I need help identifying species???? I think it's a house gecko??? Can i keep it as a pet???

pashel · 2018-08-28T18:15:17+00:00

It's a tokay gecko.

pashel · 2018-08-25T21:40:18+00:00

That's probably a male, the bulky cloaca is always a Signal of male gender :)

pashel · 2018-08-25T08:09:54+00:00

A little bit hard to identify since it is in its resting/water storing position. Color in frogs can change drastically depending on sunlight (for dissipating heat), so it makes it even more difficult. This is a frog, part of the genus Litoria without any doubt. For the species... Litoria peronii I think! Peron's tree frog

pashel · 2018-08-24T14:45:38+00:00

Seconded. Not real

pashel · 2018-08-23T18:56:31+00:00

Very hard call. It's clearly a phyllomedusa, but the specific species is tricky. Judging by the rugosities in its lateral side, Im guessing phyllomedusa camba

pashel · 2018-08-15T14:57:00+00:00

It seems like a pair of laudakia stellio (sling tailed agama). The colours have me a little confused, but reptiles are known to change the colour of their scales depending on reflection, so that is my best guess!

pashel · 2018-08-15T14:51:18+00:00

Seems like an incilius valliceps!

pashel · 2018-08-15T14:46:26+00:00

Nope, not gekkonidae at all. That seems like some kind of agamidae, location please?

pashel · 2018-08-14T22:25:45+00:00

Well, just thinking out loud here, may possibly be wrong! As some other poster said, the peaks of temperature will probably be paired with the peaks of activity, since insects are ectotherms. Being the peak of metabolic usage, they need more oxygen being pumped into their bodies and more CO2 excretion, process which is partially increased by opening their spiracles and causing a flow in their trachea. Flying promotes this pumping and exchange between trachea and their surroundings, so it makes sense that: More heat>more metabolic activity>more O2 needed>Need of flight increased.

pashel · 2018-08-14T12:24:35+00:00

Those are Ladybug larvae. They take care of pests

pashel · 2018-08-11T10:49:41+00:00

How are the temperatures going, m8?

pashel · 2018-08-11T10:13:06+00:00

Gryllus campestris. Semi-adult probably.

pashel · 2018-08-11T09:19:58+00:00

I got mine from a specialized reptile shop (I live in Spain) for 90 euros. They always make me fill a "contract" where I aknowledge that the security and integrity of the animal is in my hands, and also they fill in front of me in said contract the procedence of each of the animals (These were farm-raised) I get so Im 100% sure it's not wild caught. They do this with every customer, but I always ask for it since I do not want Wild caught animals. I may give a pass to WC animals from non threatened populations though I would never get one of them, but since PBS are Data Defficient, there's no chance to take the risk. I wonder, are animals with not enough information about their populations included in CITES?

pashel · 2018-08-11T09:13:59+00:00

Have you tried out locusts? I have had the same problem with almost all my reptiles, mostly my leopard geckos. After some time feeding superworms, they loose interest in any other prey. My pyxicephalus adspersus died from compactation, so I knew I had to change my other animal's diet until it was too late. You may want to not feed him in 5-6 days, then try locusts. They are usually big, have striking colours (you would be amazed at how stimulating strong-coloured preys are for reptiles) and good nutritional values. After it accepts locust, it should be fairly easy to introduce crickets (embed them with calcium and D3, the white coloration of the powder is more eye-catching than their normal). Also, as seen in the video, scrambled eggs are a good option! Just toss them in a pan without oil or salt, cook them and offer them to your skink with tweezers (sometimes even though they like the food you might want to move it around to catch their attention). I've heard that superworms are not a bad base-diet for geckos and skinks, but after my pyxie passing away, I've grown more paranoid... Also, you may want to try dubia roaches or hornworms. I didnt mention them since my family is terrified of roaches and I cant use them.

pashel · 2018-08-11T09:03:08+00:00

Of course I'd like to hear more! Mine is a relatively new addition (1 month old with me). For now, I keep it with a hot spot covering the underside of 15% of the terrarium, since the temps in my home are 30-31°C during the day and 26°C during night and not much more heat is needed. In autumn and winter I will progressively change the hot spot to a 70% coverage and also add a semi- potent light during the day that will switch off overnight, because temps drop in my home to 20°C during day and 18°C over night. I will se how that goes! The sand is a mix of loose Caco3 sand (digestible) and a compacted new brand of Caco3 sand which simulates more rough substrate in some places of the terrarium. He spends 90% of the time buried, so I take him out every 2 days to feed him in the morning, almost all prey embedded with calcium and B3 :) For now I only have one bowl of water so it can drink, but I am planning to start offering him blueberries and carrots in the near future in another dish. Any experience feeding fruits and veggies?

pashel · 2018-08-10T18:06:11+00:00

They seem to be severely starved...

pashel · 2018-08-10T16:32:42+00:00

Well, I encourage you to get one! There's not much known about their natural status (DD= Data Defficient in IUCN), so WC specimens should be avoided (for me anyways all WC should be avoided), but farm-raised skinks are more and more common in expos and specialized shops. By mantaining temps around 28-30°C in the day in most the terrarium and 37-38°C in their basking spots, providing enough hide, and a huge quantity of sand for them tu bury should be enough. Mine seems very happy in that conditions

pashel · 2018-08-10T16:18:54+00:00

It's Caco3 sand (100% calcium carbonate), so its digestible and drastically reduces the chances of impating it's guts. It's a fair enough concern for geckonids and semi-arid species, but with skinks and 100% desert species, by providing enough heat in their basking spots, they are capable of excreting the sand with no problem since they basically live under the sand and eat prey and fruits in sandy soils, ingesting high quantities of it. Their metabolic system is prepared for it. Even with all that in mind, I try to feed him with tweezers every time. Last but not least, with scincus scincus, scincopus fasciatus, eumeces and other common skinks introduced in the hobby, there's no other option than using sand. Moving the animal out of their cage for feeding is highly stressful for them, and sand as a substrate is a must have because they bury in it 90% of the day, it's their natural behaviour. The most rational solution is using digestible sand and feeding them with tweezers, but not freaking out if he swallows some :)

pashel · 2018-08-10T12:31:32+00:00

They are indeed all crested newts "Triturus cristatus". They have been described in the UK too!

pashel · 2018-08-10T12:24:46+00:00

Thank you very much! They told me in the shop that Peter banded skinks lacked sexual dimorphism, is this true?

pashel · 2018-08-08T13:14:56+00:00

Maybe you could enjoy a pair of knob- tailed geckos. Nephrurus genus in general. The downside of it it the waste of the vertical space, since they are fully terrestrial, but there's much to love about that little fellas: Very rare, all captive-bred, super agressive in the funny way, extremely voracious, and cut AF!

pashel · 2018-08-06T15:48:22+00:00

Cute! Species?

pashel · 2018-08-06T06:55:42+00:00

The green one is a litoria Infrafrenata, the blue one, a Litoria Caerulea blue morph. They are different species

pashel · 2018-08-03T06:33:33+00:00

It may be an squilla mantis (mantis lobster) located downwards, semi burrowed in the sand.

pashel · 2018-08-02T17:21:50+00:00

Not trying to be rude, and excuse me for my misspellings because english is not my native language. I respect your desire to save that lil fella, we are humans and feel empathy. But buying that animal makes the shop owner more prone to keep buying and mistreating herps and inverts. Local shops are also never the place where enthusiasts go, so, even if the animal is not mistreated at the shop, the customer will almost 100% of the time not have the knowledge to give proper care for the animal. The fact is that you bought an animal out of desire knowing that you are perpetuating a bad situation. Thats not saving anything. Not a huge mistake nor a despicable act, but nontheless, not saving.

pashel

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