Frog Eyed Gecko

[raku_ubun]

60-70F equal to 16-21C, thanks for your sharing, I will try that from November, make it 8 weeks for the first attempting.^^

 

[mdmlss23]

yea good luck remeber that only the most healthy gecko should go through this burmation period

 

[raku_ubun]

I will keep an eye on their health to ensure rather a cool period or keep them hot. Thanks for ur advise, ^^

 

[mdmlss23]

if any thing comes up im happy to help with advice

 

[mdmlss23]

i forgot to add that try to keep your light cycle with the sunrise (turn them on) and sunset (turn them off) every day which means that in the summer lights are on till like nine and in the winter there on till like 5-6 so they get a good light cycle it help them start to get ready for winter and in spring it helps them no it is getting warmer

 

[raku_ubun]

Thanks for your additional advice, I have to timer to control daylight time which is now 12 to 12, 12 hrs for day 12 hrs for completely dark. I will try to reduce daytime hour from next week, make it one hour a day until daytime hour remain only 5-6hours, which needs a week or so for the process. will this seems to fast for them get rid of it?

 

[mdmlss23]

i actually keep this cycle up all year long i dont use a timer because the daylight gets a little longer or shorter each day so its constatly changing in your case id go a little more gradual maybe 2-3 weeks so its not so sudden

 

[raku_ubun]

I c, thanks for ur info, i will try on that and stop the timer with manual switch^^

 

[Lunar Gecko]

What temp are you keeping yours at during the warmer months. I keep finding different care sheets and all have very different temps.

 

[raku_ubun]

I maintain a 90F for day and 82F for night during the warmer season.
I will drop the temperature a little bit during the process of cooling period base on the reduction of daytime hour until reaching a range of 60F.

 

[Lunar Gecko]

are you saying ambient of 90f or basking of 90f?

 

[mdmlss23]

you can even keep them up to about 100 in a basking spot and at night just bring them down to room temp no heat needed at night they are good at dealing with extremes

 

[Lunar Gecko]

okay cool. So many care sheets IDK what one to trust.

 

[raku_ubun]

I am saying average temperature for the whole encloser. The basking spot goes to 100F and will turn off with a undertank heater to maintain 82F for night.

 

[rhachic]

@mdmlss- when you brumate, do yours go completely inactive? I started cooling mine 2 weeks ago and haven't fed them for 4 to make sure their guts are good and empty. The ambient room temp is 64 during the day getting down to 60 at night. However, I have noticed that every time I walk in the room the geckos are out and about watching me. They are less active than the summer, but aren't burrowing or sleeping from what I've seen. Any thoughts?

 

[mdmlss23]

that sounds about right from what i experienced some are completely inactive while some will still move about just alot less than the active season

 

[rhachic]

okay, great, thanks for the quick response. I brumated a pair of nephrurus levis last year and they were totally out of it so I kind of expected the same from these two. It seems their curious and aggressive nature holds true even through brumation! I love these guys

 

[raku_ubun]

I think this refer to their natural habitat where temperature from day to night can make a 50F different burning at noon and icy freeze at night.

 

[rhachic]

i know this is slightly off topic, but it's related to my frog eyes. One of my cats ripped open part of the top to my frog eye cage. He couldn't reach more than about 4 inches on one side of the tank and obviously just scared them. They hid under the rock in the center and both are fine. When I went to check on them and secure the section of the lid the cat had ripped up the geckos were standing on their tip toes, put their tails straight up in the air and started wiggling them really fast in a sinuous motion. This movement made their scales rub together making a rattling noise! I've read that they can do this, but actually seeing/hearing it was amazing. I just wish it hadn't been due to my bad kitty :/
But they're okay, just a little irritated that some fuzzy beast had the nerve to bother them.

 

[mdmlss23]

you dont think that they can make that niose until you hear it for the first time it is really neat nonthe less