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hey guys -
so I've been looking into picking up a Uroplatus gecko. I think I want a sikorae, but am not sure yet; at this point I'm doing my homework and it will be some time before I bring one home.
I got my Uro bible in the mail yesterday (Leaf-Tailed Geckos: The Genus Uroplatus; Svatek and van Duin, 2001).
obviously, as this book was published in '01, there has been more information about nutrition, husbandry, breeding, etc that has arisen in the past several years.
what can you tell me about the diet specified in the book? most of it seemed pretty common sense: feed properly gut-loaded bugs and make sure they're allowed to hunt them.
what about snails, though? does anyone here feed them to their Uros? the book specifies that the taste for snails is species-dependent and that the U. sikorae like them, and get extra calcium from them.
has anyone ever fed slugs to their Uros? my yard is loaded with those, and I don't use any chemicals on my lawn so they would be safe in that respect. does anyone know whether geckos can pick up parasites from slugs or snails?
anyways, I was just curious. the primary diet staple would be roaches, but if I do choose a U. sikorae and they really dig snails (and/or slugs), it would be fun to feed them as an occasional treat and variety is always good.
also, I have questions about cycling the temps through the seasons. they strongly recommended attempting this to increase life-span of the gecko, but didn't go into detail about having actually tried it to see if it works.
does anyone here cycle their geckos through the seasons? does it seem to make them appreciably healthier, happier, and longer-lived? also, do you really actually have to get them down to 60F at night (U. sikorae)?
so I've been looking into picking up a Uroplatus gecko. I think I want a sikorae, but am not sure yet; at this point I'm doing my homework and it will be some time before I bring one home.
I got my Uro bible in the mail yesterday (Leaf-Tailed Geckos: The Genus Uroplatus; Svatek and van Duin, 2001).
obviously, as this book was published in '01, there has been more information about nutrition, husbandry, breeding, etc that has arisen in the past several years.
what can you tell me about the diet specified in the book? most of it seemed pretty common sense: feed properly gut-loaded bugs and make sure they're allowed to hunt them.
what about snails, though? does anyone here feed them to their Uros? the book specifies that the taste for snails is species-dependent and that the U. sikorae like them, and get extra calcium from them.
has anyone ever fed slugs to their Uros? my yard is loaded with those, and I don't use any chemicals on my lawn so they would be safe in that respect. does anyone know whether geckos can pick up parasites from slugs or snails?
anyways, I was just curious. the primary diet staple would be roaches, but if I do choose a U. sikorae and they really dig snails (and/or slugs), it would be fun to feed them as an occasional treat and variety is always good.
also, I have questions about cycling the temps through the seasons. they strongly recommended attempting this to increase life-span of the gecko, but didn't go into detail about having actually tried it to see if it works.
does anyone here cycle their geckos through the seasons? does it seem to make them appreciably healthier, happier, and longer-lived? also, do you really actually have to get them down to 60F at night (U. sikorae)?
