Hi Elizbeth, Thanks for posting this great tip. Any chance you could provide a bit more information?
Did Carl place the jar anywhere in particular in the enclosure? How big was the enclosure? Was the outside of the toilet paper tube only filled with sphagnum or was the inside of the tube also filled or at least contain some sphagnum? Other details would be great. Yuri H > Hi--- > > "After observing these geckos over the years, I found it best to supply > one setup per animal. Some of my Phelsuma will spend most of the day in > the tubes with their heads peering out over the tops." Carl Lerner, > Dactylus, vol 1, #1 > > Elizabeth > >>Hi Everyone, >> >>Tonight I read an interesting article in Dactylus, vol 1, #1 by Carl >> Lerner about the smaller species of Phelsuma. �Carl found that by using >> small jars (those baby food jars or larger) filled with loosely packed >> sphagnum moss topped with say a TP roll that he could predict the >> location of Phelsuma eggs (within the jar or on the TP roll). �He also >> reported that eggs laid in the moss or on the TP roll were fertile about >> 90% of the time. �At the time of writing he had not experienced success >> with Phelsuma barbouri cooperation. >> >>Although this practice is not aesthetically pleasing, the jar can be >> camouflaged. The practicality of Carl's suggestions is definitely worth a >> go. >> >>Now have any of you Phelsuma breeders out there tried this with P >> klemmeri or had success with other species? �Lepidodactylus lugubris will >> lay their eggs just about anywhere. �One of their favorite sites are >> tic-tac boxes! >> >>-- >>Yippee, it's summer...enjoy! >>Elizabeth >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >> > > > -- > Yippee, it's summer...enjoy! > Elizabeth > > _______________________________________________ > 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
