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From: "Yuri Huta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] humidity range for klemeri eggs
Hi Yuri and all,
> How do you manage the hatchlings? Being so small I would be worried
> about very quick dehydration. Could you explain your hatchling setup
> (size, # of hatchlings per enclosure, well vented or tightly sealed,
> food). Any tips specific to this species?
Maybe you are interested in my way of raising them also.I keep them as all
other
Phelsuma hatchlings exept from the P.guimbeaui subsp.I use the small plastic
ter-
rariums I think you call Pet-boxes.For the smaller species I use the one
messuring
15 X 15 X 25 cm.I throw away the terribly collored lid and turn the
terrarium on
one of the sides.This way it get more proportional.Instead of the lid I use
two way
adhesive tape to put slidlists at the sides.Then in with a glasfront.I drill
a hole with a
holesaw in the top and attach net with silicon.The interior is barkmulch as
substrate,
one small potted plant and one bambutube for climbing and hiding.As with
most Phelsumas
they are raised one by one in these terrariums.If keeping the substrate and
the potsoil
moist,enough humidity is maintained.If you have to handle a lot of
hatchlings at the same
time you can build plenty of these for a low cost.If you have acsess from
both sides to
a rack pointing out from a wall you can stack them from both sides.This way
I have
75 of these small terrariums in a very limited space.
> Also, how would you rate these on the Phelsuma scale in terms of ease to
> keep (P. mad. kochi being easy and P. cepediana or P. guentheri being
> most difficult).
If having a scale from 1 to 10 when 10 is the most difficulte,I would put
P.klemmeri on number 2.
Good luck
Magnus
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