Title: Re: [Gecko] Pachy
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I like to use inverted plastic catch basins (for
potted plants) as shelter for my terrestrial geckos. Much like the film
canister lids, I use milk carton lids as water bowls for my hatchling
geckos. I replace them about every other day.
Nathan Hall
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Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 7:02
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Subject: Re: [Gecko] Pachy
on 9/15/01 8:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Want to forward your thanks to
Greg W-C from whom I received this film-canister-cave idea several years ago
from a Pachydactylus care sheet Greg has on the GGA website. ;-]]
Aw... shucks. it was nothin'. I also
like the bottom part of OLD 2-liter bottles (they don't make 'em like they
usta)...the black part that they used to have on the bottom of bottles could
be cut off and made into an "igloo" of sorts. works well for
Hemidactylus and things that size. I suppose Seltzer bottles (1 liter?)
still have things like that on the bottom... .and maybe generic brand soda
bottles still do too.
As for water bowls for small hatchlings... try
the lid to the film canister. It's very shallow... so you'll have to
fill it daily, but it's the right size. To fill it... try using a mister
rather than pouring water in. This may be harder to do with "spray
bottle" types of misting... but works well with the canister/hose thing that I
have. I don't know what that should be called... yellow canister that I
have to pump... but then spray water through a hose with an adjustable nozzle.
holds over 1 gallon so fewer refills, and no repeat action... so less
hand-cramp.
greg
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Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural
History
Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology
170 Whitney Ave
PO Box
208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118
Phone 203-432-3791
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203-432-9816
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