Bought Myself A Community But Found A Suprise

[calisphere]

I had been looking for Mourning Geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) for a while now and I finally found some at one of my local reptile shops. Because I'm such a regular customer, I got the 8x8x12 Exo Terra, three Mourning Geckos, and two other babies of other species for $60. The Mourning Geckos were originally priced at $24.99 each, so I got a deal. The trick is to be regular and to go in right before closing. :lol:

Anyway, I just need confirmation on my guesses so that I can get my community tank to be non-community.

So, the first one I noticed was this spotted little guy with a stubby tail. I know it's really hard to see in the photo, but I could only fit my iPhone in the cage without scaring this guy off. I think this guy is a house gecko. Perhaps a Mediterranean? I'm also assuming that all of these guys are wild caught, or close to and that they probably hail from Florida. So, do you think this guy is a Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)?

I suppose he could be the Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) as well. How to tell the difference?

The second guy I think is a green anole. Or a brown one.

And then, just for fun, here is a photo of one of the Mourning Geckos.

Sorry about the big photos. I wanted them to be big so you guys can see as well as possible.

 

[Ingo]

You are right, some hemidactylus, most likely turcicus and an Anolis carolinensis.

Best

Ingo

BTW: Mourning geckos here go for like 5 to 10€ each.

 

[mikew1234]

I would break up that community. You seem right on your guesses. The anole looks a little on the thin side but the gecko looks good. Also, $25 in a retail setting sounds about right. I've seen up to $40 USD in those cases, but as cheap as $10 on forums.

 

[calisphere]

I was planning on breaking up. I just don't know what to put them all in. I'm afraid that if I put them in too big of containers/cages, they'll never find food. Am I being paranoid?

 

[mikew1234]

I would consider 5 gallons or similar for the gecko and anole, keeping the mourning geckos in the exoterra. They should not have any issue finding food in those tanks.

 

[calisphere]

Awesome! Thank you! It's just that they're so tiny that I almost feel they need to be kept in little jars so they don't starve. Lol. I don't worry about the Cuban anole as she's huge, but these guys are so tiny! Luckily I have to go find a cage for the dragonfly I found yesterday. I'm half tempted to keep the poor thing as it was on dying in the cold yesterday and today I discovered that it has only three full legs instead of six. The rest have broken. Poor little thing.