From: "maleldil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]Leopard vs Bibrons Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:05:33 -0500
Bibrons geckos are not hard to take care of. And once they start breeding, they never stop. You will end up with more bibrons than you'll know what to do with.
The gecko to choose will depend on whether you want a pet to handle or an animal to look at. Bibrons geckos do not like being handled and will bite. They are quite mean, both to you and to each other. My male has recently snapped off the end of a female's tail and they have drawn blood on my fingers a few times.
But don't be discouraged because generally, they are a nice gecko - to look at. If you happen to have a breeding pair/group, they are very vocal and in the mid to late evening they will chirp and squeak.
As for care, I also used to follow the online care sheets but gave up on
them. I don't agree with much of what is written there. For a trio, I use a
24" glass tank that is 18" high, with a screen top. I keep them on dry sand
because I find the female likes to bury eggs in it. I don't monitor the
temperature but it is somewhere in the mid to high 80s in the day and low
80s to high 70s at night. Heating is by a heat pad and by a day time basking
lamp.
I have two lengths of driftwood for them to climb on and a small plastic cave which is where they spend most of the day sleeping. I also have some silk-screen plant leaves for colour and to retain moisture.
I mist them twice a week. I feed them large crickets every other day. It's not much harder than that.
Despite all that, you can still keep them on paper towels with a few thick sticks to climb on and a cave, the female will then "bury" her eggs under the paper towel. Be careful here because those eggs might be stuck to whatever is under the towel.
They lay about 4-6 clutches a season consisting of 2 eggs. The eggs are sticky all over so they will be covered in immovable sand when you collect them. The female does the regular bury and hide, typical of desert geckos. Incubate at low 80s and the eggs will hatch in just under 60 days. Alternatively, you can put the eggs in a dark container, put them in a warm cupboard and they will still hatch. It just takes a little longer.
The babys eat a lot of anything you put in there. They are fast and I lose them a lot (don't worry, I find them again but it's hard).
Good luck with your choice. I've never had a leo but I think handling leos is easier than handling bibrons but breeding and raising bibrons is easier since you really don't have to do anything.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Emma Lomax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 8:28 AM Subject: [gecko]Leopard vs Bibrons
> G'day!
>
> I'm a complete beginner when it come to keeping reptiles and i've been
> planning to start keeping leopard geckos for gawd knows how long-cant
> actually until i move out of my current house. I know leopard geckos are
> meant to be the easiest for beginners but i've become really stuck on the
> idea of getting Bibrons geckos instead... Is this too ambitious? I've
heard
> they're trickier to look after and i cant find an awful lot on caring for
> them on the internet. I think know the basics but does any body have any
> tips or know of any books/referances on the bribrons(i already have many
on
> leopards)? So many of the web sites contradict each other- i dunno who to
> listen to!!
>
> Thanks
>
> Emma
>
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