Hi Justin, I did amost exactly what you are thinking of but with a 9-gallon hex and a 1.3 group of klemmeri. Results were not good. First mistake is that I put them in there when I got them. It would have been better to set them up individualy in small tanks for a while, to see hew they acclimated to *my* keeping practices, since everyone is different. In the big tank, I could not keep track of them well and monitor their individual health. Klemmeri look a lot alike, so I could not tell if some were dominating and others not coming out of the bamboo. I could not find the eggs, since klemmeri are known for laying eggs in odd spots. I did not have it escape-proof, at least not well enough. This was correctable, but the other problems are inherent in the big tank. I wound up losing two of the females. Lesson earned, my remaining pair is now in a 10-gallon tall, and doing well. The 9-gallon hex is deluxe quarters for a very happy pair of P. mad-mads. Since those get to about 8", and consistently lay in bamboo, they are well-suited to the big tank.
Hope this helps, Melody Justin Yeager wrote: > > Since I just got my first in today (an adult male), I have a few > questions. I know this isn't a for sale/wanted place, but since I am > rather excited with the male if anyone has a female, contact me > privately. Other than wanting to expand them, I would like to do a > rather large 100 gallon or more tank for a small group. With that in > mind, it will be well planted and all of that, but what are the odds > of being able to establish a colony including multiple males in that > size. I would think that the tank would have enough room to establish > territories, and I know it's better not to, but honestly what are your > thoughts? Also with regards to temporary housing of geckos (pet > pals), how vital is it to have heat lamps etc available. The > intuitive problem with these small cages is overheating (and thus over > drying). Another question I have been asking around is how some > geckos will do with the majority of the diet fruit flies (this applies > only to the smaller day geckos) and babyfood mixes? On one last note, > if anyone has any need for custom gecko/frog acrylic tanks, email me > privately. I have some extras from a friend for trade/sale cheaply. > Best, > Justin Yeager > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software -- HeartSong Sanctuary - Asian turtles, day geckos, and frogs http://home.netcom.com/~mhartley/ _______________________________________________ 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
