Great Pic! I really like all of the Rhacodactylus Geckos. The 3rd one that Flavia is refering to is what 99.9% of all of the Northern BTS are like. I think that the sample population of BTS that are available in Malaysia, is different than here in the US, in that it most likely consists of many wild collected Indonesian (Tiliqua gigas gigas) specimens, and possibly the Tanimbar Island (Tiliqua scincoides chimearea) specimens, in which wild-caught specimens of both species tend to be quite nasty. They are both prone to defeacting, urinating, and biting when they are handled. Because of this I think that she might have a different Idea of what BTS personalities are like than we have over here or in Australia. In her pic she has an Irian Jaya specimen (Tiliqua ssp.) which is surely what she would consider her #3 type, as they are one Indonesian import that is very calm. Many of the Indonesian Tiliqua species are quite ill tempered, in contrast to the Australian Tiliqua species which are generally pretty calm, and somewhat workable. You will have no problem finding a good calm BTS here. I would suggest a Northern. They are all Captive bred, and they are not very hard to find. Good Luck.

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