I've got a few suggestions. For Goniurosaurus I keep only the G.k. splendens, but from talking with other keepers it would seem that care and behaviour is very similar.
The first thing I wanted to ask, is how big and old is the animal? A 10 gal may be a bit too small. My splendens (a much smaller species) are VERY active at night, and could probably do with something bigger then the 33gal they are in. Is the heating pad on the same side as the hiding place you've provided? If not, it may be trying to stay cool by keeping to the other end. One other thing I can think of...is typical goni behavior. There are only a few reasons I see my female during the day. She's either looking for a nesting spot, or she'll pace the front of the tank until I feed her if she's hungry. Other then that, they wait until lights out. Or rather...the female will come out the second the lights in the room are out. Sometimes, a few minutes early.(It would seem her and the crested geckos have my schedule down). The male however waits at least 5-10 minutes after lights out. In fact, I only see him if I'm cleaning the tank, or if I stay up late and watch them. And if it's captive bred, it may be the way it was raised. I have a few of my hatchlings in little enclosures that have the sides wrapped in black aquarium background. The other has a piece of cork bark to hide under. The two that have the wrapped enclosures are less skittish, and seem to keep more weight. In fact, at this bulk and size they remind me of leo hatchlings. The other,in the tank that isn't wrapped, has a typical goni attitude and build. That's not enough animals to say this means anything, but I'll be testing it out some more their next season. All of the animals are capable of giving a death glare I believe only Goniurosaurus are capable of... Take Care Jen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clifford Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [Gecko] G. Araneus hints? > > >can you outline how you are keeping your gecko? this will allow list > >members to best help you. > > Good point. I have moved him to a 10 gal. aquarium with potting soil and > bark substrate, with live pothos growing through most of the enclosure. The > humidity fluxuates depending on how much I water the plants, but stays > between 50-75%. It has a burrowed hide spot under a ceramic half-log, and a > small shallow tubberware type container for water. The heated end of the > tank stays at about 80 degrees and is heated via an undertank pad. The room > it's in is kept at around 70-75 degrees all the time. I've tried a vareity > of foods including crickets, waxworms, and small geckos. It doesn't seem > interested in anything...so I have just left it alone. When I moved it into > the tank it's in now, it walked around the perimeter a few times, seemingly > checking things out, and then walked into it's hide. I haven't seen it > since. (that was monday night) > > Thanks again, > > Cliff > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > > >
