This is the blog of our efforts with the ongoing conservation of geckos in New Zealand. The blog starts from the beginning, where all good things tend to start.
House Building
Posted 01-21-2008 at 07:38 PM by BrokenFeather
This is the first blog entry for the Broken Feather Foundation.
Although the Broken Feather foundation is primarily focussed on the feathered species, we have decided to widen our conservation efforts and have become involved in Herpetofauna. It's going to be interesting to see how things go as the programme moves forward and our first gecko comes to live with us in its new home.
However, to start at the beginning.
Because we're going to be working with protected species, we need to work closely with the conservation department. One of the stipulations for the Gecko house was that it had to be outdoors so that the house can get at least 30% of natural sunlight.
With this in mind we decided to look to modify a rabbit hutch into a house for the gecko. The one we found was high off the ground and split into two sections, the larger being mainly wire and a smaller being totally enclosed. Our figuring is that the enclosed can be used for the little dude (dudette) to sleep in or to get out of the sun. The house has also been modified to allow for a garden to be built into it too. Photos of the house modification will be posted in due course.
A fine mesh was installed into the house which is to stop the gecko from making an escape and to stop the flies (food) from escaping too. The larger and sturdier outer mesh is to stop cats ripping at the finer mesh and getting to the gecko.
It's hoped that the house will be finished by this coming weekend ( 26/27 Jan 2008 ) and then we can approach DOC (Department of Conservation) for our permit application.
Here's hoping and watching
E
Although the Broken Feather foundation is primarily focussed on the feathered species, we have decided to widen our conservation efforts and have become involved in Herpetofauna. It's going to be interesting to see how things go as the programme moves forward and our first gecko comes to live with us in its new home.
However, to start at the beginning.
Because we're going to be working with protected species, we need to work closely with the conservation department. One of the stipulations for the Gecko house was that it had to be outdoors so that the house can get at least 30% of natural sunlight.
With this in mind we decided to look to modify a rabbit hutch into a house for the gecko. The one we found was high off the ground and split into two sections, the larger being mainly wire and a smaller being totally enclosed. Our figuring is that the enclosed can be used for the little dude (dudette) to sleep in or to get out of the sun. The house has also been modified to allow for a garden to be built into it too. Photos of the house modification will be posted in due course.
A fine mesh was installed into the house which is to stop the gecko from making an escape and to stop the flies (food) from escaping too. The larger and sturdier outer mesh is to stop cats ripping at the finer mesh and getting to the gecko.
It's hoped that the house will be finished by this coming weekend ( 26/27 Jan 2008 ) and then we can approach DOC (Department of Conservation) for our permit application.
Here's hoping and watching
E
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