Pachydactylus rugosus

[blair]

How large should a proper enclosure be, what soil and interior/plants should
be used and what kind of lighting? Also the temperatures and proper humidity
would be very interesting. According to Bill Branch's field guide to snakes
and other reptiles of south Africa P. rugosus range from w. cape to
kaokoveld in namibia. I read on forums that its hard to make P. rugosus
reproduce, have you found out a trigger yet? Is there a season in their
natural habitat that is significantly cooler or has more rain?
Are pairs kept together year round or should they be separated?

Again, i would be very thankful for any information!

Nice greetings from Austria

Blair

 

[trayton]

Blair,i'm keeping them i an enclosure 45cmx45cm,bigger however would be better,but its a really nice display cage.

unfortunately i've never bred mine cos they're both males and the area they come from is protected!i have however bred and hatched a former subspecies P.formosus-hatched three babies that all died and a forth one that is still going...don't think anyone has bred them before cos there is no info on them,also have eggs from my P.barnardi,will see what comes of it.

There is also a new update on B.Branch's book by J.Marias and Dr. G.Alexander.