> From: "cassie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:25:22 -0400
>
> does this look like itd be an allright set-up for them?(attached)
Cover the bottom with leaf litter and whole leaves and they will be
happy. They have no trouble climbing glass, so you need a good top.
They spend most of their time on the bottom, however. I only know
they can climb glass because I caught one in the act at 3am once, and
I sometimes find minute gecko droppings stuck to the glass...
> so they would be a good "look dont touch" animal(fine by me)...
Well, they aren't much of a display animal, actually... you may
never see them!
In my experience (I've had three of them since last summer), they are
totally immobile in daylight, and very well camouflaged. I mostly
observe mine at night by dim light. I took some pictures of them
to show how well camouflaged they are in leaf litter, and it takes
me a while to find them even in the pictures. They seem to be very
social. My group of three are always within a few inches of each
other as they move around the vivarium, and they usually sleep in
physical contact. The breeder I got them from says she keeps groups
with more than one male together with no problems.
They usually move very deliberately. They like to carry their tails
rolled up in a flat spiral, and have this little display where they
climb up on twigs and slowly wave the spiraled tail from side to
side. They do this when stalking bugs sometimes too.
Another interesting trait is that they have different day and night
coloration. The black stripes on the white throat completely disappear
at night and the markings on the back change. Their tongues are dark
chocolate brown, almost black!
> what about tank humidity?
I think they like it humid.
> how big do they get?
Tiny little guys. Head and body together maybe 2 inches (5cm) or less.
> thank you tons!
Btw, the correct spelling is Paroedura, this may make it easier to
find info on them. The genus gets its name because the taxonomist
felt that they resembled the Australian genus Oedura, hence par =
comparable to Oedura. While we're doing Greek, oed = swollen,
as in Oedipus (swollen foot, club foot), and -ura is tail. Oedura
have plump tails.
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