Different coleonyx elegans?

x-show · #1 10-09-2009, 08:24 AM

Hello,

What is diference between Coleonyx elegans and Coleonyx elegans elegans?

And one question, i have 2 coleonyx e. on the coco husk because breeder (from i get) tell me this required.

But i think it should be on the sand, red sand.

Please help ...

Thank you
Max

**mat.si** · #2 10-10-2009, 10:28 AM

Hi!
C. e. elegans is C. elegans. More specifically, one of the two subspecies of C. elegans. The other being C. e. nemoralis.
As far as I know, there are no C. e. nemoralis in captivity, so all available captive bred C. elegans are actually the nominate form (C. e. elegans).

Why would you want to keep elegans on sand???

They are not desert animals. They live in warm and moist habitats (drier to tropical forests).

The fact that the breeder is successfully keeping and breeding them on coco husk, must tell you that he's doing something right.
I've been successfully keeping my animals on common peat substrate for 12 years.

Matjaz

x-show · #3 10-10-2009, 11:49 AM

Because other breeder in other forums reccomendet red sand.
Same reccomend i see on exo-terra web-page.

So, now i dont know

but i keep my coleonyx on coco husk, as is for now.

Do you reccomend me what is the best hummidity for this geckos?
I keep in 70-80%.

Thank you
Max

**mat.si** · #4 10-10-2009, 12:07 PM

red sand = dead elegans sooner or later.
Both C. mitratus and C. elegans are not like North American Coleonyx in their care.
They need moist forest habitats, not deserts.
I guess I could have close to 700 babies hatched in the last 12 years that could testify in my favor.

If provided with constantly moist shelters, they can do very well even without spraying.
I don't know what's the exact humidity inside shelters, but it's probably pretty high.
They still need well ventilated terrariums and drier areas though, not a soggy, moldy, tightly closed boxes.

Pure common peat substrate has always worked very well for me for all my C. elegans, Goniurosaurus, felinus, masobe, etc, etc..

cindy · #5 10-10-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by x-show

Because other breeder in other forums reccomendet red sand.
Same reccomend i see on exo-terra web-page.

So, now i dont know

but i keep my coleonyx on coco husk, as is for now.

Do you reccomend me what is the best hummidity for this geckos?
I keep in 70-80%.

Thank you
Max

Hey Max,

Please take Matjazz's advise seriously!! He is keeping and breeding this species for quite some time now, and with great succes. If you don't believe him; buy a book about this species (For example; "the eyelash geckos"), cause it will tell you the same!
Kind regards,

Cindy