Gold dust day gecko

[SDD]

Hi, I caught a baby gold dust day gecko yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has experice with taking care of these guys. This guy that I have is about a half an inch long.

Thanks, SDD

[jtmoney]

Let it back go? Do you know anything about taking care of it? Setups? Needs a Tank with UVB and a basking bulb. Insects of appropriate size that are not caught in the wild. Planted tanks are the way to go with P laticauda and really any other Phelsuma. If you are not prepared for it then personally I would just let it back go They are also nectar eaters and they like CGD or MRP's. I know there is a day gecko MRP out there.

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[C.Frankenstein]

Even if you are prepared, I still think you should release it.

There are enough WC day geckos in the trade as it is. Give this one a chance to live a natural life.

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[jtmoney]

Originally Posted by C.Frankenstein

Even if you are prepared, I still think you should release it.

There are enough WC day geckos in the trade as it is. Give this one a chance to live a natural life.

I totally agree and Im glad Im not the only one. If you really want a day gecko they are like 50-100$ depending on which one and size and sex. Let that one go and get a tank setup and buy a CB one.

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[SDD]

I can not buy a gold dust gecko because I live in Hawaii. The pet shops dont carry them and it is illegalto ship them in. We have them in abunce here. They are an introduced species. I have a tank w/ live plants and a light I mist it twice a day. I also have about 200 pinhead crickets and I am pretty sure that it ate 15 to 20 this morning. I will post photos for you guys soon. I understand that you are mad at me for taking it out of the wild but the DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) are trying to wipe out the geckos from the island.

Off topic, I hand fed two leachies yesterday at the Honolulu zoo. It was an amazing experice. Do you hand feed your leachies? And have you ever been bitten by them?

Thanks, SDD

[jtmoney]

Originally Posted by SDD

I can not buy a gold dust gecko because I live in Hawaii. The pet shops dont carry them and it is illegalto ship them in. We have them in abunce here. They are an introduced species. I have a tank w/ live plants and a light I mist it twice a day. I also have about 200 pinhead crickets and I am pretty sure that it ate 15 to 20 this morning. I will post photos for you guys soon. I understand that you are mad at me for taking it out of the wild but the DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) are trying to wipe out the geckos from the island.
Off topic, I hand fed two leachies yesterday at the Honolulu zoo. It was an amazing experice. Do you hand feed your leachies? And have you ever been bitten by them?
Thanks, SDD

Well then that makes sense man if you aleady have a setup for it. I say go for it then if you have everything it needs. Make sure they have UVB and a Basking spot too! Yes I hand feed the leachies here and there but not too often. I only hand feed if they dont eat for 2 weeks straight, which is almost never. Leachies are amazing geckos. Do you have pictures of the ones in the zoo? How big are they? Yes, Ive taken some bites from an adult leachie. IT HURTS!

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[SDD]

I do not have any photos of the leachies at the zoo. The zoo has three leachies. One is small about 8 inches and other two are about an foot.

I don't have a basking place for him yet but I will soon. The tank he is in was set up for tree frogs but I dont have anything in there yet so I put him in it. Here are some photos of my little guy. His name is Holoholo.









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[C.Frankenstein]

Good name.

Give the little guy a ton of branches to climb on. He'll appreciate it.

[SDD]

I will give him a good amount of branches soon. I just gotta find some. If you don't know, Holoholo is a Hawaiian name which means runner. He is keeping up to his name. When I finshed posting above, I walked into my room to find him on the wall.

[C.Frankenstein]

Cute.

If memory serves, day geckos have really delicate skin. You might want to keep the handling to a bare minimum.

[SDD]

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that. I usually move him with a fine mesh net. I will try to keep handling to a minimum now.

Thanks, SDD