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For anyone who's good on day geckos..

Today I bought a new day gecko to replace my poor male, George. I picked it up from the store earlier today, and brought it home. It was sold to me as a giant day gecko, male. Anyway, it looks female. I couldn't see into the tank, as it was high up and I'm short.. but I trust this store as I've been going there for years. When I compared it with my female at home, I noticed that it's slightler paler than her... well... obviously paler. Here's the photo:

The one on the left is my old female, and the right is the new gecko. To me, it doesn't look quite like a phelsuma m. grandis... perhaps a phelsuma m. kochi? Is anyone else 'up' enough on day geckos to confirm this with me? If it is a kochi, I think he/she will need to go back to the shop if they'll take it back, as I don't really have the space or money to have a kochi instead of sorting out my breeding pair of grandis's :/

It sure looks like our pair of day geckos: Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis.

We call them "mad mads". Slightly different than the grandis. The spots on the back are commonly round.

Check around on the web - I am sure you will find pictures. Good luck with your breeding project.

Honestly, she looks like a grandis to me, but if anyone else would like to comment, please do. She's very nice and fat, if you keep her I'd put her on a slight diet, since if she is going to be used as a breeder, overweight geckos have a higher chance of producing infertile eggs, and they have a higher chance of becoming eggbound. No big deal, just lower her fat intake, ie just feed her crickets, no waxworms or other fatty insects. Hope this helps...
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