White spotted gecko..

[Tommyy_7]

Anyone own a white spotted gecko? (Tarentola annularis)

I want to know what their temperament are like...

:biggrin:

 

[Tommyy_7]

No one I guess? Another name - Egyptian Gecko...?

 

[PassPort]

cranky, like a small tokay

 

[Tommyy_7]

cranky, like a small tokay

Really? Bit Angry? I got Tokay here and it is not cranky.

 

[PassPort]

your tokay isn't a WC adult.

 

[Tommyy_7]

your tokay isn't a WC adult.

Okay, Anyone else?

 

[Ingo]

The most aggressive gecko species I ever kept. Much more aggressive than a tokay - but much less defensive.
A potential killer of any cagemate but another gecko of same species but different sex. And even then...
A free roaming (large, >15 years old in those days) T. annularis in my herp room once killed an adult tokay male which escaped out of its tank.


Best regards

Ingo

 

[Palor]

It seems every species of gecko in the Tarentola family is cranky and generally ready to bite your face off.

 

[Tommyy_7]

The most aggressive gecko species I ever kept. Much more aggressive than a tokay - but much less defensive.
A potential killer of any cagemate but another gecko of same species but different sex. And even then...
A free roaming (large, >15 years old in those days) T. annularis in my herp room once killed an adult tokay male which escaped out of its tank.

Best regards

Ingo

Gosh!! I was about to order myself a trio but thank you for informations. And I have decided to not have them at all now. Thanks Ingo.

It seems every species of gecko in the Tarentola family is cranky and generally ready to bite your face off.

It seem it is now after lots of research. Thank you anyway.

 

[PassPort]

Maybe you should look into other Gekko like your tokay instead? There are many other wonderful species, some like your tokay are mellow and friendly if CB and obtained as juveniles.

 

[Tommyy_7]

Maybe you should look into other Gekko like your tokay instead? There are many other wonderful species, some like your tokay are mellow and friendly if CB and obtained as juveniles.

Well I am not planning to obtain another Tokay gecko until I know the sex of it.

 

[PassPort]

I meant other Gekko species

 

[Tommyy_7]

I meant other Gekko species

Yeah, I am browsing at moment any good suggestions of gekko species?

 

[PassPort]

Yeah, I am browsing at moment any good suggestions of gekko species?

vittatus, badeni (ulikovskii), grossmanni are all good ones that are readily available. Smithii are a lot like tokays, so if you were to get a CB juvie you might be able to tame it.

 

[Ingo]

Tarentola still are nice geckos. The male I talked about before lived 21 years with me and he already was adult, when I got him. They are agile and nice to watch. Once you have a pair which does not figt, they live together for decades.
Its just that any new introduction is risky and there must be no cagemates other than the real mate.

best

Ingo

 

[Tommyy_7]

Tarentola still are nice geckos. The male I talked about before lived 21 years with me and he already was adult, when I got him. They are agile and nice to watch. Once you have a pair which does not figt, they live together for decades.
Its just that any new introduction is risky and there must be no cagemates other than the real mate.

best

Ingo

Sorry just seen this. Ah OK. Was going to get a trio from importer but its too late now but if another chance come along, I would get it again. Thanks for information. :biggrin:

 

[fishfreak2009]

ya, I have a five inch female that attacks and eats everything. She even managed to catch and eat a field mouse that somehow squeezed into her tank (she lives outside during the summer).