Anyone had flying geckos fly?

[AWW]

Hi all,

I'm been sadly gecko-less for several months due to a move (don't worry, they all got good homes) and have been thinking about what my next species might be down the road. I'm fascinated by Ptychozoon but was wondering if anyone has actually had them glide in captivity? I imagine you would need a really big viv but I have no experience with these guys.

Anyone?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Mine fly all over the house like a pack of rabid bats!

 

[AsgerB]

I Lol'd, are you serious?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I Lol'd, are you serious?

You should see what happens when one hits the ceiling fan. :yikes:

 

[cliff_f]

Mine fly all over the house like a pack of rabid bats!

Are they really flying or more of gliding?:biggrin:

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

It was just a joke. I think you're not likely to see them do to much in the way of gliding indoors unless you had some sort of zoo-like facility with REALLY high ceilings. Unless of course you made a paper airplane and put them on that and tossed 'em across the room! (not that I'm suggesting that).

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Your comment is really funny, Ethan!

You should see what happens when one hits the ceiling fan. :yikes:

 

[viktor]

A while back, when I first got mine, I was de-miting them and, as they are wont to do, one bit me, hard. I was not expecting it and reacted by flicking my hand. The gecko let go and did a perfect flip in the air, landing back on my hand. It was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen a gecko do.

Also, a word to the wise about these guys. I learned the hard way that they will eat their babies. So if they breed for you, take out the hatchlings as soon as you spot them.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Viktor ~

Your experience "helping" P kuhli fly is remarkable. It is amazing that he/she landed right back on your hand!!!!!

Thanks for the advice about quickly removing hatched youngsters from the parent tank! Hope getting consumed by a parent only happened to one hatchling of yours. Sorry :sad:.

A while back, when I first got mine, I was de-miting them and, as they are wont to do, one bit me, hard. I was not expecting it and reacted by flicking my hand. The gecko let go and did a perfect flip in the air, landing back on my hand. It was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen a gecko do.

Also, a word to the wise about these guys. I learned the hard way that they will eat their babies. So if they breed for you, take out the hatchlings as soon as you spot them.

 

[viktor]

I lost two hatchlings that way I felt quite distraught, as they are some of the cutest babies in the gecko world.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Viktor ~

So very sorry to hear that. P kuhli have adorable babies :cheer:. Their markings are exquisite.

I lost two hatchlings that way I felt quite distraught, as they are some of the cutest babies in the gecko world.

 

[ISI]

I think if you want to see them flying you need a room sized vivarium with a high ceiling...

This is also an interesting article about the flight of the flying gecko
BioOne Online Journals - On a Flap and a Foot: Aerial Locomotion in the ?Flying? Gecko, Ptychozoon kuhli

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi ~

Many thanks for posting this BioOne link to research studies done in 2001. A must read! Too bad the researchers could not have just bound the cervical, abdominal, and back leg flaps instead of removing them. Hope the "adapted" Ptychoozoon kuhli had quality of life after the experiments.

I think if you want to see them flying you need a room sized vivarium with a high ceiling...

This is also an interesting article about the flight of the flying gecko
BioOne Online Journals - On a Flap and a Foot: Aerial Locomotion in the ?Flying? Gecko, Ptychozoon kuhli

 

[Glickenhouse]

well ive had mine jump pretty far but not glide

 

[AWW]

I think if you want to see them flying you need a room sized vivarium with a high ceiling...

This is also an interesting article about the flight of the flying gecko
BioOne Online Journals - On a Flap and a Foot: Aerial Locomotion in the ?Flying? Gecko, Ptychozoon kuhli[/url]

Thanks for posting - I saw that paper years ago and found it again recently, which is what got me thinking about these amazing creatures. I'm also guessing you'd need a room-size viv to see some gliding, but I was hoping someone would prove me wrong!

 

[Glickenhouse]

wait after reading this ive made MINE FLY(GLIDE I DONT CARE SO HAPPY ) what i did was put something like a treat on my wall stood about7 meters away about a foot higher were the food was and it jumped spread its skin glided gracefully to the food landed on the wall and quickly bit the wax worm( just for the people i pinned it to the wall witjh a needle)

 

[AWW]

Wow, that's awesome! So it sounds like they're pretty comfortable with being handled?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Of the two I have, my captive hatched P kuhli female is far more easily handled than the wild caught male.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Great experiment!

wait after reading this ive made MINE FLY(GLIDE I DONT CARE SO HAPPY ) what i did was put something like a treat on my wall stood about7 meters away about a foot higher were the food was and it jumped spread its skin glided gracefully to the food landed on the wall and quickly bit the wax worm( just for the people i pinned it to the wall witjh a needle)

 

[Glickenhouse]

Great experiment!

you should try
ima try to videotape it upload to youtube and share here:yahoo:

Wow, that's awesome! So it sounds like they're pretty comfortable with being handled?

yes kinda only when food is offered
i make all my pets work for their food,my lionotum(kuhli im not sure tail is screwed up breeder told me it was kuhli)even my beirdie works for food but my lil female is a problem.
so now i have a solution

also it took her a while to notice the wax worm, so this is still not certaain