Uroplatus Phantasticus

[wiiiroc]

I love being able to use real plants for the terrarium

Setting up the terrarium.
The temperature and humidity right now sit at 76.4*F and 99%
Perfect conditions for my new friend to grow and thrive.

There are tons of plants, nooks, and crannies for him to crawl into and enjoy.

I told my boyfriend he could name the gecko.

So I'd like to welcome to the forum
William Murderface

 

[renich]

Very interesting. One of those, he's so ugly that you can't help but think he's adorable. lol...

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

No. Im good with just ugly...lol
Glad you got Him

 

[wiiiroc]

He is not ugly! He's the most gorgeous gecko I've ever seen ;D

 

[corrine]

have to agree with you he's awesome looking.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Very pretty!

 

[ladyknite]

unique little guy. the ones i've had weren't really handleable. Skittish and so forth.
I like him!!!!

 

[renich]

He is not ugly! He's the most gorgeous gecko I've ever seen ;D

Sorry, don't mean to offend. It wasn't meant in a bad way.

 

[crypticdragons]

he is ugly in the cutest way possible is what Renee is trying to say lol

by the way
that is a awesome specimen
is he generally that dark? I have a utter love of solid black reptiles lol

 

[wiiiroc]

Hahaha, I'm not offended!
I agree he's sort of "ugly", but I just think he's so imperfect that he's perfect.
He's such an amazing gecko, I couldn't have asked for more. I cannot wait for the many years to come with this fellow, and possibly adding some friends to his home!

I have seen come lighter, some darker.
He is very dark though. Dark brown, not quite black but getting there.
I wonder if his colour will change at all as he grows.

 

[wiiiroc]

 

[DragonMom]

He's very cool! Yes, "ugly-cute" which is adorable! He's such a unique looking reptile, gotta love that! His new home is pretty awesome too! You did a fantastic job setting him up! It's great that he seems so mellow and handleable, I've never kept geckos, but I've heard that certain species are stinkers when it comes to handling. Keep showing us pics!

 

[wiiiroc]

He's a very, very nice gecko!
I can't handle him for too long because he jumps everywhere! Like a little frog! And he's soooo tiny, slippery, and dark I'm scared that if I ever dropped him I'd lose him forever! Haha. But as long as I remain still he does too.
Hopefully more pictures tomorrow
Thanks for the great compliments.

 

[zebraflavencs]

Precious...
Janie

 

[TheVirus]

Nice leafy!!

 

[wiiiroc]

Check out his green dots

He's so tiny! Comparing him to my bank card

"Boo!"

Don't look at me like i'm food.

 

[TheVirus]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing

 

[ilovecacti]

love the last name "murderface!" haha

 

[Red Ink AUS]

WOW I've never seen one of these guys before, very interesting looking specimen. It has such specialised camouflage adaptation, bet they'd be impossible to spot in the wild.

 

[ilovecacti]

WOW I've never seen one of these guys before, very interesting looking specimen. It has such specialised camouflage adaptation, bet they'd be impossible to spot in the wild.

lol techniclly yes and know....how did we first get them? but yes lol your right haha i'de prolly NEVER spot one unless it willingly crawlled on me (many reptile outside and spiders have! )