would a 10gall be allright for either of them?
are they both dianural or nocturnal?
thanks for your help!
-cassie
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From: "Jon & Stacy Boone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Gecko] id help.../jon
> Well, just as a suggestion, the G. petricolus will prove to be much
hardier
> captives (and certainly rarer) than the ever-sensitive, and sometimes
> irretrievably disease-riddled, C. consobrinus. They have quite different
> requirements from each other. The Cyrto. will require high humidity (not
> necessarily moist), and moderate temps., whereas the G. pet. will thrive
> under nearly dry conditions (do fine though with semi-moist conditions)
and
> warmer conditions (84-90 F. during the day). The substrate is not a
> terribly important component of the petricolus terrrarium, as they will
> spend their entirety off of it since they are strictly arboreal. The
> substrate, its integrity and moisture levels, will prove crucial with the
> consobrinus. Plants are not much of an issue for either species, more of
> an issue for the keeper. Provide plenty of ground hides for the conso.,
> and vertically positioned flat rocks for the petricolus (along with
tubular
> hides).
>
> Adult G. petricolus: males approx. 8-9 inches; females approx. 7-7.5
> inches. This must surely rank as the most fecund member of the genus, in
> my experience, with females capable of blowing an enormous number of
> clutches. In a situation where a male is in with 3 females, the eggs pile
> up quickly as they take around 100 days to hatch (each female depositing
at
> 3 week intervals, X 5 depositions - within a 100 day period, X 3 females =
> 30 eggs and your just getting ready for your first hatchlings).
>
> Jon
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