Rhacodactylus Chahoua - Can i see yours?

xDEADFAMOUSx

xDEADFAMOUSx

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Hi, im gettimg my first Rhacodactylus Chahoua in a few weeks, and im juat after photos of yours, and your setups...

Also, anyone got any tips/observations that i wont find on caresheets??

Cheers :)
 
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mikew1234

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Congrats on your new acquisition. Remember to keep the humidity higher than cresteds, around 80% and keep a water bowl in the enclosure at all times. They like it much wetter than other rhacs. Also, they love cork bark as hides. Lastly, if you know the locality of yours, pine island variants tend to get much larger than mainlands.
 
crestokay

crestokay

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mikew1234 said:
Congrats on your new acquisition. Remember to keep the humidity higher than cresteds, around 80% and keep a water bowl in the enclosure at all times. They like it much wetter than other rhacs. Also, they love cork bark as hides. Lastly, if you know the locality of yours, pine island variants tend to get much larger than mainlands.
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i dont think he actually has one yet
 
Justin

Justin

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I have bred chahoua for several years and I don't have anywhere near 80% humidity. One of the first breeders of the sp actually kept them completely dry with just a water bowl as the only source of moisture.
 
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Koghis

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Justin said:
One of the first breeders of the sp actually kept them completely dry with just a water bowl as the only source of moisture.
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Which does not mean that it is good to do this. Not misting at all is not comparable to their natural surroundings and even though they maybe can live with it, its an extreme for them and should be avoided. Daily misting or 3 times a week might be enough.
 
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Justin

Justin

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Koghis said:
Which not means that it is good to do this. Not misting at all is not comparable to their natural surroundings and even though they maybe can live without it, its an extreme for them and should be avoided. Daily misting or 3 times a week might be enough.
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I have bred chahoua over several generations and never kept near 80% humidity so I don't see why it should be avoided. Never had a bas shed of any issues at all.
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Koghis

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Justin said:
I have bred chahoua over several generations and never kept near 80% humidity so I don't see why it should be avoided. Never had a bas shed of any issues at all.
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I don't doubt that but for me, animals in captivity should have surroundings that are as similar to their natural habitat as possible. If it is humid, but not around 80%, there's nothing wrong with it in my opinion. I just don't think that not misting at all (like some did and do) is that good for the animal, even if they can live under such extreme conditions.
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mikew1234

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The only reason I suggested 80 is because 60 is considered dampening the cage and a dry out period, which is what I do for all my rhacs except the chahoua and sarasinorium geckos I keep. From what I've been told by more than a couple of well known people in the community, chahoua were most common in the wild by perminant water sources. It may have and still be done with very low humidity, but I'll stick with the advice I got from someone who has around 100 breeding pairs and groups of chahoua, leachianus, and gargoyles each.
 
Justin

Justin

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Chahoua were also collected from dryer areas without a prominent water source at all in NC. Which was why the breeder kept them in the conditions I described. I spray mine every other day, just pointing out that there are other highly successful maintenance techniques :)
 
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