[aucturas]

i know i know its only been two weeks since i got my first Chahoua. I really wanted one, cause from everything i read they are very docile, almost friendly amazing curious gecko. So far, it has been the most skittish, afraid, and it is taking longer to acclimate than any other gecko i have ever had, it hasnt even eaten yet. Just to let you know im not a newb, i have kept and bred Uroplatus Fimbriatus, Uroplatus Henkeli, Uroplatus Phantasticus. and i have kept, cresteds, gargoyles, tokays, flying geckos, leopards. IM just wondering why this is. is it because they can become more tame than other geckos, they just take longer to adjust to change, or is everything i have been reading about chahoua wrong, im very curious, and a little dissapointed in this gecko, almost to the point of regretting the ammount i paid for it. I just find it odd that this is the most terrified and frankly acting like its wild caught gecko i have ever had. any opinions on this????????????? my cresteds have always eaten within a couple days of arriving, same for most other species i have kept, i dont know, its just really baffling and annoying me

[Zero138]

Give it time. Just like pangea said just wait. I just got a chewie and hes still very un chewie like. I wish us bot the best of luck with our chewies.

[Rhac]

Originally Posted by aucturas

i know i know its only been two weeks since i got my first Chahoua. I really wanted one, cause from everything i read they are very docile, almost friendly amazing curious gecko. So far, it has been the most skittish, afraid, and it is taking longer to acclimate than any other gecko i have ever had, it hasnt even eaten yet. Just to let you know im not a newb, i have kept and bred Uroplatus Fimbriatus, Uroplatus Henkeli, Uroplatus Phantasticus. and i have kept, cresteds, gargoyles, tokays, flying geckos, leopards. IM just wondering why this is. is it because they can become more tame than other geckos, they just take longer to adjust to change, or is everything i have been reading about chahoua wrong, im very curious, and a little dissapointed in this gecko, almost to the point of regretting the ammount i paid for it. I just find it odd that this is the most terrified and frankly acting like its wild caught gecko i have ever had. any opinions on this????????????? my cresteds have always eaten within a couple days of arriving, same for most other species i have kept, i dont know, its just really baffling and annoying me

I just got mine today and he looks terrified right now, and he's very dark, hopefully he'll calm down and fire up again in the next few days or weeks, however long it takes, you just have to be patient with them some adjust better than others but they do seem to be a very skittish species, between my first encounter and now owning one, maybe a couple of irregular encounters but that's my conclusion anyway lol Good luck though peeps