#New Caledonian giant gecko

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This is a New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus). They're also called Leachie Geckos!

As an arboreal species, they're typically found in the forests of New Caledonia. They're omnivores, meaning they eat both meat (Insects) and plants. In the wild, they'd typically eat things like insects, spiders, small invertebrates, fruits, and nectar.

At our facility, we feed them live insects (Crickets, roaches, etc.), fresh fruits and vegetables, and Repashy. They also get their various supplements such as calcium powder and vitamin D3.

They're the largest gecko species and have been known to grow over a foot long in length!

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littlefoot is growing big real fast!

When I got him he was barely the length of my thumb and now he’s the full length of my hand. Love this little guy. Working on cleaning and rearranging his enclosure a bit tomorrow.

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Before we send the hunters out for the ones that are more common in the pet trade ARE crested geckos, gargoyle Geckos, new caledonian giant geckos (Also CALLED leachies), and chahouas.

#TEXT #DAY 14 #Who's your favourite new caledonian giant geckos (also called leachies) #and chahouas.

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New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), family Diplodactylidae, endemic to New Caledonia

This is the longest and heaviest gecko species in the world, growing up to 17 inches total length, and weighing up to 300 g.

Photo via:  Coast To Coast Exotics Ltd

#rhacodactylus #diplodactylidae #gecko #lizard #reptile #herpetology #new caledonia #animals #nature

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if i had a baby i would feed it repashy so it would grow up into a large and beautiful new caledonian giant gecko

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people are always looking for a """""forever puppy"""" dog breed. well I've got your forever puppy right here. it's called the new caledonian giant gecko

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A few weeks back, I noticed this buried in Socks' enclosure (my leachianus gecko - Rhacodactylus leachianus, also sometimes referred to as a New Caledonian Giant Gecko, or affectionately, a Leachie).

At first I assumed it was an underground mushroom, but it wasn't growing or decaying... So I dug it up and found to my surprise:

Two eggs! one of which looked like it had an embryo inside! This was strange because I hadn't put Socks with any other geckos, let alone male geckos. I have had her since she was a baby - and half her current size! Here is what she looked like the day I got her:

and here she is more recently, almost two years later:

Apparently, Leachianus geckos are rumored to rarely exhibit a trait called "parthenogenesis", where a female individual lays fertile eggs, without the aid of a male, that hatch and mature into exact genetic clones of their mother.

I talk more about parthenogenesis in an unrelated species of gecko here

TLDR Harold, they're lesbians. The lizards are all gay and they all have gay sex.

Anyways, back to Socks and her eggs; it's too soon to tell whether Socks (a different species entirely) will exhibit true parthenogenesis, her egg would have to hatch and survive to adulthood, be female, be its parent's genetic clone, and lay more eggs just like her. All the other accounts of parthenogenesis in Leachies I have read about have involved the offspring having developmental issues and not lasting long after hatching. I mentioned that only one of the eggs had an embryo inside. I tried to incubate them both initially:

but the one without an embryo started to grow mold on it. A clear sign it wasn't going to develop, so I had to get rid of it before the mold spread.

But there's always a chance for the one I still have. It appears healthy and is still incubating. Here's hoping I get to see it hatch.

My stepdad suggested I name the baby Sandals. To match with its parent.

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Welcome home, Matcha! 🍵

This little friend is a ✨chahoua gecko✨- also know as a mossy New Caledonian gecko, a short snouted gecko New Caledonian gecko, and Bavey’s giant gecko.

Theyre from the reptile expo! They’ve got a fairly bad kink to their tail, and even though they were extremely discounted price wise they were still being ignored because of it by most people so Star was immediately like “This Is My Child.” 😂

No idea how old they are!

[id: a small dark brown gecko with light grey eyes sitting in a tub with lots of green moss]

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Giant Forest Gecko - As a Pet

Giant Forest Gecko – As a Pet

The giant forest gecko, also known as the New Caledonian giant gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to the island of New Caledonia. It is one of the largest gecko species in the world, reaching up to 40 cm in length. The Giant Forest Gecko has a distinctive appearance with large eyes, a thick tail, and smooth skin. They are green or brown in color with white spots and stripes, which help them…

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New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), family Diplodactylidae, endemic to New Caledonia

This is the longest and heaviest gecko species in the world, growing up to 17 inches total length, and weighing up to 300 g.

Photo via:  Mark Orfus, Northern Gecko Inc.

#new caldeonia #gecko #rhacodactylus #diplodactylidae #lizard #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature

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The Gecko Food Online

The dimensions of the insect ought to be no larger than the space between the lizard’s eyes. Mealworms should be fed sparingly as their exoskeleton can be tough for geckos to digest. The Zoo Med Crested gecko diet may additionally be fed to Day Geckos, Gargoyle Geckos, New Caledonian Giant Gecko, and different new Caledonian species. As supplied, they will only reside for about two weeks.

It is natural to assume the gecko will get its water requirement from its prey but even so, at all times provide them with a shallow container of recent water. The Gecko is the most profitable invasive reptile. And dusk and night is the most effective time to look out for the Gecko, as they are nocturnal and hunt through the evening.

These geckos usually sport a minimum of two prominent colors, ranging from black, cream, beige, white, and yellow. Now that's hard, they're pathologically shy, dark in search of, agile, and strictly nocturnal.

It is a tremendous factor to watch a gecko run up a shear piece of polished glass and even hunt when suspended the different ways up the glass.  The air flow holes should be numerous.  They are additionally living creatures, and despite the grim fate that waits for them, still require care and feeding. All foods and information online found in here- gecko food. For more information, please visit our website https://talis-us.com/collections/reptile-and-amphibian

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The New Caledonian giant gecko is the world’s largest

At 36 cm long from snout to tail, the New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest species of gecko on Earth. And it does all of that with an almost comically stubby tail.

Image credit: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

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New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) Photo by Josh More

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