It is important for his well being that you ID him correctly. Clicking on the southwest herps link I gave earlier and comparing the photo of C. brevis to him would get you on the right track. Without proper ID success is likely shortlived as each gecko's care is specific. Any healthy gecko can do well for a short time with wrong conditions.
Glad to help Nathan, and good suggestions Bev!
Julie B.
Ariana Belcanto wrote:
Thanks so much guys!! Got some great info.
I'm sure it's not a house gecko...it has little claws like terrestrial geckos (if i'm using that correctly)... movable eyelids, etc. It looks just like a tiny leopard, but even smaller than I've seen pictures of hatchlings. He seems to be doing great so far- thanks again!!
From: Beverly Erlebacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos? Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:05:46 -0400
> From: "Ariana Belcanto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 22:18:26 -0400
>
> A few days ago my husband found a tiiiiny (two inches long MAYBE) little
> gecko in his office. He managed to catch it and we now have it in a nice
> set-up. I originally thought it was a leopard gecko, since it looks just
> like one (we have had leos in the past) but it seems much smaller than one,
> and a little darker. Someone ventured that it might be a Texas Banded Gecko,
> which would make sense since we live in Dallas (although according to what I
> have seen these geckos live further west and south than that). I haven't
> been able to find a good care sheet on those, since they aren't usually kept
> as pets I don't think.
There are at least two non-native geckos that have become established in
Texas: the Turkish or Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
and a little middle eastern gecko without a standard common name, Cyrtopodion
scaber, formerly Cyrtodactylus scabrum.. If I've got the Latin names wrong,
I hope somebody will correct me!
If your gecko doesn't have moveable eyelids, it isn't a Texas banded gecko.
If it can climb vertical smooth surfaces, like glass, it's probably a
Turkish house gecko. Otherwise, it's likely C.scaber.
There are probably pictures of these geckos on the GGA website (www.gekota.com). Let us know what you figure out.
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