Re: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos?

[Nathan Hall]

The common name for H. turcicus is the Mediterranean Gecko.  I live about 20 miles south of Houston, and this species is abundant in my area.  I find 3-5 a week in the house (they usually hang out in the gecko rooms!).  I see them every night on our porch.  They hang out around lights at night to nab insects that are attracted to the lights.    Nathan Hall GECKOS UNLIMITED www.geckosunlimited.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 713-775-5545 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ariana Belcanto To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos? THANKS so much guys!! That photo (H.turcicus) does look like what I have...although this little guy is SO small it is hard to tell just yet. What is the "common name" for that species by the way? Yes, I am quite concerned about ID-ing this guy... why I asked here. Tomorrow I will try to see if there is a vet nearby with experience in exotics that may be able to tell me...I don't really trust the local pet store, hehe. I also read that Texas Bandeds were more in the New Mexico type region...why I thought Dallas might seem a bit too far removed. It's unlikely this guy came from someone's terrarium, as it is a fairly small office... no geckos that we know of. ;)  We thougth maybe it could have escaped from a nearby house or something, but it seems unlikely that it could have gotten all the way into the office. As soon as my husband gets home, I will see if we can scan a picture of him if anyone might like to see it... would be much easier to ID him that way I think. Thanks SO much, guys! _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection.  http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko