I regularly receive requests regarding paroedura keeping and breeding, so figured I should post here the last answer I sent (quick mail, so please forgive me if there are mistakes etc)
Stumpfi and vazimba have approx the same requirements, only the cage size is different: semi-arboreal and subtropical type enclosure.
They like to hide in tubs during the day and then they stay on trunks to hunt, so the cage furnishing consists mainly of corkbark tubs and a few branches. You can put sanseveria, dracaena etc but I don't think it's necessary.
3-4cm of mixed peat and sand will allow the females to bury their eggs. They need a spot at 28-35°c, depending on the season, heating is cut at night and during 1 month at winter (you can use worldclimate to find precises data). A misting every other day is necessary, sometimes the animals will also use a humid boxe if provided.
As you live in holland, you can choose about the seasons because your summer is not that hot (I guess your animals are WC?).
You can spend time to acclimate your animals on our seasons, but then some individuals won't breed anymore or maybe after 2 years under the new rythm.
Or you can stay on Mada seasons, then check the climatic data of the northern dry forests and just re create it month per month.
Gracilis are trunk dwellers like stumpfi but inhabits highlands humid forests. Cage furnishing is the same, but this time plants are needed to increase humidity and fresh conditions (pothos, ficus etc).
Climatic conditions are the same needed for uroplatus phantasticus for example (I sometimes keep juveniles of both species togethers in screen cages), around 20-25°c, with great temperature range (min/max examples: 18-28°c during the warmer months, 12-22°c during the colder period). One misting a day is needed, relative hygrometry will be lower when its cold, and saturated when its warm, just like in nature.
The females bury their eggs like others species, in humid peat.
Androyensis is found in the warmer regions of madagascar and is the most terrestrial of those species. Again, you can put small corks or bamboo tubs, disposed vertically and horizontally on the ground, then you can add a few twigs as hunting post. A layer of sand will allow the female to bury their eggs, you can add some dry leaves also for foraging activity.
This species need a hot spot at 35°c, then just check Tulear climatic data for precises informations. A light misting every other days is provided during the warmer months, 1 time per week during the colder period.
It's the most hardy and productive paroedura species (2 eggs every 15days) I worked with, but I never had picta or bastardi though.
When I was breeding those species, I used to house them in 30x30x30cm exoterra for vazimba and androyensis, 30x30x45cm for stumpfii and gracilis, but only 1 or 2 animals per cage.
To house pair/ trio, you need to go with bigger sizes, much more hides and a good eye on the animals. 30x30x45cm for 1.2 vazimba, 45x30x30cm for 1.2 androyensis, 45x45x45cm for 1.2 stumpfi or gracilis.
For example I had great results while keeping (and breeding) 1.3 gracilis in 40x40x80cm screen cage (with loads of plants and corkbark tubs).
The most important thing with paroedura is the good caring of the females, ie high quality preys, loads of calcium, and individual keeping is a must. Also an UV bulb can't harm.
Most of paroedura are easily stressable and females can be very productive, even if the conditions are not the best, so there are big risks to loose the females.
After laying (usually in the warmer spot), the eggs are incubated on dry medium in semi humid conditions, just like phelsuma for example. I incubated vazimba, androyensis and stumpfi at 25-28°c and gracilis at 18-22°c. Incubation is long and can take 3 to even 4 months at those temps range.
When the females are in top conditions, the juveniles are hardy and can be kept like the adults. They feed well on small crickets and roaches (I use red runners), dusted with calcium every other feeding, vitamins 1 time per week.
Like most reptiles, individual keeping is better. And like others reptiles, juveniles are more sensitives to the extrems conditions (too hot, too cold, too dry etc).
Hope that helps, sorry for bad english
Stumpfi and vazimba have approx the same requirements, only the cage size is different: semi-arboreal and subtropical type enclosure.
They like to hide in tubs during the day and then they stay on trunks to hunt, so the cage furnishing consists mainly of corkbark tubs and a few branches. You can put sanseveria, dracaena etc but I don't think it's necessary.
3-4cm of mixed peat and sand will allow the females to bury their eggs. They need a spot at 28-35°c, depending on the season, heating is cut at night and during 1 month at winter (you can use worldclimate to find precises data). A misting every other day is necessary, sometimes the animals will also use a humid boxe if provided.
As you live in holland, you can choose about the seasons because your summer is not that hot (I guess your animals are WC?).
You can spend time to acclimate your animals on our seasons, but then some individuals won't breed anymore or maybe after 2 years under the new rythm.
Or you can stay on Mada seasons, then check the climatic data of the northern dry forests and just re create it month per month.
Gracilis are trunk dwellers like stumpfi but inhabits highlands humid forests. Cage furnishing is the same, but this time plants are needed to increase humidity and fresh conditions (pothos, ficus etc).
Climatic conditions are the same needed for uroplatus phantasticus for example (I sometimes keep juveniles of both species togethers in screen cages), around 20-25°c, with great temperature range (min/max examples: 18-28°c during the warmer months, 12-22°c during the colder period). One misting a day is needed, relative hygrometry will be lower when its cold, and saturated when its warm, just like in nature.
The females bury their eggs like others species, in humid peat.
Androyensis is found in the warmer regions of madagascar and is the most terrestrial of those species. Again, you can put small corks or bamboo tubs, disposed vertically and horizontally on the ground, then you can add a few twigs as hunting post. A layer of sand will allow the female to bury their eggs, you can add some dry leaves also for foraging activity.
This species need a hot spot at 35°c, then just check Tulear climatic data for precises informations. A light misting every other days is provided during the warmer months, 1 time per week during the colder period.
It's the most hardy and productive paroedura species (2 eggs every 15days) I worked with, but I never had picta or bastardi though.
When I was breeding those species, I used to house them in 30x30x30cm exoterra for vazimba and androyensis, 30x30x45cm for stumpfii and gracilis, but only 1 or 2 animals per cage.
To house pair/ trio, you need to go with bigger sizes, much more hides and a good eye on the animals. 30x30x45cm for 1.2 vazimba, 45x30x30cm for 1.2 androyensis, 45x45x45cm for 1.2 stumpfi or gracilis.
For example I had great results while keeping (and breeding) 1.3 gracilis in 40x40x80cm screen cage (with loads of plants and corkbark tubs).
The most important thing with paroedura is the good caring of the females, ie high quality preys, loads of calcium, and individual keeping is a must. Also an UV bulb can't harm.
Most of paroedura are easily stressable and females can be very productive, even if the conditions are not the best, so there are big risks to loose the females.
After laying (usually in the warmer spot), the eggs are incubated on dry medium in semi humid conditions, just like phelsuma for example. I incubated vazimba, androyensis and stumpfi at 25-28°c and gracilis at 18-22°c. Incubation is long and can take 3 to even 4 months at those temps range.
When the females are in top conditions, the juveniles are hardy and can be kept like the adults. They feed well on small crickets and roaches (I use red runners), dusted with calcium every other feeding, vitamins 1 time per week.
Like most reptiles, individual keeping is better. And like others reptiles, juveniles are more sensitives to the extrems conditions (too hot, too cold, too dry etc).
Hope that helps, sorry for bad english
