Looking for a female williamsi

Tog · #1 03-16-2010, 06:37 PM

Hi to all,
Im looking for some help in trying to locate a female williamsi.

I recently purchased two as a pair and they have turned out to be two fella's

I have done my research into caring for these guys and am well aware two males cant be kept together due to aggression and dominance so ideally need to trade one of the guys for a female.
My local reptile shop tried for weeks and couldnt locate anyone with any williamsi so any help or ideas would be greatfully recieved.

Oh and im in the very south east of the uk if that helps

Tog · #2 03-17-2010, 02:45 PM

Oh and if anyone would be so kind as to confirm that they are indeed two males from the attached pictures i would be greatful.

The third picture i thought i would share just cos i like it

WingedWolfPsion · #3 03-17-2010, 06:14 PM

All three pics look like a boy to me.

Here's a girl, from below:

As you can see, no pre-anal pores to speak of.

combo_breaker · #4 03-17-2010, 06:27 PM

its funny, at first males were the hardest to come by. But im guessing since now everyone has figured out they breed well and fast, they want females also :P. Good luck with your search.

p.s. Google is your friend

Tog · #5 03-17-2010, 06:32 PM

Thank you for the confirmation i was pretty certain they were both male.

Yeah when i was reading up on them i realised initially the males were most sort after because of their wonderful colours. Now like you say because more people wish to breed them the females are harder to find. Oh well back to the search

WingedWolfPsion · #6 03-18-2010, 06:13 AM

From what I've been hearing, breeding them is easy, but rearing the hatchlings can be more of a challenge. That's fairly understandable, considering their size.
Now that I've had a chance to compare them with a few other Lygodactylus, I have to say--the williamsi really are gems. You couldn't ask for a more perfect tiny vivarium pet, they've got all the personality, boldness, and action going on. I suspect they're only going to increase in popularity, once word gets around.
Fortunately for the folks looking for females, I also understand they're temperature-sexed, so people can start producing females deliberately.