010, 06:05 PM

And a couple more

Tim · #6 01-13-2010, 02:49 PM

I have a pair of these (O.tryoni).

snakeprint · #7 01-14-2010, 05:43 AM

Very nice. Those o.tryoni look huge!
Warren, is the gecko third from left on the bottom o.rhombifer or is it o.lesueurii? (Or perhaps neither!) I love the pattern and the colours.
I almost wish I hadn't asked this question now. It's making me want more and more!!

warren63 · #8 01-14-2010, 06:25 AM

Yes thats O Rhombifier third along on the bottom and O lesueurii 4 across on the top. The Rhombifier are great and active interesting gecko but just too damn small LOL!! If they were bigger like most of the other Oedura they would still be in my collection.

snakeprint · #9 01-14-2010, 11:01 AM

How small are they? I can find very little information on them, and some of it seems contradictory. Wikipedia has an article that says that it is a rare species and that until 2002 no recent records existed. However I have an old book on Australian Lizards (pub. 1970) where it is referred to as oedura lesueurii rhombifer, and that says that in northern Australia, it is the most common lizard found under bark. Has wikipedia got it wrong or is it gecko that was once thriving in the wild that is now struggling to survive?
EDIT: Just found another article from New South Wales Scientific Committee which states that is the area where it is threatened, not necessarily everywhere. (that ties in with what wikipedia said, although it was written in a rather misleading manner!)

warren63 · #10 01-17-2010, 02:52 AM

They are about 7cm long and most of that is tail, more like a small skink then a gecko. Sorry i cant comment on their status in the wild but not that common in captivity. ALthough they arent that expensive compared to the availibility.