Thanks for the info, Let me know how things turn out with the Spharoedactylus.
I'm setting up two large vivaria, one with Uroplatus phantasticus and one with U. sikorae to see how they do in large groups. The U. phantasticus vivaria will also include Brookesia, Phelsuma, and Malagasy flame millipedes. I want to see how the animals that come from the same general area interact together.
Your right. Understanding the ontongeny or life stages of the viarium inhabitant will alow you to create more complex vivaria where aninimals can be rasied in-situ with out problems with the adults. Creating vivaria with micro-habitats that neonates use and the adults can't get to is the key here, This is because the noenates typically fill a different niche than adults. Philippe suggested to me once, "with leopard geckos and other terrestrial species you can
vertically stratify a vivarium by say creating shelves that might allow a
growing population to grow vertically as on different floors. Worth trying.
Worth recording how individual geckos might disperse in a multifloor setup."
I think there is a lot of intersting projects that can be done with geckos.
Regards, Patrick Ian Huddleson
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>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Gecko] Gecko social structures >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:35:46 EDT > >Phelsuma dubia apparently tolerate animals hatched in situ, yet accidents >occur. My field observations found hatchling to subadult as well as multiple >male Spharoedactylus notus (Key West population) living in dense populations. > In fact, I maintained a group of 5.0 for several weeks with out any >problems. All animals interacted well. Currently, I have 2.1 set up and am >still noticing no ill effects. Once my eggs hatch, I'll be able to better >state whether or not neonates are tolerated as well, or if they have a >different lifestyle that keeps them out of contact with the adults. I >noticed a similar behavior in Paroedura picta. > >I also raised Tropiocolotes tripolitanus babies along side the adults, >although my group of 1.1 was anything from a colony. > >I think the smaller Uroplatus live in dense groups as do some Paroeduras. I >once had 2 male U. henkeli living in the same cage. I had no female, and one >of the males was presumed to be one. He developed bulges in one night. And >their good relations lasted for over 2 months before I heard the screaming. > >There are clearly much more to fill this list. > >--DanielGet your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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