Goldie Information Needed Asap!!!!!

geckos4U · #1 01-09-2009, 06:44 PM

Hey guys, I'm new here and this is kinda important. I wanna do a golden gecko rescue

. The pet store it's currently at has it in with marbled geckos and house geckos. The tank is really small and it only has a vine, big water dish, reptibark, and a light on the top. No leaves, no cover, no hides, NOTHING! She looks in bad shape, pretty skinny and looks like shes waiting to die. I think if I act fast I can save her. Don't think I know nothing about geckos because I have a crested gecko. I really want information about.....well everything, husbandry, supplies needed, caging, special needs for the species etc. I need this info if I wanna save her. Anyone who has or had this species please give info!!

cliff_f · #2 01-09-2009, 07:35 PM

Google golden gecko care sheet and you can find alot of info on there.

geckos4U · #3 01-12-2009, 06:51 PM

I have to say one last thing, as I said before the Goldie was housed with marbled geckos and house geckos. Should I get a marbled gecko? I've already had house geckos. I really want some more feed back

!!! Anything

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I'm kinda in a time crunch with the "rescue" and am eagerly waiting for last minute feedback and opinions

! Like what you think of either species! Don't worry I'll wait till I have 4 or 5 messages. Thanks

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PassPort · #4 01-12-2009, 08:09 PM

I've got a golden care sheet on my website. Care for a marbled is very similar. You could probably house them together without any problems if the tank as huge.

cnorton51 · #5 01-18-2009, 06:34 PM

is it ok to put a golded in with a white spotted gecko?

PassPort · #6 01-18-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cnorton51

is it ok to put a golded in with a white spotted gecko?

latin name please. there's at least 5 types of "white spotted gecko." to answer your question though I'd probably say no.

cnorton51 · #7 01-18-2009, 11:48 PM

But it should be ok to put the golden in with a marble gecko?

PassPort · #8 01-19-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cnorton51

But it should be ok to put the golden in with a marble gecko?

they are very similar species, so care is is identical and there would be little or no risk of "mixed signals" (i.e.: one gecko misinterpreting the other species's actions) as you would run into with totally different species, such as, say, Chondrodactylus angulifer and Paroedura picta.

The only problem is that being so similar they would probably treat each other as they would their own species: males would fight with other males and females would fight other females (female aggression is common in this genus). If you are to attempt it I would recommended a large cage and opposite sexes.