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Day Geckos: Favorite varieties?

hiddenhollowherp

hiddenhollowherp

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I've been looking into day geckos a little bit, and I'm surprised at how many types there are. I do plan to start with a variety easy for a beginner to handle, but out of curiosity, what are YOUR favorite types of day geckos? :wavey:
 
I've never kept them but have always loved them. My personal favorite is the Phelsuma cepediana (blue-tailed). No reason in particular other than I think they are lovely.
 
Not sure what variety our program's are, but they're both completely mental. If you do in fact, find a "beginners variety", please share. Ours are lovely to look at, but definitely not for handling
 
Well, I've handled peacock geckos on countless occasions.. And really, I can't think of anything that would make them unsafe/unpleasant to handle? I've also heard that house geckos and giant days are very good for beginners and children, although not as colorful as peacocks..
 
Actually they are not. They do not make good hand holding pets. They are the type to look and watch.
Their skin is very delicate and will rip and tear. If you want one to just maybe observe, I recommend cutting your teeth on some other lizards.

If you want a nice lizard to hold, I recommend a Bearded dragon or a blue tongue skink, or if you want a small one, try a leopard Gecko.

HHH:please do not turn this thread into your last one. Please take the advice and as it is. But listen to some of us who has experience with lizards.
 
What made you choose day geckos? Do you have other lizards? I've looked at DGs at shows, but just to admire them. I like big 'ole lizards, myself.
 
Since my favorite are extinct, I've got to go with my second favorite: Giant Day geckos (grandis). They are beautiful, green, and not so hard to find in a well constructed cage. In 99 out of 100 cases, day geckos are living paintings: beautiful to look at but NOT FOR TOUCHING. If you want a reptile you can take out and touch without having them escape, rip skin from their body, and throw tails - day geckos are not what you want! However, if you want a relatively easy lizard to care for ONCE THE CAGE IS SET UP PROPERLY, then day geckos might be for you....especially if what you want is a cage and lizard that is prettier to look at than any others out there (my opinion, only).
KJ
 
I know you aren't supposed to handle them constantly. As with most frogs and soft-skinned lizards/salamanders. I've never been bitten by them though, and they are very pretty. I was bitten multiple times by a leopard gecko, and while it didn't hurt at all, it was very irritating.

I suppose I like day geckos because they're active in the day. I just got this huge glass tank and all this rainforest habitat stuff, and I just thought that a few S/S geckos would be nice pets to have.

If you guys really don't think I can handle geckos, what would you say about treefrogs?
 
hiddenhollowherp said:
I know you aren't supposed to handle them constantly. As with most frogs and soft-skinned lizards/salamanders. I've never been bitten by them though, and they are very pretty. I was bitten multiple times by a leopard gecko, and while it didn't hurt at all, it was very irritating.
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We really weren't worried about you getting bitten. We were worried about he damage to the LIZARD. Leopard gecks are OK to hold. Day geckos require VERY, VERY careful holding....and a CALM hand....and lots of experience to be able to catch them without damaging them when they DO get away....lol
 
Are they speedy? Cause if so, I'd agree.. I would probably injure them or atleast bump them around a bit if they got loose and I was in a fluster to catch them, lol.

I think you can hold whites. I know you can hold greens if you rinse the salt off your hands beforehand. I've always wanted red eyed treefrogs, but I don't know anything about them really.

Peacock days are my first choice.. Unless I find out they are way out of my league, lol. After that, I'd just as soon go for red eyed treefrogs or those frogs with the parachutes for feet. ;)
 
I've kept red eyed tree frogs. They aren't really hard to keep but they are nocturnal so not really that much fun to watch.
If your still considering a lizard though, why not something like a crested gecko? I love mine. They are pretty friendly, easy to care for IMO and mine tolerates being held really well. Just a thought.
 
~Fluff~ said:
I've kept red eyed tree frogs. They aren't really hard to keep but they are nocturnal so not really that much fun to watch.
If your still considering a lizard though, why not something like a crested gecko? I love mine. They are pretty friendly, easy to care for IMO and mine tolerates being held really well. Just a thought.
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I have to agree. Crested are very easy to care for and easy to handle. I have 2 and they are great.
 
I've also kept a couple red eyes. They are beautiful frogs and easy to keep. If you're looking for something active in the day though, they are a bad choice in that respect.. You'll almost never see them moving unless you wake them up and take them out.
 
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