Re: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos?

[Nathan Hall]

Julie,   Thanks for posting the supplement information.  I knew that I forgot something!  Like Julie, I tend to dust the crickets almost every feeding.   Nathan Hall GECKOS UNLIMITED ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Bergman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos? There are some nice photos of them here: http://www.kingsnake.com/gecko/index.html Appropriate sized crickets would be about 90-95% of their head size, probably 1 (1/8")-2 (1/4)" week old crickets depending on age of the geckos. They will also readily take small mealworms - be sure to put them in a low dish as they will disappear in sand. For vitamin supplements use Mineral I with D3 sprinkled on their food at each feeding or even better go to http://www.herpnutrition.com and ask which one you should use. Good luck. I have been working with many species of Coleonyx and find them to be really very hardy, interactive and cool geckos! Regards, Julie Bergman http://www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member Nathan Hall wrote: Texas Banded geckos (Coleonyx brevis) can be kept in pairs or trios in 12-quart boxes or 5-10 gallon glass aqauria.  The substrate should be fine sand that is lightly misted a few times a week.  I like to use inverted plastic catch basins, with a hole cut in the side, for shelter.  If you are interested in a more natural set-up, cork bark flats or flat rocks can be used for shelter.  For females, a small nestbox with moist vermiculite will suffice for egg deposition.  It is also a good idea to place a small water bowl in the enclosure.  C. brevis do not require high temps, but the enclosure should have an area that will get 84-88 degrees F during the spring and summer, with an ambient temp. that is around 80-82.  It is a good idea to decrease the temp. and photoperiod during the winter months.  They will readily feed on appropriately sized crickets.   I am currently doing some morphological studies on this species, and the research will continue for the next couple of years.   Nathan Hall GECKOS UNLIMITED ----- Original Message ----- From: Ariana Belcanto To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:18 PM Subject: [gecko]Anyone have experience with Texas Banded Geckos? A few days ago my husband found a tiiiiny (two inches long MAYBE) little gecko in his office. He managed to catch it and we now have it in a nice set-up. I originally thought it was a leopard gecko, since it looks just like one (we have had leos in the past) but it seems much smaller than one, and a little darker. Someone ventured that it might be a Texas Banded Gecko, which would make sense since we live in Dallas (although according to what I have seen these geckos live further west and south than that). I haven't been able to find a good care sheet on those, since they aren't usually kept as pets I don't think. I am treating it so far like a leopard (heat lamp, calcium-dusted pinhead crickets) but am concerned that it might have more specific needs, if indeed it is a Texas Banded. Any info would be great- thanks so much!!! _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup _______________________________________________ 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