these guys sound fun! are they tough to take care of or hard to find? Brandon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Platypholis/Homopholis fasciata care
> > > Danny Mendez wrote: > > > > P.S. They bite! > > > > Holy smokes you're not kidding! I wasn't aware of this when I > > nonchalantly reached in to grab the little bulldog of a male who > > immediately grabbed me right on the soft, sensitive area just under my > > fingernails. AND WOULDN"T LET GO. > > > Been there, done that :) > > I had a pair about 8 years ago, and I agree, they bite. I've never been bitten by a tokay, but > I'm willing to bet these guys would put a tokay to shame. I had to reach into their tank to > change the water, when the female jumped up and attached herself to the inside of my upper right > arm. Any other time they bit, I found they'd let go as soon as they felt a solid surface under > them - they'd just let go and run off. This time she wouldn't let go for love nor money. She > thrashed around while I was trying to get her to feel the table under her. She was so squirmy, > it took a good two minutes for her to notice the surface and she ran off. While I was checking > my arm for damage and wiping the blood off, she disappeared. It wasn't until about 10 minutes > later that I realized in my haste to get her off my arm, I didn't close the tank securely, and > the male escaped too. He made a good effort at dismantling my arm as well before I could > recapture him. The female was free-ranging for almost a month before I caught her again (partly > because I was too chicken to outright grab her, I had to try and get her with a net). > > Hilde > > > -- > ~*~*~*~*~*~ > Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
