MEET THE GARGOYLE GECKOS OF TIKI'S GECKOS!

MEET THE GARGOYLE GECKOS OF TIKI'S GECKOS!
You know from watching the episodes from New Caledonia • CRESTED GECKOS IN THE ... that I didn’t get to spend a lot of time looking for gargoyle geckos on Grande Tarre, but while I was in Florida, I stopped by David and Manny’s place at Tiki’s Geckos / tikisgeckos and after fiming an awesome colab with them • Talking Wild Crested G... they showed off the care, set-ups, and breeding of their amazing gargoyle geckos and a crested gecko morph rarely seen in the US! Rattle on!
Gargoyle gecko Care Tips
Gargoyle geckos make interesting terrarium animals. In captivity, these geckos will accept fruit mashes, fruit and powdered gecko diet (mixed with water). Crested gecko diet is commonly given as a primary food source. Gecko food can be purchased from companies that specialize in it, such as Pangea; these foods have the correct nutritional balance of vitamins and minerals, which is not found in basic fruit purees. As treats, these geckos readily accept live foods such as crickets, feeder roaches, and waxworms., which should be gut loaded, or dusted with vitamins and calcium as extra precautions.
Rhacodactylus species are relatively new to being kept in homes and there is much still to be learned, since many species were thought to be extinct. Adult gargoyle are housed in a twenty-gallon, tall tank, or something of similar size. Gargoyle gecko males are always housed separately or as a part of a breeding pair or trio with females, as males housed together will always fight. Juveniles are known to be very aggressive towards cage mates as well. Cannibalism of cage mates' tails, toes and other extremities is not uncommon. Except during the breeding season, they are housed separately, no matter the gender, age, or size.
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[@TikisGeckos]

Pleasure doing a video with you brother! Thanks for stopping by

[@YummiestOrphan]

Whats with the baby tub that says "Fucked Up" on it???

[@TikisGeckos]

Lol that was a baby from a “fucked up” female (bad calcium crash) in her first year breeding. She has recovered since

[@jdssurf]

TikisGeckos love your collection. Great stuff guys.

[@battlebear437]

Ooh! Another KZbin channel to check out!

[@georgehernandez1502]

Their Gargoyle geckos are ridiculously beautiful

[@LanceKirkman]

I build bioactive cages for my geckos... Really love how they look and how the animals behave in them.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Will get ready cuz if I ever get out your way I'm filming your bio active enclosures

[@LanceKirkman]

Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures what are you waiting for? ;)

[@reubenknot3038]

Lance Kirkman that’s crazy I don’t remember asking

[@oogway9895]

@@reubenknot3038 that's crazy! Nobody asked for your opinion as well

[@claytonanderson1122]

@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Mine aren't to the level of filming yet, but id settle to have a beer one day!

[@kls9710]

This video shows how intelligent husbandry yields satisfying results for all concerned. The cement mosaic turtles are spectacular. i really like the Tiki guys

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I couldn't agree more Karen. And they don't know it yet but I'm breaking in and stealing that Mosaic haha

[@WikkidVyxen]

Like the gargoyles better than the crested's, but NOTHING compares to the eyes of a leachie! Excellent collab! Thank you for sharing, have an incredible day!

[@matthewcampbell9107]

My gargoyle gecko tipsare: Feed them insects, and lots of them. Mine loves to pound back crickets like they're going out of style. Seeing as it's spring, she'd rather eat bugs than Pangea right now. Tip number 2 is to add a UV light to their cage. I've caught mine basking a lot, especially just before the lights turn off at night.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Great tips!

[@downtoned7053]

not to be that guy, but gargoyle geckos barely touch bugs

[@CryptidGrimm]

@@downtoned7053 What? Research has shown that a wild Gargoyle gecko will typically eat more insects than a crested gecko,and will gladly eat small inverts. Even though they are frugivores they still eat a wide variety of insects. Many keepers agree that feeding insects to rhacs is very beneficial. Maybe you are talking about your personal experiences

[@MichelleSK6]

@@downtoned7053 Mine will even eat dubias which are a bit harder to get them and crested interested in 🤷🏻‍♀️ she's very enthusiastic about them too lol.

[@Ibaneddie76]

These guys have some amazing animals, great video. this makes me want to get some geckos now.

[@GenerationalGeckos]

Way to go Dav, luv Tikis Gecko’s. I have 2 from their breeds that David sent to me. I would highly recommend any one wanting a gecko to buy from them. David and Manny are awesome people. Great video.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Couldn't agree more. I may be getting some from them this year too

[@GenerationalGeckos]

Awesome.

[@TheSNOTTBALL]

Do they require uv light and a heat source? Seems like they didn't use either.

[@GenerationalGeckos]

I my self use New Caledonia seasons. There fore my lighting is on a timer to mimic their seasons, also my mister is timed for the rainy seasons long with their not so rainy season. I keep my temperatures according to New Caledonia temps in the seasons. As far as a heat source it depends where your at. If you live in a cold area you want a heat source, as far as UVB I use a very low watt tropical UVB. I find that only my females will come out in the day time and actually lay on the hugest part of the branches. My males never come out in the day time. Do you really need a uvb that’s up in the air. As for myself I do use a very low wattage uvb tropical and a plant LED light, because they are high tree dwellers. I have them in a bioactive live set up so I have lots of plants and humidity. I hope this helps.

[@GenerationalGeckos]

Read and research before getting a crestie.

[@levigowens6953]

Awesome stuff man, I've been thinking of getting a gargoyle. Rattle on brother

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Me too. Rattle on!

[@OrisueCrew]

Ordered from Rainbow mealworms as a result of this channel. Couldn't be happier with the product. My worms are Straight Outta' Compton boiiii.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Lol! That's awesome! I'm not biased because they're my sponsor when I say that they really are an awesome company

[@enrico1086]

nice video ! but the next time we want to see and learning about their Abronia graminea !!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I definitely have that video in mind

[@WildLife_Perspective]

Amazing geckos, I subscribed love your Channel.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@joco6851]

LOVE YOUR VID BRO, wish we could get all those geckos here, great work Tiki guys

[@GraysReptiles]

The six stripes is awesome. Great video.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

That was my favorite too

[@shelleoshelle7252]

Another excellent breeder spotlight!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks Michelle

[@cassandraskellenger5876]

I hope my new baby turns red now!! Love Tikis!!!!

[@MichelleSK6]

I'm a proud owner of one of their Gargoyles! Awesome collab!

[@rachelkunz611]

Awesome video 👍 as always. Beautiful animals!

[@joshawagillis4874]

I love there videos been so helpful in my new gargoyle hobby they are the main reason I bought them over crested as for a good tip I would say that if you start with a baby don't handle it much till it gets to be over 10 grams they stress out to much and can go off food

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

That's awesome! Good tip!

[@charlessmith9198]

Those phantoms were so beautiful

[@smetlogik]

Dang. Gecko much? Holy moly. Nice collection of geckos.

[@Cold_Blooded_Gems_]

Where is my charcoal with red dal super dal spots ! I know you can do it for me David !

[@EliteExoticsBp]

That’s Ausome the geckos are super cool brother and take care

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@christheghostwriter]

Cool Rainbow shirt

[@michaelmckenna14]

love gargoyle geckos, dont seem to be very common in the uk, i looked at getting a crested gecko but GARGOYLE in the name just attracted me to this species lol

[@LanceKirkman]

One egg down, now waiting for fresh eggs for this round of laying!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Awesome! Looking forward to more updates

[@LanceKirkman]

Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures yes sir!

[@carlitosverduzco3643]

Nice man nice Geckos im still learning about them so i can buy my first.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Glad you're learning all you can before you get one! :)

[@nicedrone2914]

Fantastic geckos !!!!

[@PrinceCharmingNY]

God I want a abronia

[@uncledebo44ch23]

Awesome collection👍

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I agree!

[@jaungonzalez7890]

Altadena reptiles, I've been keeping and breeding gargoyle geckos for about 10 years now. What i do is as of diet for babies i only feed Pangaea and calcium mixed into it till there about 3months old. Then at 3 months old i start giving the small supper worms and small roaches with vitamin and calcium, and offer Pangaea every 3rd day. as for breeding i guess the only thing i do different is i give them a dry season, where i only put a humid hid and a water bowl day i don't mist them for about almost two months.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Great tip! Thanks for commenting

[@goranvernik4850]

how sick i love gekos

[@PianoMan5000]

I met those guys at Repticon Tampa.cool dudes.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Yes they are, and they have some amazing geckos!

[@guspritchett7024]

You really need to come to Louisiana and check kliberts alligator farm

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I will one day!

[@guspritchett7024]

This alligator farm is in Hammond Louisiana

[@YummiestOrphan]

Yo Dāv, cool video! What was in the baby tub labelled "Fucked up". It can be seen a few times throughout the video, first at 1:36

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Funny I missed that when I was there and I missed it when I was editing. I'll have to go back and check that out

[@THEE.apples]

Can you do one for Uromastyx and Collared Lizards?

[@aungsan8985]

The way he handle the gecko is just amazing.

[@realityrealm200]

HUGE thumbs up! Great interview, I always learn something new, THANKS!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@francisparkinson7934]

Nice one.

[@nananooknak]

AMAZING! seeing you guys together warms my cold blooded heart!

[@owenberg3366]

I know I am late but I need some help. I have an 8 month old gargoyle gecko. I offer her ( I like to think its a girl even though I have no proof yet) food every night, and sometimes she eats it on her own, and sometimes I feed it to her out of concern of nutrition. I keep the temp at about 75-78 in the day and 71-69 at night. I know she can eat the pang ea on her own, but she hasn't grown any heavier in the last month and a half. I have her in a 12 gallon leopard gecko cage with plants and hides and four different food sources, At night she is alert and I can hear her going about the cage making noise. I guess my concern is that she isn't growing. She's only grown about a half gram in the the three months that I've had her. Any advice?

[@forlornqueen]

Please just let her be. Would you want someone force feeding you? When you choose to bring an animal home, it's your responsibility to provide a safe habitat with adequate food and water, So that they can live out their best possible life in peace and health. No one is going to live their best life and thrive when a giant is grabbing at them and stuffing things in their mouth regularly. I understand you mean well and sorry if this sounds harsh but I'm here to speak for the animals well being not yours. I've seen this done a lot and it's infuriating. Captive animals deserve to have the best care possible and part of this is letting them regulate their own bodies and lives. Your only job is to provide as close to an ideal habitat as possible that mimics their version of Eden and then let them be to not only survive captivity but thrive in it. I'm assuming no one else wanted to say this so bluntly since you've gotten no response yet. It sounds like you care enough to provide for you lizard what she needs but if you've done that already the most important thing you have left to learn is letting her exercise free will and live out her own life without constant interference by you.

[@owenberg3366]

forlornqueen I was asking a question about my gecko dude. Chill

[@scheherezade3]

As long as she’s eating and pooping don’t worry. They’re not fast growers. Pooping and activity are pretty good indicators. Now if she isn’t doing those things or starts losing weight, it’s time to see a vet. By the way for the other commenter. Hand feeding is not force feeding. It’s holding a cup of food for the animal to eat. I got slugs in an enclosure before, probably from eggs I couldn’t see that were stuck to the plants.Hand feeding my gecko and not leaving food in the enclosure gave me a chance to basically starve them out after I had tried cleaning, repotting plants etc. Gargs are pretty mellow. If you’re gentle and patient they don’t mind coming out to visit for a bit once they’re a little older.

[@ayyylma0]

Best geckos!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

It's the breeders that make the best geckos. David and Manny do an amazing job with them!

[@ChuckHorneTheLizardRoom]

Excellent info!

[@tyliful]

good vid.

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks!

[@jackiekearney]

Omg, my leopard gecko name Tiki from Filipino word Butiki means Lizard. And also it’s neutral gender too since in Filipino languages too the titi is male and kiki is female. So TiKi is gender neutral 😅😅😅

[@JTBReptiles]

Great video!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@oliviacastro3850]

1:36 in the top left corner it says fucked up lmao

[@desisarod]

Well spoted

[@valleta7588]

Go go Miami Reptile Company!!!

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I'll definitely look into that next time I'm down

[@brandonbrowning5382]

Amazing video....

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thank you!

[@JEREMIELEE]

Good vid

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Thanks

[@keithsweet8840]

Hep Hep Horray

[@MS_718]

Do they drop their tails?

[@user-ld6is4ni3d]

Yes, but they can regrow

[@Pbnation117]

Lol 1:36

[@jonstringer3738]

Why are people so obsessed with what colours these animals can be manipulated into rather than just being interested in the animals themselves, hopefully they will grow up in the future and realise that the natural colours that are vital to survival anyway are just fine

[@comepuchas990]

10.9.19

[@voltix9594]

Why have I not subbed yet?

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

I hope you did now

[@voltix9594]

I did :)

[@nicoleramos8828]

Hi

[@davkaufmansreptileadventures]

Hi

[@lisamccullough5150]

This is why I hate massive breeding. Those aren’t enclosures....I feel so bad for them.

[@lisamccullough5150]

You have so many dropped tails because they are so stressed.

[@margaretedwards2439]

How disgusting to see these beautiful creatures shut up in such horrible small boxes!! I call this utter cruelty to these animals!! Don't they have any animal rights movement in this country??

[@Depresso_Espresso_420]

Those geckos are housed like dubia roaches.... Not a fan

[@daulpenino5542]

Overpriced

[@brandi3981]

FOILage ~cringe~ foliage can you spell

[@Dreadnok_K6]

Are those two a couple?

[@Ladystabnbag]

Now how come they don't provide uvb or give them real enclosures ? Anything that eats and breathes is outside and gets some sort of uvb and can benefit from it