Pachydactylus tigrinus pics

[Rhacodactyl]

I got some Pachydactylus tigrinus (the Mozambique form) as part of a group order some time ago and they're so much more fun than I anticipated. I don't know how these aren't more popular. Here's my adult female:

The babies are tiny, but surprisingly calm and bold. I have literally never kept anything that eats like them. They put away more fruit flies in one sitting than I would think can fit in their little bodies and they are growing FAST as a result. Here are a few pics of the kiddos.

I'd definitely like to get more of these, but I'm also considering some other species as well (maybe caraculicus or scherzi)?

 

[Marauderhex]

Mine are just under a year old and eat dubia nymphs like a vacuum cleaner. I have an unsexed trio. Great little geckos.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Oh my gosh they are so cute!!

 

[avoidtheboyd]

Cute geckos! I especially like the dark one at the end.

 

[Marauderhex]

They change colors, like many other geckos. I've seen mine go from light phase to dark phase in under ten minutes.

 

[thorrshamri]

Great pics. Most Pachydactylus species are clearly not getting the attention they deserve in the hobby.

 

[Chrischair]

Awh, how adorable.

 

[MdngtRain]

wow, those are really cool. I love the spots.

 

[Rhacodactyl]

I got an adult pair to go with my lone female and even though she's much larger than the new couple, the male must have already gotten to work because she's very gravid at the moment. Here's the new guy.

As you can see, my first female is noticeably larger.

Finally, an update on my juveniles. Not surprisingly, they're growing very quickly due to their constant food intake.

 

[Hilde]

Tigers are great little geckos, I thoroughly enjoyed them when I kept them years ago. They're definitely eager to eat, nothing picky about their eating habits. The only negative I could think of is that they breed faster than rabbits, you'd think they hatched gravid.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Those are the cutest little things I've ever seen. Congratulations! :biggrin:

~Maggot

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I still have a couple tigers from my original breeding pair purchased nearly 16 years ago .

They are quite the Energizer Bunnies! To produce males keep eggs H-O-T!

 

[Rhacodactyl]

Thanks, I didn't realize temperature determined sex in this species. What temperatures do you recommend for incubation? I found my first clutch of eggs from them today. Unfortunately I broke one while digging them up :sad:

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I still have a couple tigers from my original breeding pair purchased nearly 16 years ago .

They are quite the Energizer Bunnies! To produce males keep eggs H-O-T!

Thanks, I didn't realize temperature determined sex in this species. What temperatures do you recommend for incubation? I found my first clutch of eggs from them today. Unfortunately I broke one while digging them up :sad:

Yes, I believe the sex of the tigers is temperature dependent. Probably mid to high 80s for incubation.

Once I discovered that I tried incubating some eggs at those temps, but never checked out the hatchlings (and lost some). My original pair (1997) produced so many eggs which hatched...mainly females, that I became somewhat discouraged, cuz at the few shows I attend, they never seemed to sell well. They hide all the time at shows.

Perhaps you will find a better market. FB is one option.

Maybe Hilde had experience hatching more of an even balance of females:males?

Sorry about your accident breaking a tiger egg. Never fear...more eggs will be there soon.

 

[thorrshamri]

You have the Zimbabwe form here, most likely. I am just after a trio of the Mozambique form, with a bright yellow background color, quite like "high yellow" leos.

 

[Rhacodactyl]

Three of mine are from Jon Boone's Mozambique stock.

 

[jeninak]

Cool looking geckos! Love the colors! Very neat looking critters.

 

[Rhacodactyl]

Female about to drop another clutch-as you can see, she stores the eggs in her neck prior to burying them ;-)

 

[JonDL]

Ah she's adorable. I've been considering getting a group of these.

 

[CrestedRick]

I literally love this site. I see soo many new species that I would love to have! These little guys are soo cute! Is there a care sheet on here for them so I can read up on keeping them?