New Tank for Ptychozoon Kuhli

[ettore]

Hey!

Last week i got 2 new tanks for my geckos (3 cresteds and 1 ptychozoon kuhli)

I just want to ask what you think of the setup of my tank for the Ptychozoon

here's a picture

do you think there are enough possibilities for him to climb?

and 2 weeks ago i found out that my other ptychozoon died, but i don't know why. i'm sure she was a female, because she once layed eggs, but since then never again ('t was last year, autum).
could it be that my other ptychozoon is a female too or that she was no kuhli? can you hold the two species in one tank?
since the other one is alone again it seems that he does not hide that much....weird

 

[thorrshamri]

Your viv looks fine,but I would add more thin branches and hides.
Ptychs are a mystery,some people lose all their collection quickly because of heavy loads of parasites and dehydratation,I have had 6 of them and all thrived well after a treatment against amoebas,I just have some mites coming from time to time,but thanks to someone else on the forum my problem is solved.

 

[ettore]

ok, i'll get more branches

hmm....my female looked pretty healthy, after all i had her for more than a half year

maby the two of them did not like each other, because i found her dead body at the place where the other one used to hide....

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Ettore ~

I would add some thicker pieces of bamboo large enough for your Ptychozoon kuhli to crawl inside. Sometimes mine like to do that.

Ptychozoon kuhli are beautiful geckos with their scalloped tails, overall body patterns, and various skin flaps. I hope that you are enjoying yours!!

Off to feed mine right now.

 

[thorrshamri]

I have never heard of 2 females or a pair attacking each other,but as they are highly territorial,it could happen...Usually when I put my hands in the viv one of them always jumps to bite my finger :lol:

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

ok, i'll get more branches

hmm....my female looked pretty healthy, after all i had her for more than a half year

maby the two of them did not like each other, because i found her dead body at the place where the other one used to hide....

Ettore ~

What you say is very interesting! Were there any bite marks, skin rips, or other signs of aggression on the gecko who died? Perhaps it was stress.

I had a similar thing happen. I had two mature females in a 10 gallon tank (I know, poor choice). They had been together over one year. One day I came in to find the somewhat smaller one dead. No signs of aggression save the death which I attribute to stress in a way too small vivarium! She was not much smaller than her cagemate.

 

[ettore]

no signs of bites, etc.

and the one who still lives is the smaller one...

maby she was just too old, because i did not know her age