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Gargoyle gecko information

Congrats, she's a cutie!! I've been tempted by the Rhacs many times... Such adorable geckos!

Tavia, that breeder is actually just up the road from me... LOL! I've seen her ads a couple times, and it's REALLY hard not getting one, especially with her just 10 minutes away. So cute!!! I have the same problem with garter snakes from Don's Garters, since he's just half an hour down the freeway... lol! Congrats to you, too!

Now I'll have to live vicariously through the both of you while I resist the pull of Tavia's gecko-to-be's older sibling... <3
 
That is funny you should say that, I'll also be meeting up with Don on Sat. maybe, if everyting works out. He is taking my male Puget Sound garter, Rikki.
 
Grats! Gargs are great lil critters. Mine bit me once but I had just handled crickets and she thought my finger was one. They can draw blood but it's not too bad, more of a startle then a lingering pain. They do like to walk and will randomly take suicidal leaps into the air whether they see something to jump to or not. Be quick and gentle, stay close to the ground while handling until you're used to her behavior so she doesn't hurt herself. They are pretty hardy though.

They tend to 'fire up' when stressed (although not always), when the humidity is up a bit, in different lighting, or sometimes while on something dark, it's kinda random sometimes too. Their colors get darker / brighter and sometimes patterns are a lot more pronounced while fired. Unfired their colors are usually pretty light. Gargs eat CGD just like cresteds do. You may also feed crickets or roaches although this is not necessary as the CGD is a complete diet by itself. Think of crickets as a treat. Not all gargs will eat the insects though. Stay away from butterworms, they will make the garg sick. I feed mine a milk cap full of CGD every 2-3 days. Sometimes she eats it sometimes she doesn't. If yours doesn't take to the CGD right away (there are different flavors of it), don't give her anything but CGD until she's eating it regularly. They are known for holding out and fasting if they think you'll feed them a treat if they wait long enough, because of this don't give honey or babyfood too often if ever (generally babyfood is bad as they'll get hooked on it and its not nutritious enough for them,).
 
I actually adopted mine, agreed never to breed her and keep her by herself. I know she is very small for being a year old and hopefully she'll have a happy and long life here.
 
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to ask the breeder what kind of CGD she is currently eating so I can make sure I get her the same kind. I'm guessing that since mine is a year old she may be set in her ways as far as feeding goes. I don't want her to stress anymore then shipping and rehoming will do. I'm trying to set up her viv as she has in her other home to hopefully cut down on that too.

***Beth*** said:
Grats! Gargs are great lil critters. Mine bit me once but I had just handled crickets and she thought my finger was one. They can draw blood but it's not too bad, more of a startle then a lingering pain. They do like to walk and will randomly take suicidal leaps into the air whether they see something to jump to or not. Be quick and gentle, stay close to the ground while handling until you're used to her behavior so she doesn't hurt herself. They are pretty hardy though.

They tend to 'fire up' when stressed (although not always), when the humidity is up a bit, in different lighting, or sometimes while on something dark, it's kinda random sometimes too. Their colors get darker / brighter and sometimes patterns are a lot more pronounced while fired. Unfired their colors are usually pretty light. Gargs eat CGD just like cresteds do. You may also feed crickets or roaches although this is not necessary as the CGD is a complete diet by itself. Think of crickets as a treat. Not all gargs will eat the insects though. Stay away from butterworms, they will make the garg sick. I feed mine a milk cap full of CGD every 2-3 days. Sometimes she eats it sometimes she doesn't. If yours doesn't take to the CGD right away (there are different flavors of it), don't give her anything but CGD until she's eating it regularly. They are known for holding out and fasting if they think you'll feed them a treat if they wait long enough, because of this don't give honey or babyfood too often if ever (generally babyfood is bad as they'll get hooked on it and its not nutritious enough for them,).
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"Take a snap at you," that's hilarious!!! May as well stick your finger in a chainsaw!! (But really, I've never had her offer to bite ever again, even when I am removing stuck shed from her toes or anything. It was just the one time I tried to wipe goo off her mouth! Wow, did it impress me, though, to never let it happen again!!)
 
josie said:
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to ask the breeder what kind of CGD she is currently eating so I can make sure I get her the same kind....
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That sounds like a good idea! My male crested won't eat anything but the original flavor CGD and Maui likes the two other flavors I have better than the original, the other female, Cairo, isn't as picky as those two but does seem to prefer the original as well. They can definitely have firm opinions on which flavors they like!
 
Mine made the switch to the new formulation okay. She isn't crazy about the "other" brand, that yellow one, but she'll eat a little bit of it.
 
Well after seeing your picture, Nanci, I made sure to ask the breeder if Lily is hand tame, quick to bite, etc. She said she hasn't actually gotten her but she snapped at her when she tried to cup her in her hand. She said she hasn't made that mistake again. LOL She has been handled a lot, by the breeder, vet, vet techs, etc so I'm hoping I won't have a biter on my hands.
 
That's a cute little Gargoyle you got there josie. My bf and I are looking at getting one as well in the near future and I've learned a few new things in this thread.
 
I'm happy to see that more people are getting to know about these. Personally I actually like them better than crested geckos. Here's my two:

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This one is the more jumpy of the two, though it is also the smaller of the two. For the decent amount of color on this one I actually got it for a good price:

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Heather, they are very pretty! Is the second one a morph or do some just naturally look that way?
 
Second is a striped blotched? There's not a lot on Garg morphs from what I could find online, so if someone has a good link that lists them that would be awesome. Also, I was reading somewhere that Gecko genentics is still fairly unknown, in that the morphs of the offspring aren't as easily predicted as with Corns - can anyone here elaborate?
 
Here is a list of the gargoyle morphs.
http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39159
Yes, so far no simple recessive, dominant or co-dom genes have really been found in the Rhacs. There is a word for how their genes seem to work, but I cant think of it off hand. Anyway, their genes don't follow Medelian (sp?) genetics. The only trait that I know of that seems to be dominant, in cresteds, is dalmatian spots.
 
Thanks for the link that helps a ton! I've seen different ones online but that really explains things.
 
All that are interested in geckos, especially Rhacodactylus, should check out the forums over at Pangea.com. New owners should especially check it out if you haven't already.

:D :D ;D
 
I've noticed not much goes on on the Pangea forums except for things about crested geckos...
Kinda sad. No love for gargs.
 
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