Hello from The Netherlands
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Elizabeth Freer
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Welcome to GU, Edwin ~
I note that you have a pair of Lygodactylus kimhowelli. Those are fast little geckos! I have two Lk males in separate enclosures who are always trying to escape when I open the doors of their cages. With their acrobatics, they are only a cartwheel away from freedom :biggrin:. And that happened once. The Lk was missing for more than a week, but was finally recaptured and ultimately seemed none the worse for his absence.
I note that you have a pair of Lygodactylus kimhowelli. Those are fast little geckos! I have two Lk males in separate enclosures who are always trying to escape when I open the doors of their cages. With their acrobatics, they are only a cartwheel away from freedom :biggrin:. And that happened once. The Lk was missing for more than a week, but was finally recaptured and ultimately seemed none the worse for his absence.
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EBH
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`@ edwin:
this are not my hatchlings, that will be my breederes for next saison!
next year i will have a lot of raining red stripes and mack snow las vegas stripes!
and some secrets!hehe
I understand why you bought those!!!
Edwin
Elizabeth Freer
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Tales of Capturing Missing Geckos
Edwin ~
Of course you are correct that I was very happy to find that Lk escapee. I think the story is remarkable. (Sometimes I note such absences on my calendar, and I did.) That gecko was missing for 18 days in September 2007! :yikes: One morning I found him in my spare bedroom hanging out near Oedura castelnaui tanks maybe for some extra warmth. I moved in very slowly for the capture with delicup, cloth, and net. He was weakened from his absence and put up no fuss. :yahoo:
The moral of this story is to keep the home fires burning and "think" like a gecko!!!
Once I found one of my Lepidodactylus lugubris on the outside of my 3rd story clearstory window. I was able to access the roof via a ladder through the access hole...walk over to my window...and calmly catch that critter. Not sure why she went to MY window other than at the time I was keeping some cage lights on 24/7!
Edwin ~
Of course you are correct that I was very happy to find that Lk escapee. I think the story is remarkable. (Sometimes I note such absences on my calendar, and I did.) That gecko was missing for 18 days in September 2007! :yikes: One morning I found him in my spare bedroom hanging out near Oedura castelnaui tanks maybe for some extra warmth. I moved in very slowly for the capture with delicup, cloth, and net. He was weakened from his absence and put up no fuss. :yahoo:
The moral of this story is to keep the home fires burning and "think" like a gecko!!!
Once I found one of my Lepidodactylus lugubris on the outside of my 3rd story clearstory window. I was able to access the roof via a ladder through the access hole...walk over to my window...and calmly catch that critter. Not sure why she went to MY window other than at the time I was keeping some cage lights on 24/7!
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