The one female has accepted her "cave" but the other
still isn't comfortable or accepting of hers..? She's
on top of the rocks under the heat lamp now. I know
the substrate is the same temp as before I changed the
rocks...they already had the heat pad, I just added
the rocks to their tank. The male is sometimes in
his, some times in his cool side. He discovered a
ledge in there and was up on it - scared the daylights
out of me when I couldn't find him... didn't think to
look on the ledge until I saw his tail hanging out...!
I thought he had gotten out of the tank somehow...
almost impossible, but with animals you never know!
His heat pad is the new one, and the directions said
that it will heat up immediately, but it will take
24-48 hours to reach it's peak. I have been testing
it throughout the day (probably why he got fed up and
moved to the cool side!) and as it gets warmer, moving
more sand into the cave to lower the temp for him... I
guess they just need to get use to the new house! Oh,
well... finicky little critters!
--- Cyndy L Linsteadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My Leo's love to bask on top of their rock pile.
> Especially the gravid
> females. The pile is a glued together, 4 story
> *apartment*. They use all
> of the various caves, but mostly they bask on top.
> It got really hot here
> this weekend (85F, sunny California) and their cage
> got warmer and for
> the first time they used their *cool cave*. I have
> measured the temps
> every where, and all are within the safe range. It
> gets to 90F on top of
> the cave and stays in the 80's in the different
> compartments. I think it
> is good to give the gex as many choices as possible
> with in their normal
> temp range. After all there has to be some
> *personal* preference
> involved.
> Cyndy
>
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 12:47:31 -0800 (PST) Laura
> Ricketts
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Thanks, Steven, for your response..
> >
> > First, I think I figured out part of the
> problem...
> > the caves were not "high" enough! I put another
> small
> > rock at the sides to raise the roof...so to
> speak...
> > and they are in there now. I am trying to figure
> out
> > the best temp for the "floor" of the caves...
> though
> > my geckos won't go it if the floor is damp... why
> is
> > that? As far as I can remember... 88* for the
> floor?
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > --- Steven Groginsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > Laura,
> > >
> > > Could bee it's too cool in the caves, or too hot
> -
> > > take out the old
> > > thermometer and measure it in there. Also, it
> seems
> > > like leopards like
> > > moisture in their hiding spots. Is the old one
> also
> > > available? If you give
> > > them enough choices keeping in mind a
> temperature
> > > gradient they will choose
> > > the one that's most comfortable to them.
> > >
> > > Good luck, and don't worry.
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > >From: Laura Ricketts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >Subject: [Gecko] Unhappy Geckos!
> > > >Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:21:01 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >I recently purchased some slate rocks, an UTH,
> and
> > > >redid my gecko tanks. I had the male on a hot
> > > rock,
> > > >originally, until I could get the UTH. (I know
> they
> > > >are bad but I had no choice until I could get
> him
> > > an
> > > >under tank heater!) The females had an UTH, but
> > > they
> > > >had an adobe cave they refused to share with
> each
> > > >other. I replaced the adobe cave with rock
> > > caves...
> > > >but now they won't go in them! They are safe
> and
> > > >stationary... won't move! But they lay on top
> of
> > > them
> > > >under the heat lamp! The male goes in his, but
> then
> > > >comes out and lays on it's "roof" under the
> heat
> > > lamp
> > > >peeking out from behind a fake silk plant! This
> is
> > > >strange... any ideas, opinions, suggestions?
> > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >
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