Keiser sand impactation & id

TARENTOLO · #1 06-25-2009, 01:19 PM

Hi, there are mi Teratoscincus, and i have 2 questions:
1ST My male was sold like keiseringui, but can anyone assure this??
MALE

FEMALE

and the viv

2ND The male was excreting sand, i saw the male eating crikets and it´s imposible that all the sand he laid was for the accidental hunting, i´m sure that he was eating sand, now he is in other viv with paper substarte, now he is excreting normally (blac&white) any idea of why he is doing this??

Thanks to all & excuse my bad english, i hope you like mi geckos!

erik · #2 06-25-2009, 02:19 PM

hi,
first of all, your Teratoscincus geckos are looking nice and healthy.
but i think that the male is Teratoscincus scincus.
the female is T. keyserlingii for sure! maybe someone else his/her opinion?
i have never noticed mine eating sand but sometimes i see them likking it a little bit. are you giving them vitamines and minerals, calcium? maybe he does it because he needs some.
i'd like to see the viv a little bit bigger but they are looking like young animals so this should be fine for a while, but bigger is necesarry when they grow up.
be sure to keep one corner of the viv moist (not wet) because these geckos need a humid area to lay in from time to time. especially when they just shed their skin.

grtz,e

TARENTOLO · #3 06-25-2009, 02:51 PM

Hi erik, i will show the new viv (bigger) in a few weeks.
I keep a corner moist, & give suplements to each one, the female doesn´t do this

. Next week i will take a ... radiografy?? like photo but using xray, i cant say it in englis, sorry

.
Whe you say scincus, you mean scincus scincus??
if they are scincus-keiser, can i keep them together for a few months?? has any problem?? they will tray to breed??
Thanks!!

erik · #4 06-25-2009, 03:39 PM

hi,
than i don't realy know why he does this. i think it is nothing seriously because he still is eating and pooping. he looks ok at the photo. but just to make sure you can better make an x-ray.
yes, i do mean scincus scincus, i'm quite sure.
mine where full grown when i bought them 8 years ago, but i know a few people who kept keysers as a couple when they were young without any problems.

grtz,e

bcreptiles · #5 06-25-2009, 04:22 PM

i would agree with erik.
can you make a few more pics of the male?
the female is a keyserlingii for sure, and a nice one.
she would do very well, with my high-white male

erik · #6 06-25-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bcreptiles

she would do very well, with my high-white male

Justin · #7 06-26-2009, 03:13 AM

Oh yeah Germany is just a train stop away from Ireland.

Chris3004 · #8 06-26-2009, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Justin

Oh yeah Germany is just a train stop away from Ireland.

Yeah, that's quite easy:

You take the ferry to Holyhead, train to Crewe where you change for the train to London Euston. After a short walk you take the Eurostar from St. Pancras to Bruxelles. Then you continue your journey to Cologne and finally change trains to Hamm. It's as easy as that and only takes you 25h

Justin · #9 06-26-2009, 06:00 AM

Yeah I'd love to see the train that connects all of Europe!

I swear Eli gets worse with every post.

Chris3004 · #10 06-26-2009, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Justin

Yeah I'd love to see the train that connects all of Europe!

However, I have to admit Eli is partly right. I used to fly to work every Monday morning and left on Friday evening to see my beloved ones. It's definitely easier than flying to the US. Anyway, most airlines don't allow reptiles in the cabin