[FLYGUY]

Here are a couple of photos of Coleonyx mitratus. These are really a nice little gecko.



and finally a real cutie !


Also, I was curious to find out, aside from the one that is federally protected, are the species legal to ship and collect. I know variegatus and brevis are, but what about the rest. JERRY

[GeckoFiend]

I'm not too sure about the legality of the different species, but I know that brevis and variegatus pop up pretty often

How long have you had them on sand? I keep mine pretty humid, and I'm curious to see how yours are doing.

Thanks,

[FLYGUY]

I have never kept any of the coleonyx on anything other than sand. I find it clean to work with, and it provides me with information on their eating habits, etc. I do spray on fake foilage and provide a small dish for water. Plenty of hiding area. I keep one side warm and the other side cooler giving them a gradient temp. They seem to be doing well.

I understand that they probably could adapt themselves to more of a woodland surrounding, but just as long as they are healthy under these condtions, I dont know how critical the difference would be. JERRY

[danscantle]

What Aaron is hinting at is mitratus is a species from tropical Central America - not the deserts of the South West United States/Mexico. I myself found them remarkably prolific when kept on moist potting soil and sprayed every couple of days.

Mitratus may well tolerate drier conditions. Has your group shown any problems with shedding? Frantically drinking water when ever offered? Keep us posted, I'm curious.

[rattlesnake082]

I keep my mitratus the same way Aaron does - quite humid. I think they have the ability to adapt to a bit drier surroundings but studies have shown that they're transpiring a lot of humidity and that they need moisture in the air in order to prevent dehydration.

[bo farum]

I keep mine i semihumid conditions, not rainforest, but forestlike.

[FLYGUY]

After reading the posts, and checking some additional written information on them, I switched to using Bed A Beast coco as their substrate mixed with some peatmoss . I usually spray once every 2 days and they are kept fairly moist. Whether this may make a difference, will remain to be seen. I do know that there eating habits have remained the same.

But its a small price to pay to keep them in tip top condition. Thanks for the responses. JERRY

[Coleonyx]

C. brevis, C. variegatus ssp, C. elegans, C. mitratus

[gecko girl]

how do you keep them moist? do you spray the gecko or the area? with awhat a spray bottle? sorry, im new

[rattlesnake082]

Yes, I spray the whole viv once a day with a spray bottle. It depends on the ventilation of your viv how long it stays moist. It should have the possibility to dry before you spray again. Hope that helps!

-Martin