At around 10:00pm last night both my U.fimbriatus began puffing themselves
up with air to appear larger. The male did so for about 5 minutes and didn't
get that large. The female puffed herself up like a giant gecko balloon, and
held the air in for over 10 minutes. There were no changes in their
environment to make me think this was a predation response, and I haven't
seen this behavior before. Is this the way a fimbriatus stretches after a
long days sleep before facing the adventures of the night? I lightly misted
the cage and put in some crickets. They usually wait until 11:30 or so to
start eating, but they both began immediately last night. I'm hoping this is
natural behavior and they are finally feeling acclimated.
Any thoughts?
P.S. I recently got a N. levis levis, are they good eaters? My sub-adult
only eats 2-3 small crickets daily, and shows no interest in wax or meal
worms. He is so incredibly cute that I named him buttercup...pure cheese!
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Josh Klavir
Director of Consumer Relations
Zoo Med Laboratories
(805) 542-9988
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