[Torin]

What are the ideal steps to take when you first get a freshly imported William's? As far as cage size and type, lighting, and light cycle, medication if any, how best to hydrate it, what kinds of things to put in the cage? Is it best to keep fresh imports separated or together?

['stoph]

20 gallon is a good size for a pair or trio - it's less interesting to keep them in larger groups (more fights, stress)

For freshly imported it's important to get them back on the right weight so enough food and water is a must.

[DanaD]

What is the best substrate to put in a L. williamsi cage?

['stoph]

coconut husk ships will do fine. They are too big for them to swallow + the animals probably will never go to the bottom of the cage.

[robferblue]

2 days ago i bought a couple of these amazing small Lygodactylus williamsi lizards.
A bit of an impulse buy, but i keep 3 chameleons (and eggs) so i would say i know what i am doing...........mostly!

when i pruchsed them they were in a small 6" by 6" little habitat cage, and both were bight blue.

i have them now in a 3foot tall by 2foot by 2foot terrarium, with a UVB light and under heater.
no basking light as yet.

i have seen them eat small crickts, even a small meal worm, and lick some honey that i put in.
they seem quite active and healthy BUT

they have compeletely changed colour!!

first of all they are VERY hard to tell apart!
One seems to be more coppery green now....so is that a female? do i have a pair?
but also one seems to be out and about more - the blueish one.
and the other one goes dark....i mean black dark all over....and tends to hide in a crevice at the top of the cage wall..........
then the other one went all dark and almost black as well.
they do not appear to fight....or challenge each other

so question:
in a smaller enclosure they did not seem to exhibit this colour change
in chameleons the dark colour suggests stress or challenge...esp from females that do not want to mate.

they were soooooo pretty when bright blue. the shop owner said they had no problem being kept together..........so is this behaviour normal, and/or what can i/should i do (esp if i want to see them bright blue again!)

help//////thanks.

[DanaD]

You have 2 males. It's not advisable to keep them together.

[jpg]

Like Dana said you have two male . The blue being dominant is challenging the other and causing stress to both of them . Seperate them asap . Try to locate some females , a good indicator is the lack of black under the throat . Males have a full black under throat were females dont .

[gazellianaimee]

Hello,

I have been offered a pair of these geckos for a relatively decent price. I was wondering what they are like as pets?

Are they handlable? They are certainly very pretty.

I've also been offered Lygodactylus fischeri, i wondered if you knew anything about caring for these? There seems to be little, if any information on them. I might even go as far to say as they are even more beautiful than the williamsi, with more pastel, but still brilliant blues and greens.

I would very much appreciate any help you can give me.

Best wishes,
Aimée

[zohariels]

Originally Posted by gazellianaimee

Hello,

I have been offered a pair of these geckos for a relatively decent price. I was wondering what they are like as pets?

Are they handlable? They are certainly very pretty.

I've also been offered Lygodactylus fischeri, i wondered if you knew anything about caring for these? There seems to be little, if any information on them. I might even go as far to say as they are even more beautiful than the williamsi, with more pastel, but still brilliant blues and greens.

I would very much appreciate any help you can give me.

Best wishes,
Aimée

These are one of my favorite geckos, they're very active and beautiful, not to mention the fun of watching their interactions with each other. I find them to be somewhat like most phelsumas, you [i]can[i] handle them but they seem to prefer being left alone, and with their size you have to be very careful. The caresheet at the beginning of this thread is excellent and pretty much takes care of everything. Good luck Aimee!
-Jess

[toby]

hi i am very new to this i got a pair of williamsi geckos 2weeks ago but the female is a bit skinny. i have seen her eat a couple of crickets and some grapes. can anyone tell me how to fatten her up a bit please. thank you