Just showing off our new Giant Leaf Tailed Geckos :)

[SynnAndVenice]

They arrived bright and early from LLL. Snapped a couple pics before placing them in their viv, they were exploring and tasting their surroundings and seemed perfectly fine besides a couple small rubs here and there. They drank the water I misted them with immediately. Hoping these guys will breed for me eventually! The male is the darker one, the female is lighter.

 

[tanala]

I am sorry. That is exactly the reason why exportation should be banned. Or, at least, they should be much more expensive to buy. Their cage is ridiculous small. Im pretty sure they won't breed for you.

 

[sune jensen]

I agree with tanala. I dont know if they will breed or not (imports can be gravid), but there is no way around it: This cage is way to small !

 

[Robin Skrumsager]

I agree with Sune and Sebastian, the cage is way to small and also does not meet the animals demands regarding the setup, they need big vetical placed brancehs, also live plants would help alot with keeping the right humidity.

The viv needs atleast to be 1 meter tall the bigger the better!

 

[sune jensen]

Yep, live plants, and vertical branches around the diameter of an adult persons arm. The branches should have a smooth surface for this type of Uroplatus (unlike for instance peitschmanin who likes rough bark). And a much bigger and taller cage. Taking these factors into account would be a good start and improve the chance of succes.

Sune

 

[Graham_s]

Everyone has already said it, but I guess there is no harm in stressing a very important point...

That vivarium is FAR too small for even 1 Subadult Uroplatus fimbriatus.

If you are keeping TWO in that vivarium then it won't be long before they are dead.

They should also have some live plants in their vivarium.

Please take everyone's advice and correct these issues ASAP. Time is an important factor with these geckos.

Once you have either provided them with a MUCH larger vivarium... or taken them back to where you bought them from... PLEASE read through as much of this forum as you can and try to learn as much as you can find on these geckos.

 

[SynnAndVenice]

This is just the holding tank, They are going to be going into a 55 gallon hex when it arrives in a few days

 

[NigelMoses]

This is just the holding tank, They are going to be going into a 55 gallon hex when it arrives in a few days

Even this size tank won't suffice. You really shouldn't have any thing smaller than 3 feet of height preferably taller. A 55 gallon hex will not meet the requirements. What are you keeping that has tissue boxes as hides?

 

[Phantasy]

Agreed. Add another 100 gallons to that setup and you'll be good for an adult pair of fimbriatus. They really do require (and deserve) more space than 55 gallons. A 3' x 2' x 2' enclosure is 90 gallons or so, and would be considered a good size for a single adult. With a pair, you'll want to up the gallons.

This is a good place to gain knowledge, but I think you should have gained that knowledge prior to your purchase. That being said, the geckos are in your hands now, so at this point you should simply try everything possible to make those hands capable with the species. Read as much as you can on this site, and try to get an appropriate enclosure together as soon as possible. It would really be a shame to lose those gorgeous geckos, so I'm sure you'll do everything you can. Good luck and keep us updated if at all possible, I'm sure everyone would love to see those guys in a nice 100+ gallon enclosure!

Cheers,
-Matt

 

[luevelvet]

We have a care sheet on the U.I.C. for U.fimbriatus. Please take some time and read through it.

Luis

 

[Nicolas]

How can this be shared !!! :-x:-x:-x:-x:-x:-x:-x:-x:-x:-x it is just a shame !!!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

We have a care sheet on the U.I.C. for U.fimbriatus. Please take some time and read through it.

Luis

Many thanks, Luis, for sharing this valuable link with Synn and Venice. That is just what they need in order to prepare an acceptable home for these lovely Uroplatus fimbriatus! With your proactive advice, they have a good chance of success :banana:.

 

[Gex-co]

I keep mine in a 3-3-4 screen cage and I still feel its two small.

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[rhacoboy]

I have to agree, even for a holding tank, the viviarium is far too small. These animals (for a pair) should be in nothing less than a 24x24x48" cage and even that IMO is too small for a pair.
You should also add a live Draceana plant with broad leaves that can hold these animals weight.

Please don't take anyones remarks as being snippy or rude, we're all simply looking out for the best interest of the animals. Especially with these being fresh imports, they are extremely fragile.

Thanks,
-Armen

 

[Mallick]

Also the pics on the handling: How long do you have them? They could be all shaken up from stress and Yet you tend to handle them like bunnies or guinnea pigs. Do your research or don't start...

 

[jadrig]

...if your geckos are used to being handled, regardless of genus/species, they will not stress out as much.
If the animals are not used to being handled, they will get a whole lot more stessed out. I have some Phelsuma that are more tame than my Leopard gecko...I would not handle my Leopard gecko becuase it stresses it out.
The same pretty much goes for ALL animals.
If you want your animal to be used to being held...acclimate it to your hands.
Some people refuse to handle their animals because they feel it will disturb their breeding behavior...Depends on the individuals.
It certainly does not make the gecko happy, like a tame guinea pig/bunnie, when you pet it. But it will NOT hurt the geckos if you want to get them used to being handled.

 

[Mallick]

...if your geckos are used to being handled, regardless of genus/species, they will not stress out as much.
If the animals are not used to being handled, they will get a whole lot more stessed out. I have some Phelsuma that are more tame than my Leopard gecko...I would not handle my Leopard gecko becuase it stresses it out.
The same pretty much goes for ALL animals.
If you want your animal to be used to being held...acclimate it to your hands.
Some people refuse to handle their animals because they feel it will disturb their breeding behavior...Depends on the individuals.
It certainly does not make the gecko happy, like a tame guinea pig/bunnie, when you pet it. But it will NOT hurt the geckos if you want to get them used to being handled.

... they are fresh imports...

 

[Mickej]

It hurts me to see animals like that ending up in such miserable conditions. Please read the care sheets that have been provided in the earlier posts and listen to what people are saying here.

 

[jadrig]

Who is to say that your animals are not in miserable conditions??

 

[rhacoboy]

Who is to say that your animals are not in miserable conditions??

IMO this comment is completely uncalled for. Clearly no one knows exactly how the animals feel, however we can all do our best to provide the best possible, most comfortable, enviornment for our animals that we do keep. Keeping such a large animal in such a small enclosure with inapropriate decorations, it is pretty safe to assume that the animal is therefore "miserable".

Please understand we are not trying to attack this person, we are trying to give her information about housing the animal that she has just recently obtained in order to provide the best possible enviornment for the animals.

Thanks,
-Armen