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anyone keep "sand geckos"
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:13 am    Post subject: anyone keep "sand geckos" Reply with quote

Hi all,

I remember seeing these tiny geckos at a IHS show, must have been about 6 years ago now.

Does anyone keep these in the UK?

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you know the latin name Jon?


Did they look like this;


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe these ones on this site:
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/dwarfsandgecko.html
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sand gecko is a common name for stenodactylus species.They are also called dune geckos,israeli geckos,elegant geckos. Wink
I keep S.Sthenodactylus,pig nosed form. Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

KJ Exotics wrote:
Maybe these ones on this site:
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/caresheets/dwarfsandgecko.html


i have kept them for a couple of years and they do breed very well! Laughing !lovely little geckos!!i had to part with my trio due to changing breeding projects!!
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Peter Parrot wrote:
Do you know the latin name Jon?


Did they look like this;



Very similar yeh. I was quite young at the time and didnt note if they were young or fully grown. They just looked fantastic. Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Stenodactylus complex. There are a few species. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steve H wrote:
Sand gecko is a common name for stenodactylus species.They are also called dune geckos,israeli geckos,elegant geckos. Wink
I keep S.Sthenodactylus,pig nosed form. Wink


Any pics of your animals Steve? Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have 3 stenos and one egg laid today! Now for the hard part of trying to hatch it! Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

how big do these things get please?

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