Invasive little guy

[Ipman37]

I was at work when I was brutally attacked by this guy he gave me a heart attack when he jumped outta some boxes,It was pretty cold in the trailer and I felt bad for the little guy even though he is invasive I just can’t stop thinking of their little crocodile snout and legs.I have decided to keep him since he was kinda close to freezing to death and he’s not native,But It is unknown what impact the introduction of this species has and will have on native wildlife.So I’m kinda on the fence whether I should keep or let him go in a nearby Forest what do you guys think.? (P.s it’s a Mediterranean house gecko for those wondering

 

[e_watson09]

Since you know he's an invasive species and won't survive I'd probably try to keep him. Its really hard to get wild caught reptiles to eat in captivity so plan for that.

 

[Ipman37]

Since you know he's an invasive species and won't survive I'd probably try to keep him. Its really hard to get wild caught reptiles to eat in captivity so plan for that.

I got him eating tonight some gcd and he’s doing pretty ok but I still gotta treat him for parasites and other things since he’s wild

 

[Kevin1962]

Hey, if you stop the voting now it'll be an easy decision.

 

[Ipman37]

Hey, if you stop the voting now it'll be an easy decision.

Yea I decided to keep the little guy I’m gonna post update pics, and the poll is closing soon

 

[saltwater60]

I think that’s a good decision. I did the same with some red rated sliders that were invasive in northern NYS and some Japanese trapdoor snails. I pulled 100 trapdoor snails out of the niagara River and now my pond has never been cleaner. Also saved me $400.00.
Looks cool and will be a fun little pet.

 

[Ipman37]

I can imagine how clean a pond would be with 400 + JTS how big is the pond?Also this is off topic but what did you keep in the pond?

 

[saltwater60]

I can imagine how clean a pond would be with 400 + JTS how big is the pond?Also this is off topic but what did you keep in the pond?

It’s 100 JTDS and I have a bunch of plants, goldfish, and koi. The $400 is how much I saved. The JTDS are like $3.59 in the shops around me.
my pond is 5,500 gallons and I’ll add another 50-100 JTDS next year. It’s 51” deep has 3 ponds, 3 waterfalls and a planted streambed. I dug it by hand. I want to make it bigger.
I have some green frogs and toads too. The roads spawned and I had tons of babies running around my yard. I couldn’t cut my grass for like 3 weeks because I didn’t want to kill the roads.
Joke for you about toads- how do you know if you have a good toad?

 

[Ipman37]

It’s 100 JTDS and I have a bunch of plants, goldfish, and koi. The $400 is how much I saved. The JTDS are like $3.59 in the shops around me.
my pond is 5,500 gallons and I’ll add another 50-100 JTDS next year. It’s 51” deep has 3 ponds, 3 waterfalls and a planted streambed. I dug it by hand. I want to make it bigger.
I have some green frogs and toads too. The roads spawned and I had tons of babies running around my yard. I couldn’t cut my grass for like 3 weeks because I didn’t want to kill the roads.
Joke for you about toads- how do you know if you have a good toad?

That ponds sounds amazing would kill to see pictures of it and it’s updates! Also $3.59 for JTDS that kinda steep the ones around here go for around $2.25 depending where I go.A hand dug pond of that size must have taken ages to get right andhow do you know if you have a good toad?

 

[BettaDollar]

They hibernate, don't do well in captivity and need bugs to eat.
I live in AZ and my daughter tried keeping a number of them.
I think the longest she could get one to live was 3 or 4 days.
Imagine if you could replicate their natural environment it could live a long life in gecko terms, 5 to 10 years.
G'luck

 

[MissPanda]

Cutttteeee keep him ! I found an anole in a plant I bought and kept it. Free pet.

 

[Ipman37]

They hibernate, don't do well in captivity and need bugs to eat.
I live in AZ and my daughter tried keeping a number of them.
I think the longest she could get one to live was 3 or 4 days.
Imagine if you could replicate their natural environment it could live a long life in gecko terms, 5 to 10 years.
G'luck

Always worth a try and I’m gonna need all the luck I can get

 

[saltwater60]

That ponds sounds amazing would kill to see pictures of it and it’s updates! Also $3.59 for JTDS that kinda steep the ones around here go for around $2.25 depending where I go.A hand dug pond of that size must have taken ages to get right andhow do you know if you have a good toad?

I’ll find some pictures tomorrow.
A good toad doesn’t pee on you when you pick it up. I love toads but they always wiz on me with only a few exceptions.
Hand digging it took me a month. Just me and a shovel. I used all the soil from the big pond to make the other ponds and waterfalls. I want to make it round and then I’m going to do a shed with a porch to sit on and look at the pond. I want another stream coming in from the other side too. Maybe someday.

 

[Ipman37]

I’ll find some pictures tomorrow.
A good toad doesn’t pee on you when you pick it up. I love toads but they always wiz on me with only a few exceptions.

Lol I own a couple of toads and Ik the feeling of having clear wiz shot out at you

 

[saltwater60]

Here’s some pond pictures.
it’s down for the winter so it’s a little messy looking right now.

 

[BettaDollar]

Beautiful! You can see you put a lot of work into it.

 

[Ipman37]

Here’s some pond pictures.
it’s down for the winter so it’s a little messy looking right now.

Still a amazing looking pond! did you have plants surrounding it at any point ?

 

[jake37]

What is gcd? I had a lizard once when I was like 8 but it didn't want to eat much so we ended up letting them go (they were something like blue-tail things).

 

[Ipman37]

What is gcd? I had a lizard once when I was like 8 but it didn't want to eat much so we ended up letting them go (they were something like blue-tail things).

Gcd is ( crested gecko diet) like Repashy,Pangea etc etc and like a blue tailed skink?,their also pretty common to see running around

 

[GouramisAreSuperior]

Lizards are cute keep it

 

[Ipman37]

Lizards are cute keep it

I did ! He’s or she is currently doing great eating baby dubia roaches

 

[jake37]

Probably - I dont' remember them having white stripes but otherwise look similar. I havent' seen one for a couple of years - but they used to be really common (part of the reason I don't see them is that i'm not living in the suburbs right now). I'll keep my eyes open next time i'm at my parents home. The tail breaks off of these (if you grab em by the tail) but will regrow.

like a blue tailed skink?,their also pretty common to see running around

 

[Ipman37]

Probably - I dont' remember them having white stripes but otherwise look similar. I havent' seen one for a couple of years - but they used to be really common (part of the reason I don't see them is that i'm not living in the suburbs right now). I'll keep my eyes open next time i'm at my parents home. The tail breaks off of these (if you grab em by the tail) but will regrow.

You probably see one around there if you look hard,they are normally everywhere I live pretty close to the city(apartment living) and I see them in bushes or near the small patch of forest and most geckos regrow if it detaches. I know the crested gecko doesn’t regrow it’s tail once it’s gone

 

[saltwater60]

Still a amazing looking pond! did you have plants surrounding it at any point ?

Yes there are plants in and around it. The stream bed is full of plants and there are plants at both front ends, water lillies in the pond, and then I get water hyacinths that float on the top. I’m in NYS so everything has been cut back or died off for this time of year.heres a few from summer.