I've recently acquired a pair of Phelsuma Klemmeri a little under a week ago. They're housed in an 18x18x24 heavily planted and hardscaped tank, provided with UVB and twice a day misting. Currently they spend the majority of their time in the upper 20% of the tank and I have yet to really see them explore or spend much time in the bottom 80%. Given that I want them to utilize more of their tank, I've elected to place their food ledge containing Repashy's Grub 'N' Fruits and a calcium bowl in the bottom 20% of the tank. It's positioned in such a way that there's a piece of hardscape leading right up to it so they never have to come in contact with the ground to reach it. Despite this comparatively remote location, the male seems to have found it just fine and makes a couple of trips a day to eat out of the bowl but I have yet to see the female follow suit. She's not having issues eating: she's hunting dusted flies and if I put a drop of the CGD in front of her she'll eat it -- she just won't find and eat out of the food bowl. It should also be noted that despite my understanding you should only feed them with CGD twice a week or so, I've been putting the food out every day to teach them where they can find food in their new tank.
Regarding her behavior: she does seem to be a lot less curious and rotates between fewer spots than the male. She also appears to wake up later and retires earlier than the male. It should be noted that the female currently pregnant with two eggs, visible when she clings to the glass and has recently shed a day or so ago.
While it's possible that she's eating when I'm not looking, given that the tank is in my home office and I spend 70% of the time when the tank's lights are on with it in my peripheral vision, I think it's fairly unlikely.
Any advice on what I should do would be appreciated. Should I move the feeding ledge up to the top 20% of the tank where she frequents? Should I just feed her by putting droplets near where she usually basks? Should I start adding more food to the bowl in hopes that it'll create a stronger smell to draw her in? Currently I use a very small scoop of the Repashy as they don't tend to fully finish the bowl anyways.
Thank you.
Regarding her behavior: she does seem to be a lot less curious and rotates between fewer spots than the male. She also appears to wake up later and retires earlier than the male. It should be noted that the female currently pregnant with two eggs, visible when she clings to the glass and has recently shed a day or so ago.
While it's possible that she's eating when I'm not looking, given that the tank is in my home office and I spend 70% of the time when the tank's lights are on with it in my peripheral vision, I think it's fairly unlikely.
Any advice on what I should do would be appreciated. Should I move the feeding ledge up to the top 20% of the tank where she frequents? Should I just feed her by putting droplets near where she usually basks? Should I start adding more food to the bowl in hopes that it'll create a stronger smell to draw her in? Currently I use a very small scoop of the Repashy as they don't tend to fully finish the bowl anyways.
Thank you.
