[Chris3004]

Hi guys,

just a picture of a Pachydactylus affinis I took home from Hamm.



Cheers!
Chris

[cindy]

Gorgeous looking animal Chris!!! Is this your first, or do you keep more off these??
They look a little bit like P. tigrinus, am I right?
Kind regards,

Cindy

[Chris3004]

Thanks, Cindy. I only keep a pair of affinis, which I just bought in Hamm.

P. affinis looks more like P. capensis (actually it was regarded as a subspecies of P. capensis for quite some time).

Colorwise, the Mozambique form of P. tigrinus shows some, more or less, similar colors, but P. tigrinus looks different from P. affinis.

Here's a photo of some of my Pachydactylus tigrinus (Zimbabwe form) for comparison:



Cheers!
Chris

[cindy]

Thanks Chris! If you see the two photo's together, they indeed look quite different!!
Actually both species have my interest; are they difficult to keep???
Hope you don't mind me asking all these questions....but I'm just fascinated by Pachydactylus and Chondrodactylus ssp.
Greetings,

Cindy

[Chris3004]

No worries Cindy, your questions are welcome. Both species are easy to keep and lovely geckos.

There is a nice German book available on P. tigrinus. I know you're from the Netherlands, so there might be a chance that you understand it


btw - I have a couple of P. tigrinus eggs incubating.

Cheers!
Chris

[nagashi]

Hey Chris,

your animals looks very nice!!

best regards,
mark

[Sebastian]

Yep, nice animals as always,Chris.They indeed look very much like P.capensis.
Hopefully you will have much offspring

Best,

Sebastian

[Chris3004]

Thanks, guys.

Last night I saw them working passionately in terms of reproduction

[cindy]

Thanks Chris,

I'm going to a reptile show this sunday, so I'll try to find the book you mentioned!
If your eggs succesfully hatch, could you put me on your waiting list?? Cause I would love to have them!!
Kind regards,

Cindy

[Chris3004]

Actually there is no big waiting list and they are frequently offered, but I'm more than happy to keep some for you.

Look for:

Barts, M. 2006. Der Tigergecko, Pachydactylus tigrinus. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 64 pp.

Cheers!
Chris