In a message dated 5/14/01 2:52:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< should I just change the bark
occasionally and the potting soil once a year?..>>
Hi-
That depends on alot of things- like the size, number and type of gecko.
Large geckos like grandis produce large amounts of waste, so once a year may
not be enough. I think that changing the bark more frequently is better. The
soil may only require a yearly change. If you are in doubt, trust your nose.
<<Second, I began to appreciate the merits of misting
with distilled water. Would filtered water work as
well? Say with a Brita filter? Do the animals
themselves have a preference? I know amphibians do,
but what about geckos?>>
I have never tried distilled water, but I do get water stains on my tank
glass. As for the geckos, they seem to suffer no ill from my NYC tap water.
(Warm water btw.)
<<does any one else use bromeliads with arboreals successfully? Any other
plants
you would recommend?>>
I use the bromeliads with the deep red flower and the dark green leaves. The
ones with the fleshy leaves with serrated edges haven't worked as well for
me. Scheffelera are nice, and my cepeds can lay on the leaves. Grandis are
too big for that. I have spathyphylum (sp?) and even a jade plant in my
tanks. There are species of pothos with huge leaves that are very nice also.
<< Last, just out of curiousity, I found one egg while
cleaning. Last time I found two glued together. Do
geckos often alternate between laying two at the same
time and laying two on successive days? >>
Are you sure which eggs were laid first? I find that the first viable laying
of the year will be of a single egg with doubles following every few weeks
after. But it is not something to worry about if you occasionally find a
single.
hope this helps
Jason
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