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This is my pair. These are fairly large pachys, 18-20 cm (8'') total length, with very fragile skin. These guys are FAST! They are also quite shy compared to other pachys. Their back color gretly varies depending on heat, lighting, stress level- they can be from dark brown with patches of yellow mustard and halzenut brown to light grey-blue with maroon blotches. Color and sex seem to be totally independent though, no clear sexual dimorphism apart from the bulges on males.
They are kept just like other pachy, with a rocky setting, they love to hide in rock crevices. Their activity is mostly nocturnal, they feed readily on crickets and middle sized locusts. They do use drinking vessels and I spray mine with lukewarm water twice a week in the evening. My pair is in a 30x30x45 high ExoTerra, with a 2cm layer of fine sand as a substrate, though they hardly come to the ground. I have noticed they don't use branches. Temps for now are 26-28°C during the day and 17-18°C at night, in summer, they have a basking spot so as to provide them with a 35-38°C basking area. I have not bred them so far, but any question about them is welcome
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wow, so pretty!
i like the natural look!
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They are extremely fast and shy geckos and have very fragile skin, it tears off as a means of defense just like in Gehyra marginata fairly easily. I would not recommend them to newbies!
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