MauricesExoticPets
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It looks like I will be picking up at least 4 of these guys from a friend who on a whim purchased them at an out of state reptile show he was vending at.
I have plenty of Lepidodactylus lugubris experience but none with Sphaerodactylus of any type.
I am pretty sure I have the sexing method down pat and believe they should be kept in pairs to avoid male on male and female on female aggression?
Feeding should not be of any real issue, I have access to feeders of all sizes from springtails, melanogaster, pinheads, hydei, etc. on up.
I see they are single egg layers, are they gluers or is egg collection and incubation a regular need?
I understand they are more terrestrial than anything else, which leads me to want to supply them with leaf litter to hide under and possibly some bark sections.
Temps and humidity would appear to follow that of the keys and Southern Florida with an adjustment for being ground geckos so access to a cool area seems logical. I read that 79F to 82F is fine with a humidity level of 70% is the preferred range.
I recall Florida soil in the area they are found as being pretty much sandy with a mix of decayed plant material. This sounds easy enough.
As for light schedule I'd follow the sunrise and sunset times in their natural range.
Any additional help corrections to the above and further suggestions would be great.
Maurice Pudlo
I have plenty of Lepidodactylus lugubris experience but none with Sphaerodactylus of any type.
I am pretty sure I have the sexing method down pat and believe they should be kept in pairs to avoid male on male and female on female aggression?
Feeding should not be of any real issue, I have access to feeders of all sizes from springtails, melanogaster, pinheads, hydei, etc. on up.
I see they are single egg layers, are they gluers or is egg collection and incubation a regular need?
I understand they are more terrestrial than anything else, which leads me to want to supply them with leaf litter to hide under and possibly some bark sections.
Temps and humidity would appear to follow that of the keys and Southern Florida with an adjustment for being ground geckos so access to a cool area seems logical. I read that 79F to 82F is fine with a humidity level of 70% is the preferred range.
I recall Florida soil in the area they are found as being pretty much sandy with a mix of decayed plant material. This sounds easy enough.
As for light schedule I'd follow the sunrise and sunset times in their natural range.
Any additional help corrections to the above and further suggestions would be great.
Maurice Pudlo
