holodactylus africanus
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i have been keeping a couple since the end of July, but no expoert by any means..........having said that they are still alive 
keep em on a 50/50 mix of playsand and eaco earth.
cork bark and tubes buried just under surface to allow for digging and tunnelling
heat mat at one end with infra red heat bulb above. kept on during day only at the mo. temps are about 70 at cool end and 90 at hot end.
large, shallow dish of water at cool end.
feeding 2 instar crix every evening or other evening depending on how many are left next morning.
spray either morning and evening, or evening only, or every other evening (pretty rendom really) dependant on how dry top level of sand is.
females out every evening and is big and fat. males out once or twice a week and is fat but smaller. just taken in another female who is very small but very fat............will see how she gets on, but she was bought by a friend at the same time we bought ours.
hope this helps
keep em on a 50/50 mix of playsand and eaco earth.
cork bark and tubes buried just under surface to allow for digging and tunnelling
heat mat at one end with infra red heat bulb above. kept on during day only at the mo. temps are about 70 at cool end and 90 at hot end.
large, shallow dish of water at cool end.
feeding 2 instar crix every evening or other evening depending on how many are left next morning.
spray either morning and evening, or evening only, or every other evening (pretty rendom really) dependant on how dry top level of sand is.
females out every evening and is big and fat. males out once or twice a week and is fat but smaller. just taken in another female who is very small but very fat............will see how she gets on, but she was bought by a friend at the same time we bought ours.
hope this helps
geckomaster
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That pretty much summed it up. Sounded like a nice set-up. I just use the eco-earth with hamster tubing and a half-shell bark hide with the heat lamp. All eight of mine have thrived with this set-up. I have noticed that, while humidity is crucial with these guys, it's nice if the area directly beneath the heat lamp stays dry. The males seem to appreciate this the most. I have about half of an inch of dry eco under the lamp and then build up to about eight inches through out the rest of the tank..including the tubing and hide which I keep moist. I make sure that the tubing that comes from the hide ends right underneath the lamps...as the boys and girls like to bask right by the entrance, or directly inside. One tip I found out when changing the substrate last night...these guys will overeat!!! My one female I hadn't seen in a couple of weeks is HUGE! Maybe gravid, but upon examination I think she's just a pig. Hope some of this was even remotely useful...they really are a fun and happy species. I wish you all the luck.
Mark
Mark
You guys might want to try getting a heavily clay soil and mixing in the impurities like sand and cocobark (shredding organic things like leaves work too) until it's easy to dig in, but holds it's shape. You will have to mix in a lot possibily over 50%.
This mix seems to hold moisture below the surface better and much longer. However, the surface will dry quicker.
Your females may be gravid or have follicles geckomaster. All of mine from Alex's group looks like that.
This mix seems to hold moisture below the surface better and much longer. However, the surface will dry quicker.
Your females may be gravid or have follicles geckomaster. All of mine from Alex's group looks like that.
geckomaster
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follicles?