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H2OLUVSME

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just wanted to share with you guys whats taking up my time, since the reef burned down......

been trying to get some breeding action stimulated :D

new male gecko
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his ladies
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ive allready witnissed copulation so i should be getting ready for some egg rearing.
 
my other group is turning out to be two females
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but im think of paring one of them, or both of them :p up with the male i allready had.
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this group should really breed itself silly once they are all settled together. these are one of the most prolific day gecko species. ive breed them before in the past, so i shouldnt have too mcuh trouble with rearing their young :D
 
Thats real nice colouration.
What size vivaria or encloser?
wat humidity do u keep them at?

My past collection consisted of 2 blue tounges, Northern Spiny Tailed Gecko, Central Bearded Dragon, , an albino python, 5 golden bell tree frongs and 6 red-eye green tree frogs. I got pictures of my spotted marsh frogs in metamorphasis if u wanna see them.

Apart from my love with reptiels adn amphibions i have kept various birds too.
 
the first set are P. v-nigra comoraegrandensis, and i keep them at 75-85* (the bottom of the enclosure being the cooler and the top the warmer). at night they get about a 10-12* drop. they need any where from 70-100% humidity but it cant be too wet as they are succeptable to skin diseases. their skin is much more fragile than any other reptile ive delt with.

their tank is a 12x12x20 custom tank a friend of mine built.
im working an a 14x18x18 enclosure that will be a little more complete, but for now they seem to be doing well in the temporary tank i have them in.
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the second set is P. laticauda. they have the same requirements and the females are kept under the same conditions. their enclosure (also 12x12x20) was originally set op for some dart frogs, so its a decorated a little different. the temp and humidity are the same though.

the male is in a 37 gallon tall tank that was set up as temp housing for some plants. its turned into a nice viv for me though. i wish i could complete it without disturbing the male, but it would be near impossible.

female laticauda tank
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and the males current home
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ive stolen so many clippings and small plants from the 37 that it always looks incomplete, but i like it anyway. the humidity in it stays around 90% or so, so the plants really grow in there.

im also working on a display to put this trio together. it will be along the lines of 15x18x18, so they sould have plenty of room to disperse the aggresion.



sounds like you had a nice collection. i would like to see pics of your frogs. i recently got in a few frogs specified as 'reed frogs'. im doubting the reliability of the shippers labeling though, as there were several mislabeled hylids. the ones i got are pretty sweet though, and im looking forward to getting more. currently i have these 6 geckos, the 4 "reed frogs" and a pair of poison dart frogs. i aslo have 2 empty tanks and three more that im working on. hopefully once shipping temps come back around (somewhere around september) ill be able to get them filled with some new geckos and frogs.

im also in the market for a nice chameleon. i had a veiled for a few years and im beginning to miss him :(
 
:lol:

Dave, the two females came rom Coastline, but Dawn has been trying to order some for a looong time.

the others i got from online breeders.
 
sorry i hvnt posted, i bloody couldn't find the post, god people post like 1000 posts a day, i always get lost, lol. Pictures will come up soon, what u wanna see , bell, marsh or red eyes?
 
im particularly interested in the golden bell tree frogs and marsh frogs. however, id like to see pics of all the frogs and any of the lizards that are convinient. if youd rather send them to me direct i have email at lthompson@formwork.bz
 
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