Thinking about Lepidodactylus lugubris

niccoliherp

niccoliherp

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So, I've got a show coming up soon, and was thinking of getting some of these with my profits. I've only heard good things about them. Is there anything bad about them? Also, does anyone have any advice or just general info on them? I've done alot of studying up on them, but I want to make sure I've covered all my bases.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Hi ~

The "bad" thing about them is that they are just like the Energizer Bunny in terms of reproduction...they keep going, and going, and going, and...

Contact me at ElizabethFreer@aol.com. I'll send you a care sheet that was published by the Global Gecko Association. Alternatively you can check into their website at Global Gecko Association under care sheets to locate this very care sheet. I've been raising them since 1988!
 
niccoliherp

niccoliherp

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I don't know if I would consider mass reproduction a bad thing. Thats awesome. I didn't really think there was anything bad about them. Thanks
 
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kansasboy22

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I got some Ll's 2 years ago from Elizabeth and just like she says they can be a handful with all the baby's they have i have around 30 of them now in a communal tank. And I only started with one! But they are really easy to care for and are one of my favorite geckos I have because their social behavior is really fun to whatch.
 
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trochanter

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Hello,

I‘m new to this forum and Lepidodactylus lugubris was the reason why I started looking trough various sites about geckos. I found information about general care, genetics, natural environment, but there is one thing that is very important to me and is rarely described in care sheets. It is visibility/activity. It would be great if somebody who keeps L. lugubris could tell me how often they can observe their geckos? Are they more active (running, jumping) or more passive (slowly walking, sitting in one place)? I know that these geckos are nocturnal, but seldom can be visible during day time. Is this true with captive specimens?
Thank you in advance!
 
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dactylus

dactylus

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lepidodactylus lugubris

An excellent website on L.lugubris

My own experiences are nothing but good, an entertaining social gecko.
The juveniles are more active than the adults during daylight hours, although all can be enticed with food.
My adults will frequently spend the daylight hours resting on dried mushrooms, never the topmost, but the ones shaded by it.
The Juveniles are far more active, jumping, crawling their way round the viv.
It's the conversations they have whenever they cross each other, a barrage of chirps, and perhaps a short chase.
Many of them become tame enough to feed from hand, some baby food on a finger and they'll lick it off.

Bad things, there are none,..................
............. constraining the juveniles within a viv, it's needs to be secure, no gaps!
.............egg laying, they'll glue their eggs to anything.
.............can get overrun, they reproduce furiously in optimum conditions.


New colony viv. (6 inmates, 3 adults, 3 juveniles )
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Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Well, Lls really are great geckos! I love to hear them chirp!!!

However, these moms WILL consume their offspring. Ouch! I've rescued some hatchlings in the nick of time from those hungry jaws. So it's very important to have a densely planted vivarium. I have successfully reared juvies with adults.
 
Palex134

Palex134

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Very few negatives with the species. I absolutely loved my colony and would love to get more in the future.
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trochanter

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dactylus said:
lepidodactylus lugubris

An excellent website on L.lugubris

My own experiences are nothing but good, an entertaining social gecko.
The juveniles are more active than the adults during daylight hours, although all can be enticed with food.
My adults will frequently spend the daylight hours resting on dried mushrooms, never the topmost, but the ones shaded by it.
The Juveniles are far more active, jumping, crawling their way round the viv.
It's the conversations they have whenever they cross each other, a barrage of chirps, and perhaps a short chase.
Many of them become tame enough to feed from hand, some baby food on a finger and they'll lick it off.
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That is the information I was looking for. Good! It convinced me finally to get this gecko. Thank you! By the way, very beautiful terrarium.
This website was the first that I've found two years ago. Since that time I was slowly gathering information about other geckos, but this species remains my favourite.
Thank you all for sharing your opinions and photos!
 
niccoliherp

niccoliherp

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I love those photos palex. Thanks for all your advice everyone. I am definitely going to get some of these towards the end of this month.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Peter ~

I love all the Ll snapshots you have posted, and especially the first "tongue" shot. For some strange reason those always appeal to me the most. Glad that you enjoyed the Lls while you had them!

Any luck with your Phelsuma klemmeri?
 
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