Hi Jeff, I agree it is odd and not likely typical behavior, but I have observed it repeatedly in 2 males in separate enclosures over the past several months. I've only noticed the female do this once. Maybe they climb on the sponge, and since it is light, it tips over and they hang onto it to keep their footing. They will stay like this for several minutes.
Neil >Greetings from Brisbane, Australia. > >Nephrurus milii live reasonably locally to me & I keep an MFF trio >as well as Heteronotia binoei and Diplodactylus taenicauda. I have >never observed mine doing anything remotely like that, nor have I >heard of it as wild behaviour. Their natural history seems fairly >straight forward from what I've read- nocturnal, communal (well >pairs/trios/small groups are often found together). They eat >basically anything that moves: insects & spiders being their main >componants though. Personally I would doubt that this is anything >more than a one-off individual case. > >Jeff Crocombe > > >Beverly Erlebacher wrote: > >>This is really strange. I wonder if there is something in their natural >>environment that they get some benefit from doing something like this >>with, e.g. some kind of insect egg mass or nest that they manipulate to >>get food out of or some such, and the foam triggers the behaviour >>in their tiny gecko minds.� >>Is there any natural history info on these geckos? Anyone on the list >>live in their range? >> > > >########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV >WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these >postings. >########################################################################### -- Neil Meister Semaphor Design Company Inc. 6450 Young St. Suite 4, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3L 2A3 Phone: (902) 455-0133 Fax: (902) 455-0212 http://www.semaphor.ca
