[ENiGMA]

Hi Guys,

Ive had my Lygodactylus Williamsi (Day Gecko's) for 1 year now and both appear to be really happy and healthy! She is rather a nervous soul and runs a mile whenever i open up unless she thinks its food, and he is very relaxed and even allows me to touch him without much fuss

Now hear is what i want... as you can imagine id like to see some baby gecko's and wondered if im possibly doing something wrong as i dont seem to see them behaving the way they should in a breeding manor! any ideas?

Also my Enclosure is watered regularly and i have a little fountain that the gecko's enjoy having a drink from on a morning ive noticed, lots of branches and vines with 2 bushes for them to shelter and hide in with a 60w basking bulb which holds temperatures in there at 78-85c.

Their diet consists of 2nd and 3rd silent crickets (favorite) with caterpillars and occasionally hoppers (not massively keen) and rarely mealworms. Id love to give them fruit like banana but how do they feed from that as they never really go near the bottom if it was in a dish and only really seem to attack food if it moves... and obviously banana doesnt move so how can i entice them to it? put it on the vines perhaps? i also dust the food with calcium!

Ill happily put some pics up if you like and any advice would be very much appreciated!

Thanks

[hexentanz]

Are you 100% you have a pair?

Could be they are both too young to breed yet.

Are you offering any other lighting besides the basking bulb? The basking spot is a bit on the cool side, can you link me to the exact bulb you are using?

What size is your enclosure?

I have my pair in a 50x50x70cm enclosure and they will go to the bottom of the tank to feed occasionally and will take up any baby food or Repashy I place down there. They move very quickly so it is possible yours are going down there and you are just not seeing it.

[ENiGMA]

i have some photo's that i can post soon for you to see! i definately have a pair, she is green and he is blue so no doubts there.

ill get the photo's on within the next 30 mins then you can see

thanks

[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by ENiGMA

i have some photo's that i can post soon for you to see! i definately have a pair, she is green and he is blue so no doubts there.

ill get the photo's on within the next 30 mins then you can see

thanks

When you place two males together the suppressed one can remain green if it were being bullied, so having a green one does not always ensure you have a female.

When you post pics, could you answer the questions I asked in my original reply? It would be helpful in solving your issue.

[ENiGMA]

Here are 4 pics for you

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[ENiGMA]

hi,

for your questions, im absolutly positive its a male and female, all the markings on their bodies suggest it, the colour suggests it and the people i got them from are very trustworthy, plus they never fight, ive monitored them for many months now and they never exhibit and fighting behaviour, only now and again when crickets are introduced they sometime attemt to take it from one another but it appears to be done in a playful manor!

hope that helps

Here is the bulb i am using... this is just a different make i think

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=neo...:429,r:24,s:24

just a quick note, i ahve been told that the gecko's will be brightly coloured and active if they are happy, if not they will be sluggish and uncolourful. mine appear to be very colourful and are very active (running around like mad in there happy hour)

[hexentanz]

I've looked at your pictures and have some advice for you.

1.) The soil, I am not sure what it is made up of, but it looks too wet. An ideal soil for L. williamsi is a sand/soil mix. I personally use an even mixture of JBL Terra Basis (Sand/Soil already mixed), sphagnum peat moss & Compressed Coconut Fiber. Very important is also not to use any materials with fertilizer added!

2.) There is no need for a fountain, the adults as well as the young could possibly drown. Also it tends to splash the soil often making it soggy. If you are worried about the humidity, this can naturally be raised by adding in some live plants. If you are more worried about a drinking source, they usually get enough water for the day off the sprayed plants when you mist.

3.) Lygodactylus are sun worshipers! They love light, so having only a basking bulb in there is not really doing them much good besides providing some heat to warm up (these so called happy colors, usually just means the gecko has warmed up). If you would prefer to stay clear of UVB bulbs for the parents, you should at least get some T5 lamps or compact bulbs rated for daylight color. If you are okay with UVB bulbs (the geckos would probably do better with them) I recommend one in 5.0% or more and one in 2.0%, as the 5.0% does not provide a nice enough color or light on its own. When you have offspring at some point, you will find they often do best when provided with UVB light.

4.) I see no real ideal locations for the female to lay her eggs should she become pregnant. You need to add some locations for her or she could become egg bound because she cannot find an ideal location. If you are not fond of bamboo, you can add in some Japanese knotweed it often looks a lot more natural.

You might also want to have a look at - ++ Lygodactylus williamsi ++

I think if you take all of this advice in to consideration you should see some breeding activity.

[ENiGMA]

thats awesome thank you so much... just a curious question, could you give me more detail regarding the lighting, as it is only a small terrarium/vivarium are you suggesting i have 2 light sources? and could you link me to the bulbs you would advise me to use and i shall look into getting them asap.

As for the fountain i think i would like to keep it and let them use it as they enjoy drinking from it, however if i get eggs i shall let it dry up and disarm it to stop drowning, its also a nice climbing feature for them and basking spot.

As for plants could you reccomend some for me? and how to maintain them, sorry i ask so many question i just want to get this right and make my little lizards as happy as possible

Thank you

[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by ENiGMA

thats awesome thank you so much... just a curious question, could you give me more detail regarding the lighting, as it is only a small terrarium/vivarium are you suggesting i have 2 light sources? and could you link me to the bulbs you would advise me to use and i shall look into getting them asap.

Sure thing, could you tell me the measurements of your terrarium? That will help in picking the lights.

I will answer about the plants along with the lights when I get your reply.

[ENiGMA]

Originally Posted by hexentanz

Sure thing, could you tell me the measurements of your terrarium? That will help in picking the lights.

I will answer about the plants along with the lights when I get your reply.

The terrarium is 1ft x 1ft x 2ft high

it was the terrarium recommended on the caresheet for 2 lizards