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...at least alien to me, the Giant Leaftail Gecko. I can honestly say this is the weirdest thing I've seen. Not just the eyes, the movement - whoa!

Thanks for looking!

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-Randy May
www.neoscales.com
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That is one very unique lizard! It is cute.. or maybe I am just wierd..
Roxanne

great lookin fimbriatus randy!
never seen one with so much orange/rust color.
i don't keep any fimbriatus, just sikorae and lineatus...
you should definately post those in the uroplatus forum!
h

All I can think of when looking at those pics is "For itchy, watery eyes, try Clear Eyes."
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Chris McMartin
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Just stunning! I am amazed by your great animals and super photography skills. I have seen your photos for sale on your website...put some of these up there and I will probably buy them!
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Randy,

Give that bad boy a good 1/2 hour shower with tepid water. They leave it alone for a few weeks. Don't mess with it too much as fimbriatus are known to fall to pieces quickly if stressed out. After about a month, you can start to treat it like normal and get all the fecal samples done and vet trips. I would suggest trying to feed it some discoid roaches and crickets.

shoot me an email if you want to know how I keep mine at home.

cheers
Jason

Maybe martian? Or Venutian??? It's incredible looking wherever it came from

Quig

Get some water and food into that guy quick. He is obviously dehydrated and skinney because his tail is all curled up and his backbone is really poking out. He definatly needs some TLC. Hold off on the picture taking and handling for a while. But other than that awesome Uroplatus fimbriatus.
-Matt

…his photos took about 2-3 minutes to complete and were done when he first arrived here, before going into his enclosure. So let’s ease up on the “take a break on the photos for the animal’s sake” angle. We don’t handle him, or otherwise disturb him except for daily misting and placing adult lobster roaches in his container. The animal’s health and welfare is always my priority.

However I do appreciate accurate husbandry advice and the assessments made of this guy. Any further first-hand advice along this line would be most welcomed, as this is our first of this species and we’d like to keep him around.

The 30min tepid shower that Jason mentioned is something we'll be doing today.
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-Randy May
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Preliminary care sheet:

http://www.wildeyereptiles.com/catalog/fimbriatus.htm
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That big guy has blood mites. Very handsome though!
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An angry Dragon may eat you, but an angry Woman is truly dangerous.

0.0.1 Ball Python - Bobbie
0.1.0 Desert Banded King - Unnamed
1.0.0 Nile Monitor - Auset
0.0.1 TAME Tokay Gecko - Storm
0.1.0 Golden Gecko - Duo
0.0.1 Striped African Fat-Tail Gecko - Kirsa
0.0.1 Cuban Knight Anole - Lance
0.1.1 Spiny Softshell Turtles - Panycake & Unnamed
1.0.0 Budgett's Frog - Bidgie
0.0.2 3-Eyed Hermit Crab and normal Hermit Crab - both Unnamed

....but he's being treated for them now, as well as well dehydration and "bites". He's in rough shape, but I'm optimistic that he'll be able to recover if we can get rid of the mites and get him hydrated. I don’t know whether his condition is indicative of many imports or the fact that he simply received poor or no care since he arrived.

He’s been here about a week now, and has eaten some adult lobster roaches (his stool looks normal). But once he’s past this first stage, we’ll also be treating for internal parasites as a precaution.

Thanks all for your comments and assistance,
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-Randy May
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Yes, I've seen a lot come in and that's the norm I'm afraid. Thankfully Tokays are no longer required to be carried in Petcos anymore so that should help cut down.
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An angry Dragon may eat you, but an angry Woman is truly dangerous.

0.0.1 Ball Python - Bobbie
0.1.0 Desert Banded King - Unnamed
1.0.0 Nile Monitor - Auset
0.0.1 TAME Tokay Gecko - Storm
0.1.0 Golden Gecko - Duo
0.0.1 Striped African Fat-Tail Gecko - Kirsa
0.0.1 Cuban Knight Anole - Lance
0.1.1 Spiny Softshell Turtles - Panycake & Unnamed
1.0.0 Budgett's Frog - Bidgie
0.0.2 3-Eyed Hermit Crab and normal Hermit Crab - both Unnamed