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    P. cepediana Enclosure

    I’m in the process of setting up a vivarium for a pair of P. cepediana and I have a concern. I keep the house around 68-70 all year round. I am going to use a heat lamp day and an emitter at night but I wanted to raise the ambient temp a little more. I’m utilizing a cork background and was...
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    Wood Question

    I came across some branches from a Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Tree which is apparently a type of filbert. Does anyone know how well they would hold up in a vivarium? I like the way they look and would like to use them in my next build.
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    New Vivarium Build (Help Me Inhabit It)

    I have a 36" x 18" x 36" Exo Terra Vivarium that I'm nearly ready to plant. Installing a Mist King system this weekend. I've got a substrate consisting of a 3" layer of Hydroballs with a 3" to 4" layer of New England Herpetoculture mix on top of that. With this substrate and the walls being...
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    General Phelsuma Questions

    Many years ago I kept and bred a large number of reptiles and amphibians including P. cepediana and P.M. grandis. I scaled down my collection and moved mainly into the care and breeding of various species of garter snakes. After some time I moved into the captive propagation of corals and the...
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