I like Doug's solution too. Night when they are inactive or at least slowed down is good. I spray down the terrariums of the higher rocketbutt scaled ones too. Lance, I would try not to grab them directly as their skin tends to tear and direct contact is probably more stressful than indirect. Use a smaller fishnet with your Gold Dust-sized Phelsuma.
I catch the smaller Phelsuma by taking small set-ups and putting them in my sink. I plug up any drain holes in the sink, then put a large white kitchen trash bag in there, then put the terrarium inside the bag. They don't have very good traction on clean plastic bags either, and they can't hide on white. Once they get on the bag surface inside, if you have not already caught them inside the terrrarium, you can snap the bag up and they will go to the bottom. Catch them in a fold and just put them in the net. It will take a little practice to get this. Julie B. On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:24:10 -0700, Doug Johnston wrote > I now transfer all Phelsuma from tank to tank or deli cup in the > shower, preferably at night after they've been asleep a while. If > they get loose, they are in a place with no hiding places, and a > little water sprayed on them on the shower wall slows them down nicely! > > Lance Woolen wrote: > > > I've found that at night works well for me. Best when dark, use a flash > > light to blind them slowly reach in and GRABBO. Works with all sorts of > > critters. I just caught a gold dust that has been running around my > > basement for weeks with that technique > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Cyndy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 7/18/2003 6:14:50 PM > > > Subject: [gecko]Catching Day Geckos > > > > > > > > > > > > I am going to refurbish my Grandis home. Any suggestions on how to catch > > them without them throwing their tails? My female is on her third > > replacement tail. I read somewhere that they can only regenerate 4 times. I > > may be able to test that theory with this female. She is a Kamakazee escape > > artist. I open the door and she rushes me to get out, about twice a year. > > > Cyndy > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Global Gecko Association > > > http://www.gekkota.com > > > Classifieds > > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > > gecko mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Global Gecko Association > > http://www.gekkota.com > > Classifieds > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > gecko mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > -- > Doug Johnston > http://pages.sbcglobal.net/scubadug/ > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
