japan's largest reptile event: Nagoya Reptile World 2010

Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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just heard about the nagoya reptile world 2010
the first reptile exhibition & market in nagoya
thought it'd be of interest to anyone in/visiting nagoya this coming weekend (25-26 sept 2010)
the exhibition/market will include snakes, chameleons, turtles, lizards, amphibians and of course geckos
present should also be guest speakers, pet consultants etc
here's a photo gallery
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i'm so going (-:
 
Riverside Reptiles

Riverside Reptiles

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Sounds like fun! I sure you'll get to see some interesting species there! Be careful, geckos are addicting. Be prepared to be tempted to come home with a bunch of new ones.
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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ya, i just got my ticket from circle K (the convenience store) for 800 yen instead of 1000
i'm hoping the only thing i'll be spending more money on will be the vitamins i can't get my petshop to sell me
but i must admit i'm not so sure i'll manage to be a good girl and come home empty handed S-:
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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it was a very noisy, extremely crowded and quite exhausting affair
it was more about the variety of shops from around the country than a variety of species
my pet shop had a prominent position there (it might just be the biggest one as they advertise it)
and one of the guys i've dealt with (who admitted to have been exhausted) told me that they'd sold all their malaysian geckos
so it is quite possible that the more interesting/unusual ones had been sold out by the time i made it there the second day
what made it well worth going though
was finding out about farmers/wholesalers i don't think i'd have known about otherwise
as well as some of the shops which also have a pretty good selection of goods from their net shops
but most of all
i'm happy i went for the mesmerizing fan-fingered gecko (Ptyodactylus guttatus) i couldn't not bring with me
that he was so affordable (no idea why!) helped
he's got quite the opposite needs of my borneo cat, it turns out
but go figure i'd come home with another nocturnal one
:biggrin:
(giving up on trying to upload photos: uploading from my computer, from a url, faq, troubleshooting, tried everything but...)
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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thanks elizabeth but i keep getting all sorts of messages which all basically say that the upload has failed
i wonder what i'd done right that first time around
maybe one of those automatic (computer) updates? )-:
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Hilde or Ethan -- Are you out there?

Hi teobesta ~

Perhaps Mod Hilde has an answer or maybe Admin Ethan? I will PM them.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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I am very sorry to hear of the passing of your new Ptyodactylus guttatus. Gee, it has been only 2 weeks since you got him at the Nagoya Reptile World 2010! Any idea what happened?

I am wondering whether he was wild caught and maybe that was why the price was good. Perhaps he had internal parasites or mites? Did you see any mites on his skin? Please disinfect his cage and all cage furniture with a 10% bleach solution so that you do not pass anything on to your borneo cat gecko.

Did you locate good care info for your new Ptyodactylus guttatus?

Is there some way to contact the seller?
 
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PassPort

PassPort

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I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I used to keep these guys and I really enjoyed them when I had them.

Judging by the pics you posted up he looks like he was pretty emaciated. More than likely the victim of internal parasites - wild caught specimens of this species tend to be prone to them.

Also, it seems that for long term success with them they need a day time basking spot that gets at least 38C.
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

Member
thanks elizabeth
he was wild caught as was the other one
but they seemed to have gone through the same process of medicating them etc
each stand had a special and the fan fingered was theirs
i found a few sites and care sheets, which i followed to the letter
bought quite a lot of stuff 2
i'd called the shop to see if i could get another one (they're not solitary like the cat eyes)
they didn't have any left
luckily his need and that of the cat eye are completely opposite so they didn't share anything
will be disinfecting his tank for sure though
thanks
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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38C i couldn't get
even with the 2 heaters and the lamp
that may have played a role
but as you say
he was very thin
anyway, thanks for the sympathies
 
PassPort

PassPort

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I housed mine in a glass tank with screen top. Heat tape along the bottom of half of the tank and a 50watt bulb on top for heat. Very very cool geckos. I miss mine dearly. I think I might need to pick up some cb ragazzii next time I redo the gecko room.
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

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that's what i'd done too
it was a pretty big tank though
so i put 2 heat tapes underneath in the middle
left the sides free
with hiding places there as well
he was so beautiful )-:
what happened to yours?
 
PassPort

PassPort

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With my guttatus (what you had), I introduced a LTC female that was treated for parasites into CB group and they all got sick and died over time, even with them all being treated for parasites.

My hasselquisti on the other hand, I ended up selling when I moved 2 years ago and had a mandatory collection downsizing.
 
Geckoloveforever

Geckoloveforever

Member
your post got me wondering if he was really a guttatus
my, i have so much to learn!
a quick google search for both left me all confused (it's late & i'm tired)
so i'll take your word for it
but i'm afraid i don't know what CB stands for
clearly not the Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath:coverlaugh:
 
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