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  1. Hypancistrus

    Considering picking up a Phelsuma species

    So with good advice from the folks here and a FB Gecko group I watch, I now have a 1.1 pair coming from Jim and Stephanie Tracy on Wednesday. Here is a photo of the male, posted by Jim. I wasn't looking for a pair necessarily, but am happy to have the opportunity. I will have to see how big...
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    Some new Hamburg cresties

    I picked up a couple Hamburg cresties today. This is Hagrid, a super sweet pinstripe harlequin from Crestie Central. Mirax, a harlequin female from Sticky Feet Reptiles. And lastly, Pearl. Pearl is slightly crazy. She just ran all over her new house, through her new food and is now finger...
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    Considering picking up a Phelsuma species

    Here is the result of today's efforts. I have a small peace lily, a dwarf palm and a pothos. Tomorrow I am going to be getting some wood and branches to put in. How should I arrange the wood to provide a basking spot? Also, how do you all do UV? Is it okay to use a UV tube instead of a spiral...
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    Plant ID?

    Can anyone tell me what these two plants are? They were not identified by tags-- just "tropical house plants." I am starting bioactive vivs for some of my non-breeding cresties and hopefully a day gecko, and want to know if these are safe.
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    How long for a female to develop fertile eggs??

    I moved my female out of her "winter home" which is cool enough to prevent/ discourage egg laying about three weeks ago. I put her with my male on Tuesday the 9th and observed copulation. Tonight I went down to mist them and she is sitting spread out in the lay box, but it seems premature to me...
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    Considering picking up a Phelsuma species

    I am attending Hamburg next weekend and was considering picking up a species of Phelsuma. I wanted a species that would stay fairly small, and was thinking about the Gold Dust Day gecko, P. laticauda. Would you consider this to be a good starter day gecko species? I have experience with other...
  7. Hypancistrus

    Evening, newb here

    Hello! I am new to the site, happened to stumble across it while researching mourning geckos, which we saw at the Mid-Atlantic reptile show this past weekend. I've been keeping cresties and leos for two years now and we had our first ever hatching on Saturday... a baby crestie! We're super...
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