I am looking into getting a two geckos! Just got a massive tank! So now researching which ones to get! In the sense of best to keep for pets! Whilst browsing I came across quite a few pictures of pink geckos -
http://www.kingsnake.org/Photos/platinum-gecko-1.jpg
Does anyone know the real name of these particular geckos and if the can be kept happily as pets? Thanks evry1.
2007-02-27 02:56:25 · 7 answers · asked by pinkgurgi 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It looks like a Leopard Gecko. They are pretty easily kept as pets and I believe they're the most popular Gecko in captivity. They can also become very tame. They will even eat from your hand if you work with them enough.
Here's a caresheet to get you started: http://www.leopardgecko.com/emcare.html
I am editing this to add that Leopard Geckos come in many different colors. I haven't seen one of that exact color so I could be wrong about the type of Gecko it is. It looks like one to me, though.
2007-02-27 03:58:10 · answer #1 · answered by Garnet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely not a leopard gecko. The tail structure is very different... This is some sort of banded gecko (they're North American, fat tails and leopards are from Africa and Asia).
Either way, it is an albino. Leopard geckos make very good pets, and albino ones (with lots of pink and yellow) are fairly cheap and pretty readily available.
I don't have a lot of experience with bandeds, but I think they stay smaller and don't tolerate handling as much.
2007-02-27 12:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gecko looks like a banded from the desert southwest, Southern California or Arizona. They will eat small insects and I have caught them at night on sand dunes after a rain eating termites.. Leopard geckos are nice for a terrarium and do not need as much care as captive banded geckos.
2007-03-01 03:40:28 · answer #3 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it looks like an albino leopard gecko with a broken tail. Looking at the eye structure and the claws i'm going to say it's a highly albino leopard gecko. the coloration around the eyes also gets me thinking that since most leopard geckos have darkly colored eye "ridges".
2007-02-27 17:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
albinos are a pinkish yes or more like a lavender with yellowish markings, that picture is from a reputable website and the address for the picture says it is a platinum gecko i would tend to believe them. but here is a picture that looks similar and it is labeled a blazing blizzard gecko.
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2007-02-27 12:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by az_na_man32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe some type of Banded / Leopard Gecko ? Albino
2007-02-27 11:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by Mikael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think there albino
2007-02-27 11:10:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋