Melody: I didn't want to reply on hearsay alone and I did find a few reference materials that all point to nutritional deficiencies as the cause for "wavy tail." The interesting difference between those descriptions and your description is a "wavy tail" is usually toward the lower end of the tail for slight deficiencies, moving upward into the spine for more significant deficiencies. You say the klemmeri's tail is bend just past the vent. I could find no references to that type of "bend."
Perhaps you could post a picture. Leann [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "List - Geckos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:58 AM Subject: [Gecko] Klemmeri tail bent > Hi all, > > First I want to thank whoever posted how to make a trap for small geckos > out of a water bottle -- this worked quite well to catch a pair of > klemmeri that were in a huge tank that I need to renovate. > > My question is: The male kelmmeri's tail bends to the side about 3/8 > inch out from the vent. The bend is only slight, but consistent. What > could cause this? My guess is nutritional deficiencies, but I'd like to > hear what others think. > > The pair is now in a 10-gallon vertical tank, where I can keep a lot > better eye on them, including their feeding. > > Thanks, > Melody > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
