New gecko

[sarahjane85]

Hi -- new to Teratoscincus species
I just picked up an absolute beautiful female (possible T. przewalskii). I'll make sure to post pics later this evening. Just want to make sure she settles a little after the huge meal she just consumed (4 roaches, 2 crickets)!!
Already read the care sheet from GGA and globalgeckos -- the only ones I could find --- and read all posts in this forum.

So, how is this for her set-up??:

playsand (2-3 inches)
2 hides
cork/slate pieces
8 inch bamboo half buried
sm. water dish/Ca+ dish
daily mist under one of the hides for moisture/shedding

for tonight I have half her cage on a heating pad set on med. (what I use for all gecko iso's ~85F).
but what would be the preferred heat source (I have both);
UTH or incandescent bulb? or both??

For those with experience caring for/breeding this species, is this all that is required?

Also, what size enclosure do you use? my iso cage is a 18l"X12w"X8h" critter keeper, which I'll keep her in for 3 weeks. Is this too small?

She is sooo damn cute!!

Thanks a bunch,
Sarah.

 

[Brian]

The information people gave me was 90's during the day and room temp at night. Mine have slowed down eating, but ate like pigs when I first got them. They'd even take some stuff from fingers.

 

[JBReptiles]

The Way i keep my Teratoscincus.About 4-5 inche sand pile ...spray it down really well..so its all wet..give it a couple days..It will dry and they will dig,...No need for bamboo or poles.I tried keeping mine on little sand and hides..They did HORRIBLY...built up the sand and they went to TOWN.give them a NICE hott spott.

 

[Brian]

Let us see pics. :mrgreen:

Make sure anything you put in won't be a danger if they burrow under it. It's very rare, but I have witnessed a few leaps in mine so I keep a top on the tank.

 

[sarahjane85]

Holy crap she is fiesty!! she was shedding last night, but this morning I got a burry shot just as she was going in the hide.

thanks all -- great info on setting her up.

need help on species id, I'll post another pic tonight if she's out.

 

[JBReptiles]

That would be a teratoscincus keyserlingi.Very nice one too.Looks really healthy.and good colors.Their an AWSOME species to keep.best of luck with them.

 

[sarahjane85]

thanks for the id Jeff...
I'm going to stay up late tonight to see if I can't get a better pic. I read somewhere that they were late night geckos :lol:

 

[sarahjane85]

the sand thing is not working -- every time I feed her, she gets a mouthful of it and it is very fine-grained playsand. she's settled down a lot so I could feed her by hand as I do some of my other species of geckos (she loves those roaches).

AAAAgghhhh so frustrating!!

Jeff, what kind of sand is it that you have in your pic? and is that a natural color?


thanks,
Sarah

 

[JBReptiles]

The sand i have is play sand and repti sand mix...what you gota do is soke the heck out of the sand..So it hardens..and then their wont be much loose sand.Give it a try..

 

[sarahjane85]

will do -- thanks

 

[sarahjane85]

Just wondering if it would be ok to house these two together. Both came from the same breeder, had the first, smaller one for 2 weeks and the second, larger one for a week both isolated and appear to be females (no hemipenal bulges at all).
I just bought a 20g long w/screen for $20 at PetCo and would like to put them both in there tomorrow.

this larger female is going to shed

both are eating like crazy and I might try them on some fruit tonight (they create the largest poop -- gees!!) :shock:

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[oli]

If you are worried about too much sand in their diet, I recommend reptilite sand from the pet store. When you look at it under a magnifying glass or a microscope each grain is round(which won't cut up the insides of reptiles) and it's made of digestible calcium. When you open the bag the sand isn't rough like most, it's soft kinda like baking flour. It's expensive, but your guys/girls are worth it. And you'll be able to sleep easier.

 

[Mel&Rob]

is that sand ok for loes

 

[Symbiont]

frog eyed gecko's are carnivore's so I wouldn't recomend feeding them fruit, and its completely fine when they get a mouthful of sand, this type of gecko actually does that on purpose so they can get certain minerals like calcium in their diet. and also you should coat the females incests in a calcium powder before feeding them to her because she should lay around 4 clutches of eggs each year (average 2 eggs per clutch) so she'll really need it. thats if you have a breeding pair.