Gold Dust Terrarium Pics

[Leolovesreptiles]

I recently purchased an Exo-Terra 18"x18"x18" terrarium and highly recommend it.....I also just picked up my first pair of gold dusts and the female seems to be gravid already.

Leo

 

[Leolovesreptiles]

Gold Dust pics

I just opened up a photobucket account and can't seem to figure out how to post pictures correctly.....

Can anyone help?

thank you.

 

[JBReptiles]

copy paste the last one...not the second one

 

[Brandon Parry]

Here's a little help

 

[weswright]

Very nice! I am starting to like those exoterra systems!

 

[Leolovesreptiles]

Help with my pics

HR REPTILES - thank you!!!!

how'd you do that?

Leo

 

[the moof]

that gold dust does seem rather dull, doesnt it? or is it just me :?

regards,
*the moof*

 

[Protean]

Please consider other people when making comments about their animals. its insulting to read negative commentary about a fellow forum member's animals. it does not give any real feed back to any of us and potentially hurt the owner's feelings. that type of commentary could drive someone off the forum.

jason

 

[the moof]

sorry! i did not mean to offend! i merely intended to state something i noticed. i mean, apart from that, everything seems in order, and it does seem a very nice cage! (personally i ahve no experience with gold dusts, hence the question, "or is it jsut me") i cant even get gold dust's here <_< darn swiss authorities! i will continue trying though!

apologies again,
*the moof*

 

[Leolovesreptiles]

Gold Dust Pics

Well...

They are my first Day Geckos of any kind and I am very excited to have them and was excited to participate in sharing pictures of my new tank with the forum. In the picture I guess they do look dull, but they're not always like that - they're actually very bright and beautiful.

Perhaps I will share more pictures in the future.

 

[Joe Farah]

Hi Guys,

This is my first post here, but i can say from being on the Phelsumaweb.com forum that "the moof" is cool and wasnt trying to offend. :wink:

I had a small breeding group of P. laticaudas for a couple of years, but I recently gave them to a friend who bred them also. They can change color dramatically and gravid females are usually dull and dark, espcially as she gets closer to dropping the eggs.

When they are happy, Golddusts can be some of the most beautiful lizards I have ever seen. Its really hard to capture it on camera - especially through the glass.

I love the cage and the geckos look great. If you really want to treat the female you can put a small "sansevieria" plant in there for her to lay her eggs in. She will be happy to just put them on the surface of the soil too. Also, I always gave my females lots of UV light and calcium enriched food during their egg-laying cycles.

Good luck with everything.

If I could figure out how to post some pics of the laticauda i used to have I would...

 

[the moof]

thanks joe :wink: i owe ye

Perhaps i will share more pictures in the future.

yes please do! one can never see too many gecko pictures, and these are some of the jewels agmongst geckos, so it makes it even more of a joy

regards,
*the moof*

 

[Protean]

Its not a matter of him trying to or not. Its that the statement was made in a way that could have insulted someone. you just need to be mindful of how you say some things, not everyone is forgiving when talking about their animals.

 

[Joe Farah]

Well, If you ask me, it IS a matter of him trying or not. That makes all the difference.

If he were purposely criticizing the guy's geckos and calling them ugly, that would be wrong. To me it seemed that "the moof" was just curious about golddust coloration and perhaps a bit concerned that the animal was happy and healthy. Phelsuma species will often get very dull and dark-looking when they are unhealthy or stressed (or in this case, gravid). It's not uncommon for Phelsuma keepers to point out that an animal is looking "dark" or "dull" as it can be an indicator of health and mood. We know that the animal's dark coloration is temporary and it will brighten up. It doesn't mean the animal is ugly.

Plus, he was very quick to apologize and explain himself. Not to mention he is 14 yrs old (no offense Moof :wink: )

You're obviously very sensitive, Monkey. The last thing I want to do is make you upset, but I think you're overreacting. Normally, I wouldn't have even said anything, but I think you created more tesion than you observed originally.

 

[Nathan Hall]

that gold dust does seem rather dull, doesnt it? or is it just me

I read the thread and really don't see what the big fuss is. "The Moof" meant no harm at all, Jason. I know you are looking out for the owner of the geckos, me, and the integrity of the forums, but I really have no problem with this. He was making an observation, and then he recognized that it might be interpreted a certain way, hence the "or is it just me" question. Although I don't want my forums to be a counterproductive place where people argue back and forth, some leeway should be allowed to make such statements.

Keep up the great work, guys!

BTW, leolovesreptiles, change your profile setting to allow BBCode. If you have it set to not allow BBCode, you won't be able to post pics. I fixed it on your original post.

 

[Nathan Hall]

If I could figure out how to post some pics of the laticauda i used to have I would...

Upload your image(s) to a free photohosting website like www.photobucket.com . Once you've done that, simply copy and paste the

 

[Joe Farah]

http://www.phelsumaweb.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=22&pos=2


Just testing to see if the pic will post


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[Joe Farah]

 

[Nathan Hall]

Joe,

You used the tags instead of the [img] tags. I...t here. The [img] tags are already supplied.

 

[Nathan Hall]

BTW, great pic!