Scorpion tailed gecko (Pristurus carteri) Care and Breeding
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- The Scorpion tailed gecko (Pristurus carteri) is one of the best pet geckos! They are extremely hardy, easy to keep, bold, different, and personable. Watch how I keep and breed this wonderful species that deserves so much more attention.
How are these guys not popular??? These are immediately on my wish list now!
lol cute little guys
just got a few eggs to hatch out myself from a friend and I am obsessed so far I got 3 little babies omfg they are the cutest ever! 😂😍
These are so cool. And they stay out where you can see them- that's such a plus!
You should totally do one on alison’s anole, I’ve been looking for one and I found them in your site, would love to see a care guide and some footage of them :)
Great idea! They hate my camera though so it won’t be easy.
I have seen many of these Gekos on Isla Saona (Republica Dominicana)
There are from the Middle East not the Dominican Republic. It must be a different species you saw. :)
I've never heard of theses guys. Thanks for showing them off.
I’m in awe with this species!!
You should do video of feeding the babies. I bet its adorable.
They are soooooo stinkin' cute! 🥺
Very fascinating little gecko. Thanks
I just love mine
Wow these are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing and will definitely keep an eye out for your babies for sale!
Awesome video I have been waiting patiently for a video on these geckos
Their eyes!!!
Omg!!!!! If a certain socialite was a Nephrus amyae this would be their gecko chihuahua!
awesome animals 😁
Great video! Quick question! Just picked up my first scorpion tailed gecko but he is rather thin, he is to shy to tong feed but I'm working on it. Any advice on chunking them up a bit? Maybe black solder fly larvae as a treat/extra fat? Keep up the great videos! :) 🦎
Amazing work! I always love to see people working with more unique gecko species! Im very surprised the eggs can handle the temp flux! Do you incubate other eggs like this with success?
Thank you! Yes most of the species I breed I let the eggs fluctuate like this.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne Thats incredible, do you notice it effects hatch rates? or hatch times? also (sorry for all the questions) but do you have an idea of what the humidty for the eggs of this species should be? I cant find much info on that besides having slightly damp vermiculite. Reguardless, thank you for the reply! Love your work! (:
OH MY SO CUTE!
Love your videos as always, but what makes you say they’re nocturnal? The few sources I have found have said they’re diurnal and thus why they need UVB.
They are out and basking all day and occasionally active during the day. However, they are MUCH more active at night. There's a specific term for this kind of behavior although it escapes me now. UV is definitely a necessity imo.
Nice! I may have missed it in the video but what substrate do you use and what size enclosure would you suggest if keeping one or two as pets?
Just sand is good. A 10 gallon would be a good size. Larger is better.
Great video! Do you have hatchlings of both sexes? My friend does incubation at constant temps and only gets males. He tried several different temperatures from 82 to 90. What about the egg mortality? Maybe the day-night cycle is the key... I would really appreciate your answer, thanks!
I incubate at a constant temp of 85 at this point and get a nice even ratio of the sexes. Egg and hatchling mortality is very low, maybe 10%.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne Thank you very much for your answer. This is what I would expect. It is weird he gets only males and has high egg mortality rates. His incubator is also good quality without fluctuations, has no problems incubating other species. Just weird, might be problem of the adults then. Was hoping to give him some answers since he does not speak English.. but more mysteries, yay! Once again, this video is an amazing information source, thank you for it :)
Great video, I was wondering how long they live
I'm honestly not sure. I've only been working with them for about two years. I would guess near ten years.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne thank you
Wonderful video!!
I am just learning about them. Do you know how long they live??
I don't sorry.
Looking forward to grabbing a group of these guys! Would you expect issues with allowing the eggs to incubate in situ?
None so far. Those babies hatched just fine. Hopefully that continues!
What dies situ mean,
@@Buttward68 “in place”
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne Do you happen to know any breeders to find these cute kiddos at.
Thank you for your response
@@Buttward68 me of course. :) I think Joe Hupp produces these as well.
How much for a pair?
Are they diurnal or nocturnal ??
They are primarily nocturnal but they are always out during the day and are occasionally active then as well.
Do you keep several males and females together?
I have in the past but I don't anymore.
what subspecies of/what locale of p.carteri is this?
I don’t know
When can you start telling their genders?
I'm not sure yet.