i don't major in day gex, but keeping it with a gopher snake or an iguana is SURELY not right ! ! ! as far as I know the short tail will not effect storing fat, but I could be wrong. I know there are plenty a well experienced day gecko keepers on this list, so you shouln't have a problem getting some correct/better answers.
good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:06 PM Subject: [Gecko] Giant Day Gecko Question > I just rescued a Giant Day Gecko from a pet store near where I used to > live, and I have some questions on his condition. I bought him from a pet > store that had him housed with a fairly large gopher snake. The gecko had a > 1" tail with a yellow stub at the end which did not look like it will ever > grow back. They were selling it on consignment for a guy who had it housed > with his iguana, and low and behold it bit the geckos tail off. The gecko > is a male and i'm pretty sure that the tail was bitten far enough back that > he is still a full male, but i'm not totally positive. The one question > that I have is that I know that they store their fat in their tails, but > without having a tail is he going to have any problems in the winter months > when its colder and he slows down his eating? I felt so sorry for this > gecko I had to take it out of the conditions it was in. Now I just hope he > will do alright. Surprisingly he looked pretty healthy despite his poor > living conditions and they said that they had him for a month, so he should > be fairly healthy, but I wasn't too sure. Thanks for everybody's help. > > I will try and get some pictures of the Day Gecko tonight and post them > tomorrow, but if you have a reply, please reply in the mean time > > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
