Hi Chrissy, Jesse Johnson wrote:
> True about the waterfall. It looks nicew but raises the humidity too high. That would depend on a number of factors we don't have access to here - ventilation, substrate depth, ambient room temps. 50-70% is golden for most Phelsuma. > I wouldn't > worry about them drowning as long as there are ways to get out and nothing for them >to > get trapped under. It is my experience that phelsuma are pretty good swimmers and > definately do not like it. Any time I have seen a day gecko fall in water, it got out > very quickly. That would go against the majority of the postings here. If there is a chance the Phelsuma could drown, why take it? > I think that a 55 gal may be too low for some giants. ???? Sounds perfect. Doug Johnston wrote: > > > Chrissy... > > > > Everything Julie said is right on. Another viewpoint on heat, though. My house > > drops to 55F at night in the winter. I do not supply any nighttime heat at all. > > They do fine as long as their is sufficient daytime heat for them to bask and come > > up to normal temps. This tends to stop breeding behavior so the females get to > > rest. I also control my lights with a Helix system driven by a light sensor in the > > window. This shortens the day in winter and also contributes to slowed down > > breeding in winter <snip> I had a P.m. grandis crash when exposed to 50Fs ---- was able to save her, but I am squeemish about less than 60s temps. I do agree they need to drop in temp at night...a common beginner mistake is to keep geckos too warm at night. Anyone else notice petshops will not tell their customers this 99.99999% of the time? Julie Bergman http://www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
