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From: "Melody Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "List - Geckos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 6:53 AM
Subject: [Gecko] PHelsuma shaking rocks


Hi Melody,

It could be a misstake from the Phelsuma as James suggested.
I have also seen Phelsumas do this with various items of mineral, and
my guess is that the animal are trying to compensate for a lack of some
mineral in the food that they get.

Magnus

> I'd like to know if anyone can explain this:  I keep PHelsuma mad mads,
> and every now and then one will pick up a piece of LECA (little clay
> balls) or a rock (I use those for substrate, and they are too big for
> the gex to swallow) and shake it around, run around with it in the
> mouth, etc.  Makes a nice percussion instrument, but has anyone else
> seen this??
>
> Thanks,
> Melody
>
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