Looking for Advice: Cyrtopodion scabrum - Page 3

spidergecko · #21 06-20-2010, 08:45 AM

Good info here: Cyrtopodion scaber

They are very easy to keep and can be found all over the Southern US. Likely it arrived on a shipment of good from the South and if that didn't happen recently, the gecko has been hiding a while. From the original pics it looks like it is a little dehydrated which make sense living in a server room.

Check out the Wiki article about Agamura persica and that will give you more details about keeping a gecko like this.

This is a basic desert gecko so care is very easy. They also breed well and the young are pretty robust. One of my favourites.

Argent · #22 06-20-2010, 09:25 AM

Thanks Mike!

he certainly is interesting to observe. I got him a new light fixture today (Zoo Med Terrarium Hood) with a red night bulb and a blue daylight bulb. It's keeping the tank upwards of 85+ now (which I gather is a good thing) and he seems more active now that it's warmer in there. I've noticed now that I should probably get a proper reptile thermometer as the stick on one that was in the tank only goes up to 86

Thanks for everyone's help and information - you've made Cisco a happy gecko!

Argent · #23 06-23-2010, 07:23 AM

Latest photo of Cisco - he looks much healthier (quarter for scale)

**Elizabeth Freer** · #24 06-23-2010, 11:21 AM

Way to go, Cisco! (Excellent job, Paul

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Argent · #25 06-23-2010, 03:52 PM

Thanks - sorry for the crappy shot - I had my cell phone close by - I'll drag the big camera out and see if I can get some new shots

Argent · #26 06-26-2010, 10:46 AM

Hi!

**Elizabeth Freer** · #27 06-26-2010, 05:17 PM

Cisco is lookin' good. Just love your photos, Paul

!

Argent · #28 06-26-2010, 06:17 PM

Thanks Elizabeth

Argent · #29 07-08-2010, 07:48 AM

Well I must be doing something right

today I noticed Cisco has gone all pale and is starting to shed!

Is there anything special I should know/do to help with the shed or just leave him be?

**Elizabeth Freer** · #30 07-08-2010, 04:25 PM

Yeah, Cisco! (I would just stand by and see how it goes. Does he have something in his tank like a rough rock to rub up against if necessary?)

If he sheds completely, no worries. If some old skin remains, he may need a humid hide in the future. I have some ideas for a temporary "humidity chamber".

Good to note earlier that Mike-Spider Gecko had replied to one of the posts on this thread of yours. Perhaps you could PM him for specifics? I wonder how Mike has kept these guys in the past?

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Originally Posted by Argent

Well I must be doing something right

today I noticed Cisco has gone all pale and is starting to shed!

Is there anything special I should know/do to help with the shed or just leave him be?