I'm planning on getting an israeli sand gecko but I don't know if I should get a male or a female. I won't be breeding them so I just want whatever would be less aggresive (It's going to be sharing a cage with another lizard, a desert night lizard).
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What should I get?
Mxrider129
Mar 25, 2004 01:53 PM
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draggintails
Apr 03, 2004 09:25 PM
If you are talking about Stenodactylus (sthenodactylus or petrii) the mini dune geckos, they are both equally shy and not very handleable, as they are too tiny and delicate. (And fast and easy to lose!) The males will flatten out and the females will squeak and run if disturbed. They do require very little care, a small viv and are fun to feed as they wiggle their little tails and pounce. If you get mutiples choose only one male per 3 or 4 females. They do very well in colonies. One of my f lays one egg every month! They range from N. Africa to the middle east and even some sp. in Pakistan. Mostly WC, and due to current events, they are getting harder to obtain. I wish I had bought more when I had the shot.
Good luck.
Nomi
