Leaftail care questions?

[geckonoobie]

i have been thinking about getting a leaftail gecko recently and i was wondering if they mind being handled very much and if they are hard to care for. Thanks.

[Salzy]

They are a lot more sensitive than other geckos and require a bit more than just basic care and simple husbandry. They aren't easily handled either, since most of them are quite delicate and seem to stress somewhat easily. I wouldn't recommend one if you are wanting something to handle often. They are definitely more of a "look but don't touch" type gecko.

Sure, there are lots of people that don't have problems with them whatsoever, but for the most part, more care should be taken with them. Their heating, lighting, and humidity requirements take some experience in getting correct.

Depending on what species you are looking into, you can find some excellent care sheets out there that are more specific.

[geckonoobie]

well the pet shop near me only has 1 which i think is a Guentheri? But i will put up a pic of the enclosure i have set up now later.

[GBreptiles]

I agree with Salzy. These are geckos you look at, not hold. I've read they Uroplatus are really delicate, but I haven't had any problems with my Uroplatus even though they were WC. I wouldn't recommend them for beginners though.

[Salzy]

well the pet shop near me only has 1 which i think is a Guentheri? But i will put up a pic of the enclosure i have set up now later.

I'd be surprised if it's a U. guentheri. They aren't the easiest of the species to come by, and if you find one at a pet shop it would be incredible.

[geckonoobie]

if thats true it probably wasnt a Guentheri. it looked really smooth and had a light patternless brown color. Im positive it wasnt a satanic though.

[geckonoobie]

heres the pics of the cage.

[geckonoobie]

sorry. the first on eshould be rotated.

[Andrew Gilpin]

what is this a cage of? The 'leaftail' gecko or what?? I guess I'm a bit confused, asking questions about a leaftail gecko and a cage that has a crested gecko in it?

[geckonoobie]

i have another cage that i can switch the crested into. sorry for the confusion. but would this work if i did get a leaftail? (crested gecko removed obviously)

[mh728]

You say leaftail as if the whole genus is the same. I would think knowing if you should aquire this gecko would require you to at least know what species it is... and then do extensive reading on it instead of asking if it's handleable.

[umop_apisdn]

I hate to sounds crass, but unless you registered with that username a long time ago, I would hold off on buying any Uroplatus.

And I think the confusion about the cage arose because you mentioned nothing about whether that was your cage or the cage with the leaftail gecko in it at the pet store.

Most species of Uroplatus aren't considered good options for novice keepers.

Forgive me if your username was misleading...seriously.

[geckonoobie]

sorry for all the confusion everybody. the pics of the cage were of my cage that i currently have a crested gecko in. I was going to move the crested gecko to a different cage i have if i did get a leaftail gecko. as for the leaftail, i did some more research and learned that it was infact a U. Fimbriatus. So i apolgize to everyone, but would this cage be suitable for a fimbriatus?

[Andrew Gilpin]

but would this cage be suitable for a fimbriatus?
I would say no. Fimbriatus require a pretty large enclosure. I wouldn't put one in anything less than a 30+ gallon equivalent container ( oriented vertically). Also, FYI, fimbriatus are one of the most difficult to keep Uroplatus, so do a lot of research before picking one up if you decide to do so.

[geckonoobie]

Ok thanks for the info. the cage in the pics is a 18x18x24 which i beleive is 29 gallons(correct me if im wrong)? . would it work for a smaller species?