Fat Leachie [PICS]

[bleeding_sarcasm]

here is my fat girly. shes not very pink in these pictures, but is usually the more pink of the 2. im shocked at how big shes getting.






And her not so fat/yet still cute sister:

[AnAcOnDaMaN]

Great lookin leachies! Gonna build an enclosure soon for a pair. Im hoping to get Nuu Anna's.

[bleeding_sarcasm]

Right on, I keep mine in 4x2x1 tall cages. im raising them up, then im going to sell one when she hits breeding size, and buy a pair of chahoua.

[buck2003]

I dont know lizards, but they look great, also they look like the white spotted gecko (also known as day geckos I believe) to me only chunkier?

[Joanna]

really dumb question but what type of gecko are they? I'm new to lizards, but these are gorgeous!

[AnAcOnDaMaN]

New Caledonian Giant Geckos, Rhacodactylus leachianus, leachie for a nickname.
Gonna build a 2x2x4 for my pair.

[bleeding_sarcasm]

Rhacodactylus leachianus henkeli , new calendonian giant gecko, "island e" morph, closely related to crested geckos and gargoyle geckos [R. ciliatus and R. auriculatus] all of which are a part of the Rhacodactylus family, only found in that small area in the world. They are one of the largest species of geckos in the world, getting to be at least 8-10 inches snout-to-vent.

New Calendonia is a group of islands northeast of australia, consisting of a "main" island [leachies from this island are called grande terre leachies], and then a bunch of surrounding islands, Leachies are found on almost all of them, except a few, and each island morph has its own distinct characteristics [sp?]. nu ana is an island morph, nu ami is another one. Island E's are known for their bright/lime green coloring with whitish/pink blotches. Island morphs [R. leachianus henkeli] tend to be smaller in size, and have smaller tails then mainland leachies.

There are also 3 other species of Rhacodactylus. R. chahouas, or the mossy prehensile tailed geckos, R. sarasinorum, the slender prehensile tailed gecko, and R. trachyrhynchus "the rough snouted gecko" which are by far the coolest, they give LIVE birth once a year, to one male and one female.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[buck2003]

So no relation to the white spotted?

[bleeding_sarcasm]

not that i know of. cant you not touch day geckos because their skin will fall off?

[buck2003]

well mine were ok but wouldn't tame down. They also dont need UV and alot of people here in the uk with large collections have em running free in there rep room to eat any escapee crix etc, I liked mine but another thing is they were hidden all the time, combine that with the fact they wouldnt be handled and imo they dont make the best of gecko's to keep. Not 100% that white spotted are day gekos though tbh. Just something that stuck in my head. These leaches look great though

	Crickets Crix

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

[bleeding_sarcasm]

http://www.phelsumania.com/public/gallery.html yea they occur in east africa and madagascar, and are of the genus phelsuma. i dont particularly know anything about them, so i went and looked it up.

[bleeding_sarcasm]

Right on, Thanks.

[buck2003]

Just clicked your link, but the pic there is nothing like the white spotted geckos I had?

[bleeding_sarcasm]

then.. i dont know what youre talking about. sorry.

[buck2003]

NO prob, I found the latin name for the white spotted gecko its Tarentola a. annularis, dont know if that helps but i cant find a pic?

[buck2003]

May of found a pic if the link works http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search/im...tt=17&ei=UTF-8

[bleeding_sarcasm]

wow. cool/weird. ive never seen one of those before.

[buck2003]

Dont you think they look kinda similar? Tonight we both learn something lol

[bleeding_sarcasm]

sortve. theyre alot more colorful, the one in that pic is about the size of a leachie thats a few months old. except they start out like super light green/almost white and color up as they get older. they both have sticky toe pads/claws, but the leachies alot more heavy bodied, with loose looking skin even from a really young age. but i can see what you mean.

[TheOtherAndy]

Nice leachies, but then...aren't they all? =)