Malaysian Bent-toed Geckos

Philfrank · #1 05-25-2005, 10:59 PM

I have a long term pair of these geckoes. They have produced eggs for me, but they were layed in a plant and were soft and sloppy. Are these geckoes gluers?
I need to find out if they need an egg laying box for glueing, substrait laying or plant laying.
Thanks,
Phil

TH76 · #2 05-26-2005, 01:26 PM

According to henkel and Schmidt, depending on the species they will hide the eggs under or in objects, some species like C. pulchellus bury their eggs though.

mervynn · #3 06-08-2005, 09:16 AM

Anyone can provide me with caresheet for Malaysian Bent Toes?...I am planning on getting some C. quadrivirgatus and C. pulchellus...
Thanks!!!

WildEyeReptiles · #4 08-31-2005, 10:39 AM

They are not gluers, and as suggested, bury their eggs near the base of plants. The eggs are surprisingly small for the size of the geckos - much like a crested egg when first laid.

Freshly laid C. irianjayaensis eggs

3 mos incubation

Gravid female:

Pair

oscar · #5 08-31-2005, 12:33 PM

great pics, thanks. i have seen those regularly at the local show i attend, but never knew much about them and didnt know of anyone keeping them. what are they like? what is the care like? i always thought they were pretty cool and their size is pretty impressive.

Scott

xmasdog · #6 08-31-2005, 01:23 PM

They are really beautiful.

GeckoFiend · #7 08-31-2005, 03:48 PM

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing.

Reptiholic · #8 08-31-2005, 04:23 PM

Ooo gorgeous geckos... I'm going to have to look up info on those.

WildEyeReptiles · #9 09-01-2005, 02:29 PM

They are very reclusive and not something I would reccommend to anyone not completely serious about keeping them. They are FULL of parasites, and while relatively hardy, can have a difficult acclimation period because of this. I have written a caresheet for C. irianjayaensis, but havent published on my site yet. They need humid, cool, very large tanks as they are semi arboreal and have large, sharp claws that they can dig into most any surface. Very little is known about them, and very few people are working with, or breeding them, so its a lot of guesswork at this point.

I am looking for more of these geckos, and would appreciate if you'd get in contact with me about the ones you are seeing at the shows, since these havent come in the country in mos (That I've seen) and are often confused with C. louisiadensis, which is in fact, what I bought the pair as.

oscar · #10 09-02-2005, 08:40 AM

in that case, Wild, it might have been the C. louisiadensis that i saw. can you point out the differences? i would happy to let you know who i see have them at the next show i make.

Scott