Help me....POS grandis is out running

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JBReptiles

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HAd some grandis hatch this morning and i go to get him out and he decides he dosent want to hang around.And books it.I try catching ...But he ends up behind my mirrior..And then i loose track of him...Were should i look?High or low.?Any help would be great...
 
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yuri

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Jeff,

I set up a basking light and shine it on a wall and tape a toilet paper roll close to it. Then I draw all the shades, turn off the lights, turn down the tepmerature and check every few hours. Eventually, they come out and bask under the light. Keep the lights off and approach slowly. It amy try to scurry away or hopefully hide in the toilet paper roll.

It takes patience. I once has an escapee dodge into the back of an oven and was loose for a few days. I eventually got her back in her enclosure.

Yuri
 
Palex134

Palex134

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world of advice,
I dont suggest taping a basking lamp to the wall, I had a friend burn down his multi-million dollar ocean front house by trying that... Id clamp it on something a FEW feet from the wall, not directly on it haha. The paper towel roll Idea sounds good. great advice! good luck!
 
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Joe Farah

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Are those the grandis that I predicted would hatch 5-7 days from now???

Dang, that was only 48 days of incubating!

Anyhow, about getting your gecko back...

You don't have cats roaming around do you???
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He'll likely go up, Jeff. I have had this happen more times than i would like to admit and its never any fun.

What i do when this happens is I try to make some free time for myself - an hour or so should do it - and I just wait silently and motionless (a bit of weed helps with this) in the room where the gecko is until he comes out of hiding. You'll be sitting there, day-dreaming and what not, then all of sudden you'll see movement - THERE HE IS!!!!

Then you get to go about trying to capture him... gently of course.

It's amazing how fast their little legs can carry them isn't it !!

Good luck, man
 
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Joe Farah

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...and Peter,

I don't see Yuri suggest that he "Tape the basking light to the wall". I think he was talking about the toilet paper roll :wink:
 
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JBReptiles

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..thanks guys..Im gona try that..And hopefully hell come out...i like the weed idea though...lol...and yes these are the ones you predicted to hatch...and they did...hopfully ill find this little guy....the other ones doing well...
 
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yuri

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JBReptiles said:
were about should i have the light...eye level or lower?????
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Like Joe mentioned, he will likely go up, so have the light and toilet paper tube at a comfortable height for you - keeping in mind he may ignore the tube and try and go higher up. I would suggest something at chest height. Of course this depends on what is near the wall/bulb/toilet paper tube.
 
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Coleonyx

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set out a couple 5 gallon buckets with some crickets in them along walls. If you notice a few are gone, then you can continue the hunt. :wink:
 
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JBReptiles

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Well heres the little one i got.
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phaylanx

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CATCH THAT GRANDIS

I would attach the toilet roll----but paper towel would be better near the mirror he went behind---(too young to sex but i it was a fast hatch-----the hatch was hot----therefore i bet it is a male------put the basking light so it shines on the other side of the towel roll away from the mirror=====get the light on and leave the temp the same for one night---my guess is it will coe to the only light source get tired and sleep in the roll-----get him in the morning---no need for weed just sleep in bed and let mother nature do the work---if this does not work then try the cold room approach-----leave light on----the next morning he should be in your roll--if not examine cat and look for smiles
 
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