The Other Phelsuma I Always Wanted

[Kent67]

I just got this little un-sexed juvie from Julie and The Gecko Ranch at the Sacramento show a couple weeks ago. Phelsuma klemmeri, the Neon Day Gecko or Yellow-Headed Day Gecko, was among the species of Malagasy geckos suspended from international trade by CITES in 1995 along with most of the chameleons. Thanks to the efforts of a few people there are still babies available from bloodlines exported from Madagascar prior to the trade suspension. I still have, and actually just read again, an article in Reptiles Magazine about the first time this species was imported into the U.S. in 1992 and I've had them on my wishlist ever since.

I really enjoyed putting this 18" cube Exo-Terra together for such a little gecko. I think once I can figure out its boy/girlness I may have to add a couple more.

Supposedly these get to be one of the more calm, handleable Phelsuma. Wish he'd have let me reach in and scratch off that dookie.

Almost no green on a day gecko?

 

[JaxyGirl]

Very pretty gecko and I love it's new home

 

[Gensen]

Nice!

Very Kewl coloring... like a fish with legs kinda...

 

[Syn]

Aw those are cute, you and your day geckos!

 

[Sang]

Very cool guys, i saw a few dozen of them with LLL @ the last show, and the local pet store has them, i think they are going for 25 a peice...

a bit small but very cool color wise.

 

[Kent67]

Hmmm, are you sure those weren't Lygodactylus or something? That sounds awfully cheap for an uncommon species that hasn't been exported in 15 years and when they were it was only a handful at a time. I've been checking LLL's site and haven't ever seen them there either. If they're really klemmeri and $25 can I Paypal you to pick up a couple more for me?

 

[Sang]

could have sworn i'd seen them, i could be totally wrong .. how big are these guys kent?

the ones i have seen were about the same size as electric blue geckos... so i could be very wrong.

 

[Syn]

The only klemmeri I saw at the show were at the booth next to Reptiles and Reefs (yuck). Buuut I could be wrong.

 

[eisentrauti]

The 25$ ones are probably Lygodactylus kimhowelii. They look similar

 

[AJA]

Congratulations Kent. Nicely planted exo too.

 

[Sang]

so an update , was totally wrong on the species , they look similar but they were lago what evers.....


very cool kent, these guys are on my eventual list ...lol way down the road.