C. pulchellus housing (share your pictures) - Page 2

JimmyNightlizard · #11 03-02-2009, 07:55 PM

Here are some pics of my collection of cyrtodactylus pulchellus and intermedius. And the new eggs layed in late january. Enjoy!

Bowfinger · #12 03-03-2009, 12:26 AM

Nice pictures Jim, I like the hi-liter yellow in your male pulchellus.

JimmyNightlizard · #13 03-03-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowfinger

Nice pictures Jim, I like the hi-liter yellow in your male pulchellus.

Thanks Shane,
That male with the yellow highlites around his eyes is actually the C. intermedius. His color changes alot. When he's in a shoebox he's alittle drab...but when he's been in a warm humid tank for a day his yellows and lavender bands come out alot brighter.The male pulchellus I have is in the first pic with one of the adult females.

Jim

Bowfinger · #14 03-03-2009, 04:56 PM

I was talking about 3,4 and 5...maybe a young guy? I like the intermedius as well. I usually can spot my males by the higher yellow in the bands even as sub-adults.

Bowfinger · #15 03-03-2009, 05:01 PM

As for the intermedius, I have found in my collection that they have a day/night coloration and spectrum is typical to each individual and health. I have one that is almost white in his light phase. I also noticed this to be very difficult to photograph much like L.williamsi and maybe due to some sort of reflectivity? Very different than the other pulchellus imported.

JimmyNightlizard · #16 03-03-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowfinger

I was talking about 3,4 and 5...maybe a young guy? I like the intermedius as well. I usually can spot my males by the higher yellow in the bands even as sub-adults.

Nope, that one your talking about is actually a young female. She has a twin brother though that looks just like her, minus the snout marking. His V mark is still semi there, but is obviously vanishing. I baught them last year as 6 month old captive raised hatchlings for $75 ea...I found out that their mother came in gravid, and died after she layed the eggs. This is my favorite color phase of the pulchellus. I hope to find more like them someday.

Bowfinger · #17 03-03-2009, 11:50 PM

Could it be that she has not "dropped" yet? Every young I have had with that much yellow turned into a male and sometimes taking over a year to show any signs. But if it is a female that's awesome and a first for me.
Also, if the male was the dominant maybe he stunted the others growth and maturation process? I have had most of my siblings have a 2/3 size difference if grown up together with delayed maturation on the passive individual. Either way I love the colors, that's a keeper.

JimmyNightlizard · #18 03-04-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowfinger

Could it be that she has not "dropped" yet? Every young I have had with that much yellow turned into a male and sometimes taking over a year to show any signs. But if it is a female that's awesome and a first for me.
Also, if the male was the dominant maybe he stunted the others growth and maturation process? I have had most of my siblings have a 2/3 size difference if grown up together with delayed maturation on the passive individual. Either way I love the colors, that's a keeper.

Perhaps, but only time will tell. Last may when I purchased these, I only kept them in together for about a month. Then decided to put them in individual shoeboxes. It's been 8 months like that now. And the young high yellow male is slightly larger then his sibling. One thing that makes sence to me, is that the young males snout marking is fading away more and more. And the smaller one still looks the same as it did when I first baught them. And their is no sign of a male like spur or buldge as is in the case with the younger male. How long does it usually take for a juvi pulchellus to reach full growth? 2-4 years I'm guessing?