Just a few thoughts on Pygopods. Most are insect & spider eaters. I'd be interested in seeing a pic of your Delma- is it striped all over? Lialis burtonis are specialist reptile feeders-mainly skinks. I have heard of reports of them being trained to accept alternate food sources, but have yet to see proof- i.e. a pic! The only ones I know of in captivity in Australia have refused all other alternate food sources. I know nothing of the other species L. jicari from New Guinea, though I would suspect it has similar characteristics.
Jeff Crocombe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gecko List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:03 AM Subject: [gecko]Chit Chat > Holiday Greetings Gexers! > > I was looking at our latest Chit Chat I received this week over > breakfast this am and was pleased to see my article in Reptiles, > "Dazzling Day Geckos," had been given a nice review by John Rudge. I > also enjoyed the articles in there that covered a lot of subjects most > gexers are interested in. The features on R. ciliatus, Pygopods and > predators of Ptenopus stuck out for me! > > Speaking of Pygopods(lizards without legs, thought to be geckos), I have > had a long term Pygopod since about '94. R. Lee Grismer identified him > as of the genus Delma, I forget the species. He is about six inches > long, striped, dull green as a base color, and has a blunt nose. I will > post a photo of him sometime. I got this guy as a gift from Loren at > LLL Reptile when he was first starting out. I thanked Loren for him > just a couple months ago and told him the lizard was doing well! When > Loren first offered him to me, I knew Pygopods were mostly lizard > eaters, so I asked about that and Loren assured me this guy was a > cricket eater. Indeed, he does like crickets! At the Pomona IRBA show > this month someone was selling some really healthy looking Lialis > burtonis. Some folks came by my booth with one and I was absolutely > floored about how healthy they looked. The seller said they were eating > mice! Hmmmm! Maybe they would consider eating things besides lizards, > depending on their genus and species. > > On a sad note, my beloved P.m. grandis "Big Daddy" Sgt. Bob Marley > passed yesterday of old age. I obtained him in '93 as a stunning wild > caught adult with great red markings. Some of you may remember Rasta (my > first Day Gecko, a WC female P.m. grandis) decided to beat him up, > twice! Then they got a divorce! ;) He was paired with Rasta (passed > last year) for about four years, and they produced many, many, many > offspring! I paired him with two other females and I have a number of > babies from him now I decided to hold back to keep his bloodline going. > I have one of his first babies, a December '93 male, Bob Jr., who is > doing fine. :) As a gecko breeder I am reminded of the cycle of life and > death, and it makes me appreciate my healthy guys that much more and the > great years I had with gex like Bob. > > Julie Bergman > www.geckoranch.com > GGA lifetime member -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.2 - Release Date: 12/20/2004 _______________________________________________ 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
