Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus

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weswright

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If i am correct they only produce two offspring a year if you can get them to produce at all. I know this really drives the price up, as they are not exported from thier native islands.
 
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weswright

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I think that for some one just getting into the hobbie of breeding, waiting for the 5yrs would actually detere them from purchasing a pair.
 
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JBReptiles

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I think most people want to get them cuz their"rare".And i think thats a total wrong reason to get geckos.I think you should get geckos if you think their cool looking.Cuz ones that get rare ones seem to be in it for a profit.And not the hobby.Thats what it seems to me.,
 
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DDReptiles

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They are really sweet geckos, I have got to see one before and they are really interesting to watch. They are not so great for handling and are not for beginners. There are only a very small handful of people in the US who breed them and they are very limited in availability. I doubt their price will drop anytime soon if anything it might go up. I would love to get a pair one day, hopefully in the next year or so I wish to get 1 baby.
 
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Jaguar Gecko77

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this species comes from a location that is only about 2 foot ball fields in area not to mention that the few people that have them can set the price due to the inability to have them imported. when i first saw these guys the price was 10k each for babies. Which I think is exploitation of the species the seller is actually well known in the rac community so i won't say the name....and he gave me a great price on cresteds heh. But since then the price has lowered. I do wish that more breeders were out there as it always seems that animals that are rare and expensive get poched all to often =(. On a different note i have heard that the habbits of this guy are very interesting and if i rember right it is the rac. that has the most prehensile tail of the genis.
David-
 
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Brian

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I think that location refers only to one subspecies. I think the range of the whole species is bigger. But I could be very wrong. I'm going on memory.
 
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GeckoTom

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JBReptiles said:
I think most people want to get them cuz their"rare".And i think thats a total wrong reason to get geckos.I think you should get geckos if you think their cool looking.Cuz ones that get rare ones seem to be in it for a profit.And not the hobby.Thats what it seems to me.,
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So it seems to you!

Who wants designer geckos??? For lots of money, isnt that the same reason???

Why pay for a leopardgecko, or a crested or gargoyle, several hundreds??

I think everyone has different reasons for keeping geckos, viviparous geckos are special!

I dont think you can make a lot of profit from a gecko that produces two offsprings, at most, a year!
 
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