RE: [gecko]question about crested gecko behavior

[Rick Gale]

I don't know about them not coming out for several days. I agree with the 
other gentleman that mine often move around a lot at night and go back to 
the same spot come morning.  What concerns me more is the mold and the 
bugs... I think if it were me, I would get rid of the moldy, bug-infested 
bamboo.  May be harmless, but it could engender other problems, i.e., 
parasites and bacterial infections.  I always like to keep things as easy to 
disinfect as possible since these animals are not in their natural 
environment where they are equipped to deal with any parasites present.

Rick

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From: Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [gecko]question about crested gecko behavior
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:21:57 -0400
Hi All -
I have 2 juvenile R. ciliatus (somewhere between 4-6 months old) and I have 
noticed over the past 2-3 weeks that on occasion one or both of them will go 
hide in their bamboo branches and not come out for 2-3 days straight.  I am 
wondering if this is odd behavior at all.  Otherwise, they seem to be fine - 
they are usually out the other 4 days or so out of a week and are eating 
regularly.  Does anyone else's crested do this?  I am slightly concerned 
over the fact that there is mold growing on the inside of the bamboo, which 
I do wipe down periodically (but can't seem to get rid of it) and this 
morning I found very, very tiny white bugs crawling on the end of the bamboo 
that they were sleeping in and have been hiding in for the past 2-3 days.  I 
wiped the little bugs off, but I'm not sure what they were and if they were 
just going after the mold or if they were going to go after my juvies.

I would appreciate any feed back on this.
- Thanks,
Dana
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Dana Chyung
600 Hope St.
apt. #1
Providence, RI 02906
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