Hi gang, Happy holidays to y'all!
All this talk about Uroplatus has re-kindled a burning question. Has anyone ever intentionally, or accidentally tried to cross-breed two different species of gecko? I know perhaps that the mere idea goes against nature and preserving certain genetic lines, but I have some background in plant-breeding, where the name of the game is to try and stretch those genes out as much as possible! Just think if you could get U. fimbriatus' streaked eyes in a smaller U. sikkorae body. Or the horns of R. auriculatus in the more petite body of R. ciliatus. Anyhow, I think you have the idea. I realize that people typically don't keep multiple species in the same tank, but certainly it's had to happen on accident at one time or another... Well, I look forward to some very interesting and informative replies. Thanks, Neal Grant -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gekko grossmanni Greetings! I have a male Gekko Grossmanni, and I have never heard him make any noise. I have not had much luck finding any information on this species. What type of environment does your friend keep them in? Mine is famous for trying to escape whenever I have to open the cage top, so I have to really keep an eye on him. He is quite funny, because he will remain still only when he thinks I can't see him. As soon as he knows I'm watching him, he darts around the enclosure and then hides. He is very handsome, so I wish I could see him more often. I had no idea what kind of gecko he was when I bought him, he just looked like he needed a good home. Despite his erratic behavior, I think he's happy with me. :o) Tobey ------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated Wed, 19 Dec 2001 6:55:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, Beverly Erlebacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Last spring Jon Boone rated Gekko spp for us on noise level and parental > care, with tokays and green-eyes at the top for both, and G.ulikovskii > at the bottom for their quiet voice and infanticidal/cannibalistic activities. > > One Gekko that wasn't rated was the marbled gecko, G.grossmanni. I've > been corresponding with someone who describes their male's voice as 'a > trill' and 'not something that would wake anybody up'. He's been removing > the eggs so hasn't observed parental care - his female has mostly been laying > on the substrate, so gluing isn't a problem. > > Anyone here have experience with these geckos? One person's trill is > another's reptilian fire alarm, and my spouse is a light sleeper, so > I'd like to get some more data points. I'd like to try a Gekko sp with > the social behaviour of G.smithii but without the GEKKK!!-in-the-night > behaviour, if such an animal exists! > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
