Thanks for the kind words Tony. Yeah, I got the idea to do it from Philippe. He's the one that encouraged me to write the article. Most of my work is with naturalistic vivaria. This is just one scheme of it. I have a number projects in the works. Some have to do with population dynamics and biodiversity in vivaria. I'm starting to work with numerous geckos� species to find which make the best display in naturalistic vivaria. I think that geckos are going to be the next revolution in viviculture. It just takes some know how to design engaging and functional vivaria. There's only so much you can do with poison frogs. There are so many different design formulas you can do with geckos whether it be single species or community setups. I shall be popping up on this list every once in while with questions. Again thanks for the words and info.
Regards, Patrick Ian Huddleson
>From: Tony Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Gecko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Patrick Huddleson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gecko social structures >Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 23:29:12 -0500 > >Hello Patrick, >It's nice to see you on the list. I was very impressed by your >article in The Vivarium. >While I've never attempted anything as ambitious as your leopard gecko >project, I have noticed that female leopard geckos, kept in harem >groups of 1.3 to 1.6, tend to form hierarchies with lower ranking >females producing fewer eggs than higher ranked animals. >There is very little known about the natural history of these >animals, the late Sherman Minton in his "Herpetology of West >Pakistan", states that E. macularius "lives in colonies". How these >colonies are set up, their size, and other details is unknown. >Other folks, including some on this list, have kept and bred other >species of gecko in colony situations. Phillipe deVosjoli, Jon Boone, >and myself have kept and bred several species of Tropiocolotes in >groups and have quite successful raising juveniles with adults. Other >species that this works with include Lepidodactylus lugubris and Homonota >horrida. Gekko vittatus, Phelsuma standingii, and Pachydactylus >tigrinus are also known to tolerate hatchlings for some >period of time after hatching. There are other species that can be >added to this list, I'm sure. >I hope this helps. >-- > >Best Regards Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Tony Gamble >University of Minnesota >Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology > > >########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. >########################################################################### >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
