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Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 3:12 PM
Subject: [Gecko] Phelsuma in groups
Hi Jason and all,
This works well also with all P.borbonica subspecies and P.V-nigra
subspecies.
But dont try it with all Phelsuma..........
Magnus
> Hi
> Having pared my collection from 50 + daygeckos to only two tanks with ten
> geckos, I am now starting to remember what I like about keeping daygeckos.
> Without all the work of keeping over twenty tanks I have lots of time to
> enjoy my 1.5 cepediana and 1.3 guimbeaui.
> Having kept almost all my species in pairs before, I am astonished by the
> amount of activity in my cepediana tank. I was expecting some conflicts,
but
> they settled in immediately. They are basking on each other, eating
together
> and, well, acting like klemmeri- looking everywhere, interacting, jumping,
> the works. I found three in the same cracked bamboo stalk this morning.
Its a
> real tight fit, in and out, and they squiggled out one by one when the
lights
> came on.
> Had I known they would behave like this, I would have grouped these
together
> long ago.
> The guimbeaui seem more solitary, and guimbeaui males always seem to be
> bullies. My CB yearling is just like his Dad, just has to hassle
everybody.
> The females get along with each other, and these hefty ladies seem built
to
> withstand the males rough treatment.. They have a heirarchy, but they
openly
> bask and eat together. The male often hides. And curiously, the females
will
> steal crickets from him.
>
> I have to recommend grouping up your phelsuma. Not all types will allow
this,
> but with the more communal types I would pack them in, and watch the
> festivities.
> Klemmeri are next...a nice twenty gallon tall oughta fit in that hallway
> cabinet.......
> Oh No! Here I go again!
>
> GO GIANTS
> bye
> Jason
>
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