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Patrika
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Well, a few months ago, I came home with one of these little geckos. I have been tossing around the idea of breeding. Do any of you know how to sex and breed these darling little geckos?
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tryme
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im not to sure how to sex them but my female has laid eggs. She was gravid when i got her.
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Patrika
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I got a couple pics of the underside of my gecko. They certainly arent great, quite blurry, they were from my cell phone. But hopefully some of you can determine whether this is a male or female? Im assuming this is adult size, body length of about 2-2.5 inches? Thanks again!
Looking at that tail base, looks like a male...but can't be sure (quite understandably) with these blurry pics. That said, now I am unsure you have Stenodactylus petri...they have slender/long whip-like tails. See here, what I believe are two different forms of S. petri:
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tryme
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your petrii seem bigger than mine :S or is that pic just close up
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Patrika
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Ok, here are some new photos (much better quality, lol)! I would like to hear if you all think that this is indeed S. petrii, it was bought through a local pet store as such, but mistakes are frequent I hear. BTW, can you clarify this thing about spurs? Mine has what kind of looks like "fringe" right at the base of the tail, is this spurs or am I way off here? Thanks again, you all are quite helpful!
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tryme
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that doesnt look like my petrii but i couldnt say for certain..
this site may help
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/dwarfsandgecko.html
this site may help
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/dwarfsandgecko.html
Patrika said:
Yes. Thanks for the better pictures. Looks like S. petri to me...can't tell with the vent area (washed out), but looks to be a male. The "spurs" I referred to are what you're looking at, at the base of the tail. You are correct. Keep them warm (85-90*F) and relatively dry. On "cool" end, mound a bit of sand that is kept slightly moist. Use inverted plant saucers for hides and you're set.
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