My S. williamsi and their new viv

[Uroplatus_lauren]

These are my Strophurus williamsi, I know I posted these guys when I got them but I have just finished sorting their viv out and I think its pretty cool so I wanted anyones opinions on what they thought of it. The viv is 18 inches long x 20 inches wide x 24 inches high which maybe a tad too big for them lol. I have included a pic on my hand of the female (Bunyip)and the male (Uluru) is in the viv on the branch in his pic. The viv has sand on the bottom covered with a layer of oak leaves, there is a damp box filled with sphagnum moss; there is cork bark, apple branch and silk leaves in there and it is heated with a small bulb on a stat. I am planning on adding a 5% uvb bulb as well.

I'm planning on breeding these guys this year so fingers crossed - I've got two more females on order as well so I will have a lovely group of them, I'm very excited!

I'm completely in love with this Genus of geckos and hope to be keping a few more species very soon.

I'm sorry the viv pic isnt up to much - I cant remove the glass so I had to try and angle it so I didnt catch the flash lol

Female - Bunyip - saying hello!

Male - Uluru

 

[Salamanko]

Nice geckos. I've read in a reptile book that Strophrurus species release a substance from their pores when scared.

 

[Uroplatus_lauren]

Yes - I've read that too apparently - its supposed to be similar to spider webs

 

[Salamanko]

I believe the male looks more appealing than the female. Uluru has awesome tiny spikes on his tail and looks very good in the pic with him on the stick

 

[Uroplatus_lauren]

Thanks - they do vary in colour quite considerably they both turn very pale almost white, right through to slate grey. The male does have bigger spines on his tail though.

 

[Justin]

Hi Lauren, Looking from the pics, it would seem the male and female are two forms 'spotted' and 'reticulated'. Were they sold as seperate forms?

 

[Uroplatus_lauren]

Hi Justin, they were sold as the same but to be honest i hadnt even checked. I know the female gets similar markings to the male on a night - I will try and get a pic of them together to compare. Will it make a difference if they are different forms?

 

[Justin]

Be good to see a comparison pic please Lauren, most people prefer to keep the forms seperate but there's no problem with mixing them.

 

[Geckos and Goannas]

Very nice! Bunyip? Isnt that the aussie version of bigfoot, yeti, and sasquach? nice name! Oh and I agree. the female is deffintly a spotted and the male a retic.

 

[PassPort]

you got a bit carried away with the leaf litter, but other than that the viv looks great!

 

[Uroplatus_lauren]

Lol thanks guys for your input - I am goignt to definately get some pics of her 'coloured' up she does have similar markings to him. The Bunyip is a mythological Australian water creature and I named my male Uluru after the famous rock in the Aussie outback.
Thanks passport I may have gone a tad overboard with the leaves but it looks cool lol. I've caught them climbing around on the floor amonst them hunting, they seem to like them.

 

[Geckos and Goannas]

Your right! Now I remember. I was watching a episode of Destination Truth and they were looking for it. I forget what the australian version of the big foot is called.