Day Geckos

hpc1979

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Anyone ever owned a Day Gecko. How are they to raise? Are they harder than Chameleons? What have been your experiences with them?
 
I raise the grandis and have had realy good success with them. I have even just left eggs in cages and they hatch and have no problems.
 
I have L.williamsi and they take a bit of know-how. But once you get the hang of it is easy. They just eat really small feeders.

I would go with a larger more common species like P.grandis for your first venture.
 
If you like chams, you will like days.

They are awesome. Each species is really different though, personality wise.

Peacock days (quadriocellata) is a very chill gecko. We have 2 WC males that have been hand-tame since day one. They seem to just naturally be that way and they have become one of my favourites because of it.

Another of our favourites is neons (klemmerii). They have really cool colours (online pics don't do them justice), and they can live in groups. They are also usually hand-tame right from the egg into adulthood. We haven't had any babies yet, but friends of ours say that the adults will protect and look after hatchlings.

Giants (grandis) are also very cool, especially their size. With some patient work, they are quite easy to hand-tame and my gf has them out on her hand/arm/shoulder daily.

Gold dusts (laticauda) are kind of a 'blah' species to keep. I was really excited about them but they are not exciting at all.

Lined (lineatus) are not as flashy as the rest, but they are a very active, curious gecko...constantly exploring their environment. So their activity level makes them a good species to keep, very interesting.

Electric blue (Lygodactylus williamsii) are very cool too, they are like the little hummingbirds of the gecko world. VERY difficult to breed, but if you get adults you will enjoy them. It's so cute how they look right at you hehe.

Any species you choose, get a 1.1 pair at the least. They are much funner to watch and keep when they are in pairs or groups because they will interact with each other and you'll really get to see their personalities that way.

Only problem I would say to watch out for is aggression between females. Some females are very aggressive to other females, but some will get along perfectly fine.
 
Standinds are a little easier too keep and more social of the day geckos, much more forgiving with humidity and temp. Also their skin is thicker and less likely to tear. You can keep a 1.2 pair since they are more social but if you're wanting to breed a 1.1 should be fine since they usually mate for life
 
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