Mostly Uroplatus Rack

[zBrinks]

I've been working on my gecko rack for the past couple of weeks. Only need to finish up the drainage and hook up the misting system, and then construction will be done. Now I just need to add a male Uroplatus pietschmanni and some extra females to my groups, and they'll be all set.

As of right now, it holds:
1.1 Uroplatus lineatus
1.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
1.1 Rhacodactylus auriculatus
1.1 Uroplatus silkorae
0.1 Uroplatus pietschmanni
3.3 Uroplatus phantasticus
1.1 Uroplatus fimbriatus

Full Rack Shot:

24x18x24 Uroplatus fimbriatus viv:

18x18x24 Rhacodactylus ciliatus viv:

24x18x24 Uroplatus lineatus viv:

18x18x24 Uroplatus pietschmanni viv:

18x18x24 Uroplatus phantasticus viv:

24x18x24 Uroplatus silkorae viv:

 

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:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

 

[Sourri]

Wow it looks very beautiful!

 

[crestedtimm]

Together, that is the best collective setup I have everseen for leaftails.
You have the plants and branches on lockdown!

Keep it up, if you are as good at maintainance and all, those gexs will proably breed, lay and hatch in situ!

Keep it up, thats is inspiring!

Timmmm

 

[DDReptiles]

Looks really good!! really awesome job

Question, do exo terra make those sizes (24x18x24) in solid glass, I thought the cages they make with those dimensions were screen.

What are you using on the sides?

Thanks Derek

 

[zBrinks]

Yup, all the exos are solid glass. The lineatus and silkorae were breeding in quarantine, so I fully believe I'll have eggs before long. One female phant is getting pretty fat, so I hope to have eggs from that species, too.

The black stuff on the sides is vinyl contact paper/shelf liner. I was able to find some on a role thats 18'' wide. I smooth it on with the blunt side of a ruler, then cut off the excess with a razor. Methinks it looks pretty sharp. $12 bought enough to do the entire rack, with a whole 3/4'' left to spare!

 

[DDReptiles]

Could you send a link or get a pic of that shelf liner, it looks like 3-d, like those great stuff backgrounds.

Thanks Derek

 

[zBrinks]

Ah, I thought you were referring to the black sides. The backgrounds are great stuff covered with the flevapol method. For some of the vivs, I also used cork.

 

[camo]

Wow, impressive set up. What is the name of the plants in pietschmanni and ciliatus cage, not the Sansevieria or dwarf schefflera? I have been looking for the stupid things for awhile and can not find them .

-Mitchell

 

[John Z]

Very nice looks like you put a lot of time into the vivs.

 

[gollum]

Fantastic vivs Zach, only 2 things: right name is "Sikorae", and you can put some corkbark on the Pietschmanni cage

 

[Calfirecap]

Very nicely done!

Are you keeping the 3.3 phants together in one of those cages?

 

[GaryCrain]

WOW! All i have to say is WOW!

Very well done doesnt even cover it!

 

[GaryCrain]

How is the draining system set up?

 

[zBrinks]

I honestly don't know the name of the plant - I'll try and find out over the next couple weeks. I asked the Director of the MSU Botany Greenhouse, and he said he wasn't sure, but the genus would do well in vivs, and would not pose a threat to the inhabitants.

The drainage consists of drilled backs with pvc and vinyl tubing. All gravity-fed.

A friend with actual photography skills stopped by yesterday and spent a few hours snapping photos, which can be seen here :
http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/lo...-geckos-dragons-frogs-pic-uber-intensive.html

 

[Robbe]

WOW hes amazing your friend to take some pic´s. but again WOW very nica animals and vivs. looking good. just keep that standard

 

[MiCh@3L]

That`s how geckos should be kept :yahoo:

Really nice rack and set up - thumbs up !

 

[allen]

just saying i`m jealous and i want some fimbriatus again!!!!!!!

:lol::lol:

greetz
Allen

 

[zBrinks]

I figured I'd update this thread with a big WHOO HOO! I just came home after working a 12 hour day, only to find a Uroplatus phantasticus hatchling in the vivarium with one of the pairs! It was undergoing it's first shed, and is huge! It already ate 3 1/4'' crickets. I'll try and snap some pics tomorrow.

 

[crestedtimm]

I TOLD YOU!!!!!!!!


I was just reviewing this post after seeing it pop up again, thinking that the cages might be a lil small for the Fimbs. Kinda questioning my first post...

But I did say that they would breed n hatch in situ under these conditions.

Super congrats! Nothing says your setup is spoton like baby phants hatching in the cage.

Timm