[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi---

I would so-o-oo appreciate any Naultinus breeders on board sharing their captive Naultinus husbandry details!! This would be an enormous contribution to many folks on this forum.

[Justin]

Hi Elizabeth, Do you have the book 'New Zealand Gckos' by RPV Rowlands? There is quite a lot of good care info in it.

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi Justin---

I have Rowlands' 1999 edition of New Zealand Geckos. In fact last spring Rod said that he was updating that monograph.

Joan Robb's 1986 New Zealand Amphibians and Reptiles is excellent if you are lucky enough to find a copy. Remember to buy the 1996 Gill and Whitaker field guide New Zealand Frogs & Reptiles.

[Elizabeth Freer]

PS:

"Separate notes on the species most commonly kept in captivity will hopefully be of value to prospective keepers, both in helping them to decide whether to keep a particular species, and once having made the decision to proceed, to avoid some of the mistakes which I have made along the way. With collecting from the wild no longer permissible, gecko breeders need to bear in mind that the future of the hobby we find so engrossing is firmly in our hands. We need to ensure that sound husbandry practices are put in place so that healthy stocks of all the species currently in captivity are maintained for the benefit of future keepers.

As is the case with most hobbies, gecko keeping is not at its best when practised in isolation; the exchange of information between enthusiasts is vital both to the development of the interest, and the enjoyment of the participants."

from: New Zealand Geckos: A Guide to Captive Maintenance and Breeding
by: RPV Rowlands
1999 edition