Hello, How can one tell the difference between the two forms of cepediana? I don't have any yet, just trying to build an information database.
Has anyone seen any new English language Phelsuma books (other than Bartlett's)? I am wondering if any of the German language books are being translated. Would anyone be interested in joining together and getting at least some husbandry parts of German books translated and splitting the costs? Yuri Huta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 2/7/02 9:28:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > Hi all, > > I have 1.3 cepediana that I got last August in Daytona. They seem to be > doing OK, but the male is the only one I see much at all. Have other > keepers found females to be this shy? Are geckos you raise yourself > more bold? I have found this to be the case with other species, but > these are my first cepediana. > > Thanks, > Melody >> > Hi Melody, > Your observations are normal. Some animals are more shy than others, but all > cepediana are nervous. I have some that I may not see for 3-4 days at a time. > The tanks I have are all densely planted. My adult animals will remain in > sight for a moment, but if I approach the tank they hide. I place the feeding > station and basking spot where I can see them while they eat. They gather > there in a group, clicking and nosing in to claim a spot to eat (always on > the lookout though). > Females tend to be more secretive than males. One mistake I made occured > while observing this shy behavior in a "female" in a tank of 1.5. I assumed > this animal was hiding all day and kept to herself because she was even more > shy than a typical female. Turns out that this was indeed a male animal. > Hiding because he was being stressed by the domonant male. My mistaken > assumption resulted in a beat up stressed out male that never recovered even > after being separated and given special care. > Juveniles show the same behavior. > I've often wondered why I keep so many tanks of "display" animals that I > rarely see. > Jason > PS- > Can you describe the animals you bought at Daytona? Do they have a green > underside? I suspect they are upland type. > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
