Recent content by bluemchen

Hello everyone, for the coming three months I have changed my home in Melbourne to stay with my partner in Northern Spain. Being an avid hiker I just cannotgo to the mountains without keeping an eye open for herp and am wondering whether someone can be some advice on a good field guide for the...

Hi all, recently my two strophurus females started giving me headaches. One of them laid her eggs (which were not fertile) and has been hardly eating since. I am currently keeping her in a separate tub and have been trying to feed her small crickets as she didn't touch her usual size ones...

Hi all oedura keepers, after successful incubation I had my first hatchies about six weeks ago (yes, I should have long ago posted photos - here's one). :D I had another coupld of eggs incubating (laid 15/1), which seemed to be doing ok until one got mouldy about three weeks ago. It was...

Hello everyone, I need some of your breeding expertise! As I will be going overseas shortly for a few weeks I did everything you shouldn't do when you want your animals to breed:I didn't cool them, I didn't separate them etc. but... ...to no avail! A couple of weeks ago I discovered that my...

Hi all, has anyone seen the new gecko book by Rob Porter? It's a must have for every gecko lover (lots of great photos!) and is full of info, especially for all the newbies out there! Not sure if you can get it overseas (i.e. outside Australia) but you might like to check with the publisher...

Hi all, has anyone seen the new gecko book by Rob Porter? It's a must have for every gecko lover (lots of great photos!) and is full of info, especially for all the newbies out there! Not sure if you can get it overseas (i.e. outside Australia) but you might like to check with the publisher...

And, yes, that last one is a marmorata juvie!!!:D

Hi everbody out there! It's been a while but other than having been very busy I was away: 16 days out hiking the Larapinta Trail. For all you non-Aussies out there, the Larapinta Trail is 223 km along the Western Macdonnell Range in central Australia (starting in Alice Springs). Unfortunately...

Hello everyone! Ususally you'd find me in Australian geckos section but I need help from someone here to ID attached gecko for me. I found in NW Ghana, in a place close to the Togo border. Thanks so much, Bluemchen

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding a little spot on the ventral side of a tryoni I recently got. Is it just a little scar? Maybe something similar to our belly button? Maye some of you just laugh bu I haven't seen it as such on any my others or wild ones. Thanks, Bluemchen

Hi all, I have just come back from a long weekend up in Mungo. We had only about 36 hours but came up with quite a few geckos and dragons. Unfortunately the only beaded gecko we found was feisty and fast to disappear so the shot's not really good but here are some of the others. The underwoodi...

Hi all, here are some pics of P platurus from a recent trip to NSW. Hope you like them. Bluemchen

Hi all, am getting a tryoni hatchie shortly and am wondering if anyone can give some first-hand advice re food and tub-set-up (anyone got any pics?) I have done a fair bit of reading but greatful for as much info as I can get! My marmorata pair loves their new home and is doing well. Thanks...

Hi everyone, thought I might share these S cornutus shots from FNQ with you. Cheerio, Bluemchen

Hi, I thought someone might like this one.