What do you think about WC felinus?
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Bowfinger
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Marcus is out for a while, think he had some type of surgery or had spoke of this in other threads.
Honestly there are many other geckos harder to aclimate as w/c. Just keep them cool 68-74F and all the other needs a tropical import requires as it looks like you understand this and they will do well. I am sure there will be some captive bred available and they are obviously safer for their lack of parasites.
Honestly there are many other geckos harder to aclimate as w/c. Just keep them cool 68-74F and all the other needs a tropical import requires as it looks like you understand this and they will do well. I am sure there will be some captive bred available and they are obviously safer for their lack of parasites.
Riverside Reptiles
Administrator (HMFIC)
Yeah, I believe that Marcus is out for a bit. As for how difficult it is to acclimate these guys, I think that a lot has to do with your prior experience acclimating wc herps. It also depends on who you're purchasing from. Many of us on here are lucky enough to purchase from Marcus and receive animals that already somewhat acclimated by him. But there's a lot of cheap junkie ones for sale by imported by other people out there as well. On an overall scale of difficulty, I would rate these guys as a medium. Certainly not something you'd want to get if you're a beginner. But not as difficult as something like Masobe. Reading and following Marcus' care sheet is a big step in the right direction.
kenya_1977
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I highly recommend reading through old posts and Marcus's care sheet on the main geckosunlimited.com page.
These geckos earned themself a bad reputation when they were first being imported because people didn't know the specific care that they require. If you have an importer that knows what he is doing, it takes the scare out of acclimation period. Two key points that you'll see over and over: 1. Always house them alone. 2. Use filtered water, RO or distilled is best. Old importers would put several of them in one tank and use tapwater. In the wild they are very solitary, and the region in which they are found has very soft water. It seems that their kidneys can't handle that hardness of tap water.
The biggest problem with the acclimation process now is if you get in a female that is very gravid. The stress of importation/transportation/handling can sometimes cause her to become eggbound.
-good luck
These geckos earned themself a bad reputation when they were first being imported because people didn't know the specific care that they require. If you have an importer that knows what he is doing, it takes the scare out of acclimation period. Two key points that you'll see over and over: 1. Always house them alone. 2. Use filtered water, RO or distilled is best. Old importers would put several of them in one tank and use tapwater. In the wild they are very solitary, and the region in which they are found has very soft water. It seems that their kidneys can't handle that hardness of tap water.
The biggest problem with the acclimation process now is if you get in a female that is very gravid. The stress of importation/transportation/handling can sometimes cause her to become eggbound.
-good luck