Androyensis

[Astra]

a friend of mine that owns a pet store has acquired 3 of these little guys, but I can't seem to find any info on them. Does anyone have any experience with them?

 

[Reptiluvr]

They're pretty easy to care for. Temps in the upper 70's into the low 80's is fine. Humdiity around 50% seemed to work well for me. A substrate like coco coir, soil or those mixed with a little sand also worked. They even did well on paper towel. Give them a small moist container where they can lay eggs in. Feed them small roaches or crickets up to 1/2". They're super aggressive feeders for such tiny things. Napoleonic Complex I suppose. I had a female androyensis catch and eat a cricket 3/4" that was much bigger than her head.

 

[Astra]

thx for the info, one last question: i have never seen them around before, are they fairly rare?

 

[Haroldo]

thx for the info, one last question: i have never seen them around before, are they fairly rare?

Depends upon where you are in the world I suppose...In the states, they aren't terribly common, but are imported often enough.

 

[Reptiluvr]

Three or four years ago they were imported quite frequently. Anytime a Madagascar shipment came into the U.S., tons of P. picta and P. androyensis came in. But since quotas have restricted them, less and less from Madagascar comes in. I don't know if there is a specific restriction on androyensis though.

 

[Protean]

no specific restriction on them, just a national limit. if they are requested, I can order extra on my shipments.

 

[Astra]

im in canada...

 

[Protean]

i have customers there. pm me.