What can you tell me about them? There is very little info available on these guys. So far I'm treating her like a Crestie, feeding her crickets and 1:1 honey/water mixture.

More info anyone? Please

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hey Val, this is what I found...

They need UVB ight. 75-80 degrees during the day. Basking spot should be between 80-90 degrees. Nighttime should be 60-75 degrees. Suggested humidity should be at 75%+

Foods as listed:
Crickets and wax worms dusted with calcium, adults should be fed every other day, juveniles can be fed 2 times daily since they will be growing.
Shallow dish of water. Water must be changed daily.

Housing
29-gallon tank is minimum. Screen Lid required for air exchange. Forest habitat. These reptiles need a temperature gradient so therefore you will need a basking spot and a cooler area. Also you will need somewhere where the reptile can hide, this will decrease the stress level. Branches needed for climbing.

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Do you know what species you have?

Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis: giant bent-toed gecko
(native to Australia)

Cyrtodactylus peguensis peguensis: thai bent-toed gecko
Cyrtodactylus peguensis zebraicus: thai bent-toed subspecies
(native to Thailand)

Cyrtodactylus agusanensis: agusan bent-toed gecko
(native to Agusan "area of Philippines")

Cyrtodactylus annulatus: small bent-toed gecko

Cyrtodactylus philippinicus: philippine bent-toed gecko
(native to Philippinnes)

Cyrtodactylus redimiculus: palawan bent-toed gecko
(native to Palawan islands, off southeast Asia)

Cyrtodactylus khasiensis: khasi bent-toed gecko
(native to Khasi (in Asia)

Cyrtodactylus scaber is now Cyrtopodion scabrum instead. It goes by bent-toed gecko, keeled rock gecko, rough-scaled gecko, rough-tailed gecko, and rough thin-toed gecko. "House gecko" is ofen addedto the name as well. They're native to Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, India, and introduced in many areas, including Texas. They're similar in appearance and habits to house geckos.

These geckos are nocturnal though, so you shouldn't need UVB lighting. However, given the broad range of the genus, its specific care will depend on what species you have. My best advice is to do Google image searches using the scientific names and see what you come up with.

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Thanks Marsha! OMG Matt, way too many choices. He lookslike Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis: giant bent-toed gecko. I doubt he requires UVB as he doesn't come out of his hide at all until about 11pm. He is in a screen cage, that pretty much kills the humidity.

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How often do you mist the tank? Judging by where most of the species are from, it looks like they're native to somewhat humid areas. The only one that's not was removed from the genus.

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I haven't misted him but his moist hide is under the heat lamp. He spends all his time in there. Here's a couple of pics, he's pretty cool looking:

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He's cool lookin I'll see if I can narrow down his species later, but he probably is a giant like you thought. How long is he? Yeah, if he's spending all his time in the moist hide, I'd up the humidity in his cage, he needs it. In an all screen enclosure that's going to be harder. My advice would be to either move him to a glass enclosure or get a humidifier.

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Based on the searches I did, he appears to be a Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis. I still have not found any information on them. Marsha, could you tell me where you got your info please? Matt, he is approximately 6" snout to vent length and 10" snout to tail length. I'll be setting him up in an aquarium this weekend. Thank you both for your help.

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His name would mean he's from Irian Jaya (sp?), so he'll still need a relatively humid enclosure, warm temps, etc. Either way, looks to me like you've got a rare find! Obviously not something that's common as a pet, I want I want!

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