Underwoodisaurus milii

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Perentie

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lol yep another thread,

Underwoodisaurus milii (Thicktailed Gecko)the very first species of reptile i bought and still love em.


When i got a male and female they were tiny and i still have the pics i took when i got them.

They get fed 4 large crickets a day and like all my reptiles only have their crickets dusted with calcium and multi's twice a week. heat isn't necessary here in QLD but for colder climates i would recommend a heat bulb above the tank if your using a mesh top tank if not then use a UTH (Under tank heat pad).

These geckos are def the cutest, are real chilled out all the time, spending most of their time lazing about in their hide or on the rocks in their enclosure but do move fast when they strike at their food.


The caves in their enclosure are just sand, sandstone and slate, once the sand dries it hold the structure like concrete.

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Very cool litle geckos :) Im must confess Im more into Nephrurus but all are owesame.
 
Thanks for the comments! they are beautiful geckos, one bit of trivia most people dont know about this species os they they bark when startled.

later-

Darren
 
neat geckos. Tokays will bark too- well sort of it more sounds like a baby gators chirp but it is what gave geckos their name because it is an onomatopoeic name: Gekko gecko
 
Leopard geckos can produce some sounds as well, including one trully amazing and that I only experienced once that is like a smaller version of the jurassic parc velociraptors groul, but again the gecko was a small, very upset one (I would be too, he was a rescue from a pet store and one of its front limbs was tyed in shed skin, lost half of several fingers, now in the care of Coura he is a complete sweet heart).
 
coura;4593913; said:
Leopard geckos can produce some sounds as well, including one trully amazing and that I only experienced once that is like a smaller version of the jurassic parc velociraptors groul, but again the gecko was a small, very upset one (I would be too, he was a rescue from a pet store and one of its front limbs was tyed in shed skin, lost half of several fingers, now in the care of Coura he is a complete sweet heart).




My Leopard Gecko is quite vocal when he looses his balance while being handled. He makes kind of a strangled squeal or a growl.



Those dudes are awesome, are they handleable?
 
Sweet gecko! Those guys can go for quite a bit over here in the US. You Aussies have some great gecko species. I would love to get a hold of some Strophurus taenicauda.
 
Vicious_Fish;4594284; said:
Sweet gecko! Those guys can go for quite a bit over here in the US. You Aussies have some great gecko species. I would love to get a hold of some Strophurus taenicauda.



Dang those are sweet lookin'... almost like a cross between a Leo and a Leachie :ROFL:
 
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