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True Colors? (Golden Geckos)

reako45 May 25, 2005 01:52 AM

Anyone who keeps Goldens or has any knowledge of the species know what's the deal w/ their color change? I read that females have a darker duller colored dorsal area than males, but I've got 2 males and I've seen them both when they've turned a dark brownish color.

reako45

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jimski427 May 25, 2005 02:15 PM

i have both male and female, depending on the stress level they are bright or dark. when stressed they get dark. when happy they turn the green w/ light blue legs. my male never realy gets bright bright but he does get alot lighter, my female even gets a real light color about 10-15 mins after i turn the light off.

the male is on the bottum and the female is on the bottom.

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jimski427 May 25, 2005 02:16 PM

male is on the bottom female is on the top*** lol sry bout that
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reako45 May 28, 2005 12:01 AM

Cool pic. What size set up do you have them in? Any eggs yet?

reako45

Ingo May 26, 2005 10:40 AM

Females are as brightly coloured as males.
If animals are dull, they are either stressed by cagemates or by inappropriate conditions.
Remember these are not rainforest dwellers but rock dwellers.

Ci@o

Ingo

jimski427 May 26, 2005 07:02 PM

females are not as bright as males.... at least not mine
my male is more yellow on his back and has a slight blue tint on his legs... depending on the mood. and they are arborial tropical geckos... seeing how they come from the jungles in vietnam. my female is a dark brown/green color.

a picture of my male

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1.1 leopard geckos
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jimski427 May 26, 2005 07:03 PM

male and female together

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