Hemidactylus prashadi

BlackMetalMaster · #1 05-25-2006, 12:24 PM

Hi,

I wonder if anyone is working with these beautiful Geckos? Sometimes they are offered on the German market...

Thanks!

Regards,

BMM

Goniurosaurus · #2 05-25-2006, 01:43 PM

Hemidactylus prashadi is a very nice species and my favourite Hemi by far. I have a bunch of eggs incubating right now and there are at least 2 more people breeding them in europe.

BlackMetalMaster · #3 05-25-2006, 06:37 PM

Thanks! Could you give me some information on captive care? It seems there is not too much information available about them...

Thanks!

Goniurosaurus · #4 05-25-2006, 06:49 PM

I find them really easy to care for. I keep them in a dry terrarium on a dry mix of sand and cocopeat with a inverted flowerpot as a hide and a piece of bark at temps between 25 and 35(local). For moisture i spray the sides a few times a week.
They lay there eggs in dry sand mostly unter the flowerpot and will make a little hill if the substrate isn't high enough witch makes finding eggs very easy.

Ps: Don't open there terrarium after the lights are out, they are very fast and nervous then and will escape! During the day they are very calm and the flowerpot can easily be lifted with them in it and they will stay were they are.

Sebastian · #5 05-26-2006, 08:24 AM

What size does H.prashadi reach ?

Sebastian

Goniurosaurus · #6 05-26-2006, 08:40 AM

They get a bit bigger then 20 cm.
The first hatched this night! If i can borrow a camera somewhere i will try and post pics of it and his parents this weekend.

tanala · #7 05-26-2006, 09:39 AM

congratulations! pics would be fine. I saw them one time and was fascinated!

Regards,
Sebastian

Goniurosaurus · #8 05-26-2006, 11:05 AM

end just found a other hatchling from a different clutch as well as a new clutch. That makes 19 eggs so far (from 2 pairs)

BlackMetalMaster · #9 06-07-2006, 03:39 AM

Hi Goniurosaurus,

did you have any chance to take pics yet? It would be very interesting to see. Thanks!!!

Regards,

BMM

Goniurosaurus · #10 06-15-2006, 10:17 AM

I was finally able to make some pics.

One off my adult pairs:

One off them at night!!!

a couple off hatchlings still in their incubationbox:

Their spots get bright yellow ones they are of few days all but also very fast and i wasn't able to get a pic.
btw, i am up to 9 hatchlings since this morning

And some other Hemidactylus i have:

a pair of maculatus:

a gravid female triedrus

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