Leaf-Tailed Gecko shedding

[imagirlgeek]

Wow! He's gorgeous! I have no idea what kind ours is. I was just told Leaf-Tailed Gecko. He's about 8" or so from snout to tail, and after looking at your pictures, I'm feeling really guilty and will go buy him a bigger terrarium.

Here's a bad picture (I tried to crop out as much of the glare as I could)...I'll dig up some better ones later.

[Zulaab]

Traci, You should talk to PP about one of those DYI water release systems that he has worked on in the past.. I would set it up to turn on your heat lamp in the morning, and then every 2 hours turn on misting for 30 seconds, this way you know it happens all the time and that your guy will be doing fine :) Then turn off misting about 2 hours before the light goes out and then turn off the light and then keep the cycle going like that :)

[JStrider]

I used to have a leopard gecko, she would shed really quickly... usually would notice her color being a little grey, then the next day or later the same day she would be back to full color with a fresh skin.

I would figure it would be similarly quick for most species of Geckos... they can be pretty vulnerable during it.


those leaf tailed geckos are pretty cool looking!

[Tameyourself]

Wow! He's gorgeous! I have no idea what kind ours is. I was just told Leaf-Tailed Gecko. He's about 8" or so from snout to tail, and after looking at your pictures, I'm feeling really guilty and will go buy him a bigger terrarium.

Here's a bad picture (I tried to crop out as much of the glare as I could)...I'll dig up some better ones later.

Looks like you have a Uroplatus fimbriatus, but it could be Uroplatus henkeli. My vote goes for fimbriatus though. It also looks like he needs more humidity.
They do appreciate a lot of climbing room and live plants. Try to find a used or cracked aquarium some place. He is a good looking one!

[imagirlgeek]

Thank you for the ID! How often do you mist yours? I mist ours 5-6 times a day.

I know he needs a larger home...maybe I'll make that a project for this weekend. Do you think he'd be happy in tank that is longer than it is tall? I just assumed he'd prefer height over width...

[Tameyourself]

Thank you for the ID! How often do you mist yours? I mist ours 5-6 times a day.

I know he needs a larger home...maybe I'll make that a project for this weekend. Do you think he'd be happy in tank that is longer than it is tall? I just assumed he'd prefer height over width...

Wow, 5-6 times a day! That must get tiring! I mist 1-2 times a day. I have a hygrometer in the tank to make sure the humidity doesn't drop too low. Are you using a hand mister? This is what I use, it makes misting MUCH easier and faster.
Taller would be better than wider.

Geckosunlimited.com is a good website for info on them.