Bow-fingered Gecko (Cyrtodactylus mamanwa)

[Tongue Flicker]

Hey guys it's me again.. You still remember my drunken snake dealer? The one who brought a bag of vipers, literally? Well lucky for me he hasn't forgotten about me during my 4-month absence.


He had a deal someplace nearby so he decided to drop-by my new petplace and give me a welcome home gift, 2 pairs of a first generation captive-bred Bow-fingered gecko, Cyrtodactylus mamanwa.

At first I wasn't really impressed by them or the fact that they look like my normal house geckos, but a week later they've already won my heart. I only kept a pair since I wasn't really confident about my Gecko Mastery just yet and the other pair I shipped off to a friend in Croydon somewhere in England.


Hydrating in warm water, a little coconut juice & a little honey..

Inside their quarantine enclosure. First day, first dinner (female had obvious unshed skin left -__-)

What my pair looks like a week after they first arrived. Showing off their normal male/female coloration. I can't believe they were doing a courtship chase on my hand while I'm taking pictures. Guess they don't mind doing it in public -__-

Stunning male coloration.. Nuff said..

Start your weekend right!

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Cool! Best of luck with them!

 

[laurahlove]

That's awesome!

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[Tongue Flicker]

Not a geneticist nor a hardcore breeder but do you guys know how to start to make morphs out of the wild coloration? Haha! Just curious not planning on doing it though

 

[DrCarrotTail]

You'd start by breeding them and selecting for a specific characteristic you find attractive. Possibly color, pattern, etc. After a few generations of breeding babies for that characteristic you'll probably be on your way to something that looks different. Occasionally random genes or mutations pop out but I wouldn't count on that happening. Good luck!

 

[Tongue Flicker]

I see i see much like selective breeding then. I just thought unattractive Cyrtodactylus sp. have a potential to be brought into full color spectrum haha

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Dear lord, i heard them make a sound for the first time. Nothing like any tokay or house gecko sound I've heard -__-

 

[OhioGecko]

Very cool, thanks for sharing. As far as morphs, you would want to start to line breed for certain traits you can recognize on the the geckos, like light or dark for example. Best of luck and keep us updated.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Thanks.. will read alot about reptile genetics first though. I know it'll be a tough and rough road hehe