[Shawnsc10]

Haven't really seen any threads about N.stellatus so thought i'd contribute with some photos of my colony. This lineage originate from the geographically isolated locality in south-west South Australia.

Hope you all like. Please contribute some Nephrurus stellatus photos if you have any, would love to see some more, in or out of Australia.

Cheers

[Pitbullgeckos]

Hi

I allso keep them but can´t figure out how to attach pics in the message at GU so here´s a link to my gallery
http://www.pitbullgeckos.com/softskingallery/index.html

I think the stellatus are a tricky gecko to keep and breed. First of all they are very small eaters compered to most nephrurus. At the moment Im experementing with cooler temps to get them going.

If you have any input in keeping and breeding them plase enlighten us. This is a seldom seen gecko in Europe.

Cheers mate

[Shawnsc10]

Hey mate,
Fantastic geckos in your gallery!!! Absolutely stunning N.stellatus and N.laevissimus!!!

Yes, they have a bit of an extra complexity to them than the standard Nephrurus levis. To me, they just enjoy the simplistic and residual lifestyle. Trying too hard to please them seems to be more dangerous than going easy on them.

I treat them fairly basic. Adult females are kept in 18L tubs whilst males are kept in 10L tubs. They with approx 4inches of substrate and two hides. One hide is permanently moist, the other dry. Spraying occurs every 3 or 4 days and they are heated via an undercage heating cord. The sand at one end hits about 30oC and slowly decreases to the cool end of no less than 18oC. They are fed on crickets that have their hopper legs removed every 3 days or so and on every 3rd feed, they are supplemented with calcium.

I have included a photo of the basic set-up of an adult female.

[Pitbullgeckos]

Ok!

Thanks for sharing.

Thats about exact the same way I do it so maby Im on the right track here.

Talk soon mate!

[TNWJackson]

Very cool stellatus shots Shawn. I'll have to take some shots of mine and post them up here soon. I have two young females, need to get myself a male!

I'm very envious of your laevissimus pitbull, they are lovely geckos indeed. I will have to get myself some soon. They seem to be far more rarely bred here than stellatus, I have seen some available recently but I don't have enough spare cash to justify spending $300 a gecko right now.

edit: I just went further through your photos pitbull and saw the deleani. Those are stunning animals, to my knowledge there are no breeding pairs legally held in captivity in Australia....you are very lucky indeed to have them.

[oli]

Man, stellatus are incredible! They are on 'the list', close to the top, but they are not all that easy to find and they are pricey. It's interesting to see those that really like these 'small tailed' smooth knobtail gecko as I think they are amazing. They are in a category of their own within the nephrurus genus that not too many people feel confident in experimenting with. I have heard that the n. vertebralis ane n. deleani are quite prolific in comparisons to the n. stellatus and n. laevissimus, even though I saw a post from a guy who seemed to have as much success with the laevissimus as with levis pretty much.

[ravenlady13]

gee, thanks, now I have yet another species on my "geckos I want" list. Lol. Those little guys are so cute!

[I A.M. Reptiles]

Hey, this is a question directed towards Pitbullgeckos;
What species of Nephurus are the pictures 4 and 5 in your gallery? I love the spiky tails. Let me know if you can, thanks.

[Pitbullgeckos]

Hi!
Pic 4 and 5 must be young laevissimus.
About legal deleani in captivity in AU;
Try Gecko Dan or Armadale Reptilecenter in Perth-WA but the laws of keeping reptiles in AU is an enigma to me. One even have to have a licence to photograph them in the wild in WA or travel with someone who is licensed.......
Its totaly impossible to get some reptiles out of the red continent while fx cats eats tons of reptiles every year in the wild and mining destroys habitats forever.
All that aside, one reason I only keep ausie reptiles is becourse aussies have so strict laws regarding their wildlife, Im sick and tired of how the reptiles are exported from Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar etc. Another reason is that I get a reason to visit my favorite place on the globe. Try the stars over Wolganarock or the view over Karinjingi at sunrise and you will allways want to go back!!!!
Sorry for the long mess,,,,I got carried away there for a moment.

[I A.M. Reptiles]

Thank you so much, I think I'm going to look into them, they look amazing.