Able to regenerate tails? [Archive] - Gecko Resource Forums

Haroldo

11-21-2006, 09:29 AM

Up until now, it had been my understanding that chahoua weren't able to regenerate their tails. According to this keeper, this may not be the case...

http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7025

Andrew Gilpin

11-21-2006, 11:29 AM

wow, that is quite strange.... I was also under the impression that they did not regenerate their tails.... somethin weird going on with that gecko!

x69bas420

11-21-2006, 12:57 PM

Is that a crested gecko? i think it may be a mix of too geckos crested and im not sure the other.... what do you think?

jaspersail

11-21-2006, 02:37 PM

Here's an old thread where this was discussed before:
http://www.forums.repashy.com/showthread.php?t=4064

Maybe sarasin or froghog can update us on their chahoua stubs!

--John

Moose418

11-21-2006, 07:41 PM

I read that they regenerate but not to full length. Read it from Crested Geckos by Adam Black

Silly-atus

11-21-2006, 10:27 PM

Yup, they can partially regenerate their tails if the break is in the right spot. If it breaks at the tail base, it doesn't regenerate, only heals in a 'nubbin' looking thing like cresties get. If it breaks farther from the tail base, a partial regeneration is possible, not the full length, but about half a tail.

cml3.0

11-23-2006, 12:07 AM

Hey that's me!! LOL Yeap, when I first got him he didn't have a tail, but it has continued to get longer. I too was very weirded out when he started to regenerate his tail.

jaspersail

11-23-2006, 06:58 AM

cml, do you have a picture of what it looks like now?

Thanks, John

cml3.0

11-23-2006, 07:27 AM

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/cbird86/DSCN1458.jpg

That is the most recent pic, I took that Tuesday? I think :)

dean

11-29-2006, 12:54 AM

Here is a male chahoua who lost it's tail about a year ago,the regenerated tail is nearly blackand still seems to be growing.

Darky

11-29-2006, 03:40 AM

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/cbird86/DSCN1458.jpg

That is the most recent pic, I took that Tuesday? I think :)

Thats not far off full length I guess probably only another inch or so Its will be about ful lengh.... wonderfull coloured Chahoua by the way, is it a mainland morph?

cml3.0

11-29-2006, 10:14 AM

Thats not far off full length I guess probably only another inch or so Its will be about ful lengh.... wonderfull coloured Chahoua by the way, is it a mainland morph?

Thanks!! I have been asking around because I'm not to sure what he is, one guy said that he might be a P.I. ... but he has the bugg-eyes like the mainlands so...???

Darky

11-29-2006, 10:56 AM

I have a pine Island Chahoua at home who has very similar head characteristics to yours, the only thing thats differnt from yours to mine apart from the tail is the colouring, Mine is more red/rust with splashes of lichen clouring allbeit feint...

Maybe some of the rest of the guys n gals who own them can give an opinion...???

genevieve

11-29-2006, 01:12 PM

Some better pictures of the head/ eyes would be helpful.

Genevieve

cml3.0

11-29-2006, 07:38 PM

Here are some more pic :)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/cbird86/DSCN1459.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/cbird86/DSCN1462.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/cbird86/DSCN1463.jpg

rhacadank

12-06-2006, 03:19 PM

Does it drop its tail or was it an accident?? Also does it regenerate its sticky section on the end of its tail. I believe they are called setae hairs. Here is a pic:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/rhacadank/DSC04335.jpg

cml3.0

12-06-2006, 07:37 PM

I bought him with a dropped tail, so I don't know why he dropped it. I was told by the previous owner he dropped it as he was getting him out of the box he was shipped to him in.
As for the regenerated setae hairs, I took a look and he seems to have them, but I'm not sure. They defiantly are not as big or pronounced so...?