Thanks for the advice, Daavid. That's interesting, that you can't keep geckos that aren't native to Australia. Does that apply to other types of animals as well? Is it a federal law?
I do have thermometers in the cage, one on each side, and since he always seems to be on the warmer side, it probably is too cold for him. I'll have to try something else heat-wise and put another house somewhere in the middle as well. What do you use to mist them? I think Enzo might freak out if I did that to him. Diane On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:43:57 +1000, "Daavid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I cannot offer too much information specific to leopard geckos as we are > not allowed to keep them (because they are not native to Australia) but > I can offer some general advice. > > Temperature wise create a heat gradient from one end of the cage to the > other with places to hide across the heat range. Use a thermometer to > check out your temperature gradient. > Do not rely on thermostat settings or guess from the output of your heat > source. > If your gecko is always up the hot end of the cage it is probably too > cold. If he is at the cold end then it is probably too hot. If he > ranges around the middle then it is probably about right. > For most geckos I would be misting them from time to time. (I mist our > cilarus geckos most mornings.) I am happy to see them lick the water > from their faces ;-) For many species this is how they drink most of > the time. > > regards __daavid > > -- > HerpTrader-A Herp Shop(TM) initiative-Just a $10 listing fee per ad. > http://www.herpshop.com.au > > Cyndy wrote: > > What wattage was the heat emitter? You might try a lower wattage. > > Cyndy > > > > > > -- "Diane Rudesal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for your input, Sonya. I think Enzo is getting better now. He > > seems to like the changes I made back to what he was used to. I think a > > lot of his problem was stress, as you mentioned. The sand might not be > > ideal, but he seems to prefer it since that's what he grew up with. I > > think I freaked him out a little today when I tried adding heat above > > his tank again (see my message in response to Elizabeth) but after I > > took it off again he went back in his house on the side with the > > undertank heater. > > > > Diane > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:38:52 -0500, "Sonya Owings" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > >> Diane, > >> > >> I am assuming that you are talking about leopard geckos. I agree tha > >> tthe calci-sand is not good. The sand pieces are not round, they have > >> sharp edges on them. I actually just use paper towels. As for the > >> light, leopard geckos are more of a nocturnal gecko, they do not need a > >> light. Do make sure that you have an under tank heater on one side of > >> the tank and a cooler side too. They also like to have hiding places > >> during the day. > >> > >> I also had trouble with a male that I bought at a reptile show. It > >> seemed very healthy but once home would not eat. Finally started eating > >> and got to be healthy again. However, I then moved it and the same > >> thing happened. I think he just really stresses out. > >> > >> Hope your gecko gets better! > >> Sonya > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > > -- > Daavid Turnbull - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Diane Rudesal [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail _______________________________________________ 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
