Acclimating import Felinus

[oli]

I'm just looking to see what you guys set your recent imports up like, enclosure wise. Quarantine, but how simple should the setup be, pics would be appreciated. Anyone risk treating these animals with anything? thanks

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I'll try and post some pics up this afternoon of my set ups.

 

[oli]

nice, that would be sweet. i'd like to see how you set up a 10 gallon vertically, and how you set up your bins too.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

There should be some pics of my bins in various threads here in the felinus forum if you look back. If you can't find them, let me know and I'll post them again. And I'll get some pics of the vert 10 gallons in a bit. I don't think I've ever posted any pics of them.

 

[gekkocorner]

I'm just looking to see what you guys set your recent imports up like, enclosure wise. Quarantine, but how simple should the setup be, pics would be appreciated. Anyone risk treating these animals with anything? thanks

I have done a few fecal samples on the recent Borneo imports and so far I have gotten negative results. I took direct fecal smears from a few emaciated females that I lost and they had a high protozoan count. Probably due stress and overcrowding during shipping and/or collection.

These guys are known to be susceptible to renal failure and I wouldn’t bother to treat them unless you have a very high count of parasites in direct smears or fecal flotations.

I had a few very emaciated females that were in poor shape from the first shipment. A few died within days of shipping but the others have acclimated very well. for the first week they were all given unflavored pedialite with a small syringe for hydration ( Only needed for animals that are in bad shape )and two animals that were not moving or feeding on their own were hand fed every 3-4 days for two weeks. after the second week they were moving around and feeding well.

As far as the containers or terrariums I believe that It depends on the condition of the animal. Geckos with decently fat tails and good overall appearance can be housed on naturalistic terrariums. I choose to house them all individually in very simple set ups for the first two weeks, this way I can monitor them individually and see who's eating and how much.

As a side note also pay attention to prey items. a few of the ones I have were not eating Lateralis roaches and I kept finding them on their cage the next day. Once I offered crickets they went after them right in front of me. Others accepted roaches and crickets with equal gusto.

Attached is a pic of one of my simple set ups.

 

[gekkocorner]

Here's some pictures of one of their permanent setups. Note that I also keep them on the simple side with a few potted plants and hiding places. I'm sure others here have them in more natural settings. but this is easier for me as I have close to 20 of these guys They also seem to like their terrariums and they are doing really well.

 

[Luperosaurus]

I would put bark pieces on the earth in flowerpots. Cat geckos love to be there as in shelters for day time resting

 

[oli]

that's nice to hear that most have acclimated after some time and effort on your part. I'm just looking to obtain a few pairs and wanted to see some of your set-up pics and experiences with these imports so thankyou for that.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Oli, sorry, I've been busy. I'll get ya some pics up today at some point.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Here's an example of the felinus tubs that I made 5 years ago or so. They're still all working and in use today. Will try to get some pics up of my vertical ten gallon conversions later.

 

[oli]

you are crafty aren't you Ethan? thanks for those, curious though how you get those plants to grow without light.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

you are crafty aren't you Ethan? thanks for those, curious though how you get those plants to grow without light.

Plastic doesn't require much light! All of those plants are fake. The flower pots are more for the benefit of the felinus than the plants. The cats LOVE to hide/sleep in the flower pots. They enjoy being up off of the ground. HOWEVER, if you look at the first pic of the tub you'll see that the top of the tub is screened also. So you could put a light on top if you wanted to have live plants.

Got caught up in football yesterday but will try to get some shots of the vert 10 gallon conversions today.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Here ya go Oli, finally got around to snapping a couple of quick pics of one of my 10 gallon vertical tank conversions. It looks kind of crooked in the pics but that's just the crappy photography! You can't really tell from the pics, but I incorporate an angle in the bottom to kick the tank back by 10 degrees for better viewing. It works great. The great thing about this conversion is that I can make it work with any sized tank just by changing up the dimensions. So I can make one for a 20 gallon, 40 gallon or 55 gallon just as easy as a 10 gallon. Considering that I have a 20 year collection of old tanks sitting in the garage, this comes in handy. Now I can put them all to use.

 

[Gexter]

Very nice indeed! Very creative! Gets me thinking about variations on different size rubbermaids. Thanks for the photos Ethan!

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Very nice indeed! Very creative! Gets me thinking about variations on different size rubbermaids. Thanks for the photos Ethan!

Here's a giant rubbermaid conversion that I made for U. lineatus from a rubbermaid livestock tub. It's like 4' tall x 3' wide and I bolted it directly to the wall so it takes up no floor space at all. It's been operational for 5 years or so now and still looks like it did when I first made it.

 

[oli]

Dude those are sweet Ethan! You keep giving me more and more ideas with your creativity, I like it.... Keeps me busy with new projects lol

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Thanks Oli. The 10 gallon vert conversions are perfect for individual felinus. They'd also obviously be good for many other small/medium sized arboreals. I'm so happy with how well they've been working that I may start selling the conversion kit. Most everyone has a few 10 gallon tanks kickin' around. Why not repurpose them by turning them vertical and making them into a nice custom looking viv?

 

[oli]

ohh man, you totally should I'm sure you would do real well with them, I know I would definitely take some from you

 

[Gexter]

Here's a giant rubbermaid conversion that I made for U. lineatus from a rubbermaid livestock tub. It's like 4' tall x 3' wide and I bolted it directly to the wall so it takes up no floor space at all. It's been operational for 5 years or so now and still looks like it did when I first made it.

:yikes: that's so cool!!!!!! just goes to show that there are more ways of keeping reptiles than simple aquariums!!! I LOVE it! I definitely going to try a few of those myself and see if they work for me too.