T. keyserlingi photos

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Here are some shots of my keyserlingi. Man these guys are awesome. They are the true kings of the frog-eyed geckos.

Scott

 

[oscar]

i've read somewhere that these guys should be reserved for an experienced keeper and they can be aggressive. any truth in that?

thanks for the pics BTW.

 

[texas lizard connection]

Oscar,
These guys are simple to keep. Like most geckos they do not like handling. But they are beautiful to watch and have lots of unique behavior traits.

Scott

 

[oscar]

could you elaborate on those traits?
i saw some Teratoscincus at a recent show i went to, but i am sure it wasnt this ssp as they price was way too low. anyway, i was tempted... as i am whenever i see almost any gecko :roll: but was holding off trying to stay focused on rhacs at the moment.

the scales are really intriguing. they are very reminiscent of snakes scales.

 

[Geckoworld]

Do yours have attitude?
Ive got a small group, and one of my females is pyscho, never seen one so aggressive. My other 1.3 are WC and seem to be pretty laid back.

 

[texas lizard connection]

Oscar,
Ah the woes of breeding Teratoscincus!! When I first got into breeding Teratoscincus I tried to breed most of the different varieties. I was very sucessful and usually had lots of babies. However the importers would bring in large lots of them and the prices would crash. Even for captive bred babies. With the troubles that are going on in that part of the world the importation has gone way down. The most common ones that I have seen imported recently have been Roborowski. The prices still remain low on them. The good news is that I have found that T. roborowski is the most placid of the bunch. T. Przewalski is also very placid and much rarer and are a bit more tricky to breed. T. scincus scincus and T. keyserlingii are very demonstrative in my experience. They like to bark and nip along with rattling their tail which is quite loud. They will also "bow up" to you in front of their enclosure and will not back down. They are truly very fun to watch. Their eggs are hard shelled and can be kept on dry sand and have a pretty good hatch rate. T.kesyerlingii have also gone up in price and importation has been very limited to nonexistant in the last 2-3 years. I hope this helps.

Scott

 

[texas lizard connection]

Ray,
Mine all seem to be pretty high strung. There is one, like yours, that never fails to try to nip at me when I am cleaning their cages.

Scott