Nathan,
> I missed this the first time through. I've kept
Tarentola_ and have a good friend who's a hobbyist
breeder (of _T. annularis_, not _mauritanica_,
but the two are nigh-identical). I think they're
really neat geckos, in a very standoffish way.>>
They are very standoffish! LOL Mine will look at me
like I am an idiot when I talk to him/her (?) but it's
the one hanging upside down! LOL That seems to be a
fav position when it deems to come out of it's cave!
>
<<They like it hot and dry and shelter-y, can move
really fast, may bite, and seem not to care which way
is up. The only care sheet I could find is at
<http://www.gecko.force9.co.uk/moorish.html>.
>
Bite does not describe their "clamping down" on a
piece of your hand! LOL I didn't know they could be
so "nasty" but once when I had to remove it from the
tank, I (wearing rubber gloves) picked it up and it
grabbed onto the apple of my palm and would not let
go! Little bugger! Ouch!
<<My friend says her _annularis_ females develop mild
MBD during breeding season if they don't have UV
lights. This is one of the few cases I know of where
a nocturnal species seems to need UV. >>
Is your friend available for me to pick her brain?! I
haven't been given Draco any UV and it's not near an
available source. I don't know if it's male or female
(hence the "it") and I only have one... though would
love to get more if I can figure out what I have!
Does she breed hers? What can she tell me more about
concerning them? Anything and everything she knows,
please! I hate not to be giving this little critter
the best I can!
Thanks for your help!
>
> NT
>
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