Broke down - Got a P. pictus (pics; advise?)

Katzyn · #1 02-06-2009, 11:15 PM

Okay, so after reading about P. picta and falling in love with the guy (I'm pretty sure it's a male, after reading about them) at work, who has, shockingly, been there for about a year now, I broke down and bought my first reptile. Here are pics:

Gorgeous colour, if you ask me. ;D Normal stripe colour, though, right?

Ugh, just LOOK at those eyes...Amazing...

"Where the heck am I?" - Love how he held his tail like that. =P

The 10 gallon tank. Am I missing anything, as far as you can see?

I've got one lamp right now, with one bulb, a red heating bulb. I'm thinking I need a day bulb, too, to get the temperature up during the day, then have the red heating bulb on at night, which will lower the temp by just a few degrees at night...Sound good? I also need to get another thermometer (I have one already, and a hydrometer), for the other side of the tank.

I'm working at finding how to keep the humidity up between 50-60%, and I'm figuring out how to get the temp where I want it, at least for night. Tomorrow, I'll figure out the daylight temps. =)

Little note~ I have a fish tank about a foot away from the right side of the gecko tank - and the fish are loving the red light that is shining in. I'm monitoring the fish tank temp, too, to make sure the heat lamp is raising the temp. =P

Okay, so let me have it. Good? Bad? Needs improvement? Please, let me know anything you think. I don't want to mess this up.

Thanks!

ETA~ Oops, sorry, forgot that is is P. picta, not "pictus". >_<

GeckoMan Roth · #2 02-24-2009, 06:21 PM

If i didn't know about the color morphs this specie has become available in, I would think it's a P. bastardi, but the eyes are a dead give away that he is in fact a P. picta.
I myself have one, and he is a great little guy. I have also written a care sheet for the specie if you need any help with care. It's on the home page.

Delphine · #3 02-25-2009, 03:49 PM

He is so cute! I was reading a care sheet and I am thinking about getting these guys after I get I get my Gargoyles geckos.

Crandall Geckos · #4 02-25-2009, 06:35 PM

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I would think it's a P. bastardi, but the eyes are a dead give away that he is in fact a P. picta.

How does it look like a Bastardi????

ptenopus · #5 02-26-2009, 01:27 AM

what is a lion gecko?

ptenopus · #6 02-27-2009, 01:02 AM

Ive never heard an african native call these geckos "lion geckos"

Chris3004 · #7 02-27-2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ptenopus

Ive never heard an african native call these geckos "lion geckos"

The question is, how do they relate to Paroedura

GeckoMan Roth · #8 02-27-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Crandall Geckos

How does it look like a Bastardi????

i'm sorry about that. i was looking at a different looking picta and saw it labeled as bastardi. my mistake.

Katzyn · #9 03-27-2009, 09:56 PM

He's doing well. =) I recently revamped his tank, adding a self-made cave with two entrances and a big opening against the glass, underground, so I can see him when he goes in.

Of course, he doesn't go in. -_- He hides under one of his two logs, instead.

Also, does anyone elses' climb the glass of their tank? He seems to be really good at it, and I guess I was under the impression that Panthers weren't able to climb like this. XD

Katzyn · #10 04-08-2009, 12:51 AM

No, he's picta. He doesn't climb the glass very well, and often falls off of it more often than actually climbs it, but occasionally, I'll see him hanging out near the top of the glasss.