[Nicke]

Two pictures of my C mitratus and C elegans

Coleonyx elegans


Coleonyx mitratus



I´m definitely a fan of eyelid geckos. Beautiful, easy to care for and have a great peronality.

[miss libby]

Where do these come from?

[Kevin McRae]

Originally Posted by miss libby

Where do these come from?

Native origin? Central America.

[Nicke]

Originally Posted by miss libby

Where do these come from?

The C elegans are from the Yucatan area, hence it´s common name "Yucatan banded gecko".

The C mitratus is, like Kevin writes, from Central America.

Both are extremely easy to care for and at least the C mitratus has a potential to be very prolific if they are cared for in the right way.

I have liked them since day one I got my hands on them and my first experience was about eight years ago when I got a pair of C mitratus.
I later found out that they were rather old when I got them and I only managed to get two babies before they stopped laying fertile eggs. They lived on for about a year or so after the female ceased laying eggs and then they just passed away.

I did like their personality though, and since then I have tried to find some and didn´t really succeed until one and a half years ago when I got 1.2 C elegans from Matjaz Rojz(mat.si) here on the forum.

This last spetember I finally managed to get a pair of semiadult C mitratus in Hamm and I expect them to start breeding this coming spring.

[GoldenGateGeckos]

Lovely geckos! I also have 3.6 striped C. elegans I imported from Hamm last year from Matjaz Rojz, and I absolutely adore these 'elegant' geckos! Here's a few pics, although I need to take a few pictures in their set-ups:

one of the males:


One of the females:


Some juvies:

More juvies:

[Nicke]

Yours is just as beautiful as mine even though I prefer the banded ones. I especially like the red tint of Matjaz´s bloodline of C elegans. In many other pictures they look more like dull copies of C mitratus.

I look forward to seeing your setups. Ideas and hints are always appreciated

[miss libby]

thanks for the info nicke, absolutly stunning looking if i say so myself. great pics goldengate geckos. those juvies are to cute. could be a future pet of mine if i had more room for tanks.

[murinuspulchra]

Very nice pics,do you keep them always that moist??

[Nicke]

No, I don´t. The pictures were taken just after the daily spray in the evening. I adjust the amount of water so that the surface of the substrate is fairly dry in the evenings and once in a while I either spray an extra amount of water or don´t spray at all.

I never use a water bowl for my geckos. They are doing just fine without it as long as I spray once every day or every other day. I believe it is more natural for them to lick it off leaves, rocks or glass than drinking from a shallow vessel. I might very well be wrong in that assumption, but as long as it works and my geckos are doing fine I will continue to do so.

Of course I have both dry and moist hiding places throughout the terrariums so the animals can seek out whatever climate they need.

[murinuspulchra]

i just askd because i dont keep them that moist,was thinking i did something wrong,i also spray every other day and also dont use a water dish,al my gecko's lick water from leaves or windows and do fine just like yours
regards