[scavenger]

I got myself a pair of pachydactylus rugosus and a pair of chondrodactylus angulifer yesterday, just would like to know if anyone can give me any info on the captive care of the pachydactylus rugosus the only caresheet I could find was in german. Pics will follow

[ptenopus]

You can keep both of these geckos in similar conditions. They are found along side each other in nature. The big difference is that chondrodactylus will usually hide in burrows, and rugosus hide out under the bark of dead trees along dry river beds. They are sometimes found under large stones, but typically they are associated with dead trees, and/or piles of branches and such that accumulate along the banks of these dry washes/rivers.
so its an easy set-up for both species. Set the Chondros up on sand with some over turned clay pots or sections of PVC pipe for them to hide in.
Set the rugosus up on sand with a pile of sticks in the corner.
Keep em both in the high 80's in the day. low 70's at night. I lightly mist them twice a week and keep no water bowl in the cages. If you are new to keeping geckos, or very busy, i would advise keeping a small water dish present at all times lest you forget to spray. And im sure you already know this, but dont keep the two species together. You'll come home to very fat Chondrodactylus.

[scavenger]

Thanks for the info, currently I'm keeping them in quarntine tanks till I move them into my reptile room. I've been keeping a lot of leopard geckos and thought it be nice to move onto indigenous geckos. I will post pics once I set them up in their new enclosures.

[Chris3004]

Originally Posted by ptenopus

low 70's at night.

I think you could even go down to 68 or less at night.

We're currently working on a page re Pachydactylus. English caresheets should be available soon

Great choice by the way.

Cheers!

[scavenger]

Well here are the pics I promised, sorry they are so late unfortunately the geckos are still not setup in their cages yet, as I have not finished building.
chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer

Pachydactylus rugosus

Unfortunately the female dropped her tail for unknown reasons??? is this species aggressive to one another as she has bite marks along her side and head. Oh and I'm treating them for mites at the moment thats why they are not on sand. Hope you guys enjoy.

[Chris3004]

Are you sure in terms of gender?

[scavenger]

Yes in terms of gender as I was lead to believe that these geckos do well with each other even if the same sex as my friend also got two of these from the same guy and he assured me this was a pair and that they do well in groups?

[scavenger]

Just thought I'd share an update the ground geckos are now in their enclosure here is a pic of the setup.

[Justin]

Where's some new P. rugosus pics?

[barsiria]

are very nice