Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-10-02 Thread Daavid
Yeppers - Australia has 100,000's of them. The only wild camels remaining in the world. There is some move to harvest them as they have a very lean meat. Something needs to be done as their numbers are now starting to spiral even though they have been living here for over a 100 years.

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-10-02 Thread Lyle Puente
thanks David! Have there ever been studies to access the damages they cause? Lyle On Oct 2, 2007, at 5:58 PM, Daavid wrote: Yeppers - Australia has 100,000's of them. The only wild camels remaining in the world. There is some move to harvest them as they have a very lean meat.

RE: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-29 Thread Diane Rudesal
Wow, Thrasymachus has it made! I'd certainly be happy if I were a leo in his environment. :-) Interesting name, too. Thanks for all the ideas! Diane On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:28:46 -0400, Christopher Curry [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Diane, I'm no expert, but from my experience and what I've read,

RE: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-29 Thread Christopher Curry
: Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:07 PM To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Subject: RE: [gecko]New gecko questions Wow, Thrasymachus has it made! I'd certainly be happy if I were a leo in his environment. :-) Interesting name, too. Thanks for all the ideas! Diane On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:28:46 -0400

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-29 Thread Daavid
The law applies to all reptiles and amphibians (apart from axolotls). It is mainly about quarantine. Australia's animals have evolved mostly in isolation. Many of the species introduced with European settlement have gone feral and are out of control...(Cats are the worst problem, but also

RE: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-27 Thread Christopher Curry
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Rudesal Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:52 PM To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Subject: Re: [gecko]New gecko questions 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

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-27 Thread Diane Rudesal
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

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-27 Thread Diane Rudesal
Elizabeth - Thanks for your input. Enzo may be an unusual leopard gecko, but he seems to be doing a lot better since I changed his habitat. I know about the sand impaction debate, but that's evidently what he's used to, and a lot of people say they've never had any problems keeping their leos on

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-26 Thread Sonya Owings
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

Re: [gecko]New gecko questions

2007-09-25 Thread ElizabethFreer
Diane ~ The temps you report are way too cool for leopard geckos unless you are getting some highs in the upper 80s. I also question the use of calci-sand, though I'm not a leopard gecko breeder. I keep my only mature leopard on sand. Because of the known risk of sand impaction, I only