Opinions Please

sikorae · #1 05-30-2011, 04:12 PM

I have recently bought a cb a sikorae 'male' that hatched in January, which was delivered to me on Wednesday night via courier.
This gecko was booked back in February after seeing the pics of him.
Below are the pics of the gecko I booked

Below are pics of the gecko I recieved - is it possible this is the same gecko? Also he is only 5 cm total length.

luke stevens · #2 05-30-2011, 05:23 PM

Hello,
Those are not the same geckos. Also, the first one pictured looks like a female.
Thanks,
Luke Stevens

Seva · #3 05-30-2011, 05:43 PM

I'm sorry, but it is quite another gecko. In addition, the first U.sikorae really like the color of the female (as Luke said), and the second most likely male.

**Graham_s** · #4 05-30-2011, 05:56 PM

I agree. First gecko is female and second is male. Two different geckos.

NigelMoses · #5 05-30-2011, 08:00 PM

Agreed. Two different geckos. I hope you get the first one, what a stunner. A sikorae will not develop that intense striping overnight. The second is a definite male and the striping would have been there from right out of the egg. Also an animal would never lose the white, it would be there as an adult.

jadrig · #6 05-31-2011, 03:15 AM

Well...the pic of your gecko witht the split leaf philodendriom sp? has the same white as the first two pics...
When I saw the first two pics...I thought female...which is not what you ordered...It looks like they could have been clutchmates...possibly the same animal...a dorsal shot would be the most telling(for the original animal).

sikorae · #7 05-31-2011, 07:29 AM

Thanks everyone for your imput, I have had a large number of people stating is it definitely not the same gecko on here and on another forum I use. I have contacted the breeder and informed them of this thread and the other one and they are refusing to come on and defend themselves as they are members on both of the forums I have posted on.

The only dorsal type shots I had send were these ones - I don't know whether they help or not to tell if it is a different sikorae:

roms77 · #8 05-31-2011, 12:30 PM

hello,
I think the same thing as everyone else.
What my problem is the size of your beast!
for a specimen of January it very small (5 cm). It should be within 8 or more!
it is under uvb?

sikorae · #9 05-31-2011, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roms77

hello,
I think the same thing as everyone else.
What my problem is the size of your beast!
for a specimen of January it very small (5 cm). It should be within 8 or more!
it is under uvb?

I am sorry but I made a mistake with the date, it was actually hatched on 10th Feb, which still makes it nearly 4 months old, which in my opinion is still small.

NigelMoses · #10 05-31-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadrig

Well...the pic of your gecko witht the split leaf philodendriom sp? has the same white as the first two pics...
When I saw the first two pics...I thought female...which is not what you ordered...It looks like they could have been clutchmates...possibly the same animal...a dorsal shot would be the most telling(for the original animal).

It is not even remotely close.