on 1/1/01 10:54 AM, Lyle Puente at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have noticed some large geckos bite and hold, presumably until the prey has
expired. Has anyone else noticed other methods?
Lyle,
Yeah... I am using my vacation time wisely. When not changing diapers on
the new baby, and not writing syllabus for next semester (which I am
procrastinating on as long as possible!).
My tokays and other Gekko do as you describe. They also do the grab and
whack method. Grab the prey item and beat it senseless against anything,
including the glass to the cage. Often times this means the prey item rips
into two parts. Sadly, the part that flies across the cage is seldom
recovered by the gecko, but does become food for whatever cricket is still
in there.
Greg
--
Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
Dept. of Biology
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06432
and
Yale Peabody Museum
Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology
170 Whitney Ave
PO Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118
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