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Post by viridis on Mar 26, 2012 11:50:55 GMT
I would be tempted to leave them.If they are dead they are dead and if they are alive they will emerge at some point.It is tempting to dig around.
I have been thinking about this with a few of mine,I have two female strigata still hibernating and a female bilineata.Please remember that its still cold at night,we had a frost here this morning.Hopefully they will emerge in time.
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Post by viridis on Mar 22, 2012 8:56:19 GMT
Does anyone have any of these available?I can get some in the late summer but wanted a few to add to mine before then.
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Post by viridis on Mar 21, 2012 15:46:20 GMT
Hi Mark ,its me.I couldnt log in under my name for some reason so I am here under a pseudonym which I dont really like as no one ever knows who they are talking to.
I am seeing Rob soon so can question him,I certainly wasn`t dismissing him but its strange that they are not more widely kept.
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Post by viridis on Mar 21, 2012 15:42:39 GMT
Hi Chris, It is the same species but these ones are from one of the central asian republics.I thought that they may be hardier?
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Post by viridis on Mar 21, 2012 1:28:49 GMT
Does anyone on here have any experience with European Glass Lizards either outdoors or indoors?I have seen some recently available and they were from central Asia so I would imagine that they should be fairly hardy.
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Post by viridis on Mar 21, 2012 1:21:54 GMT
Thanks Mark, I have spoken to Rob but I was trying to see if anyone else kept them.It seems that no one really does.They are quite common in Germany and Holland though.It would be nice ro hear from others with experience.
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Post by viridis on Mar 21, 2012 1:18:20 GMT
Most of the Moorish Geckos in the trade over here come from Egypt.
Do the ones in Portugal hibernate properly Mark or do they just go into a light sleep?
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Post by viridis on Mar 19, 2012 23:10:23 GMT
Hi Alex, Yes I was thinking of Bradypodion.I saw some at a friends house last week,they were remarkable little things.I know of one other keeper on here but wanted to see if anyone else kept them outdoors.Apparently Bert Langerwerf used to in Holland. I am just trying to get some information before I dip my toe in the water so to speak.
Were the quadriocornis the species that Russel had for sale at Portsmouth?I have recently delved into chameleons with some Jacksons,thses will be going outside in the summer.
I need to pick your brains as I have recently got some Phyllomedusa,I will contact you elsewhere.
Regards Colin
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Post by viridis on Mar 13, 2012 18:55:41 GMT
Having seen these at Hamm and heard that they are hardy.Does anyone here keep them in greenhouses outddoors?For those that dont know they are Bradypodion sp and originate from South Africa.
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Post by viridis on Mar 13, 2012 18:48:54 GMT
Be careful if you post on R.F.U.K. or the like about Leopard Geckos.I think that you will get a lot of abuse. I was on there replying to someone about "bioactive substrates" with Leopard Geckos because I didn`t think that it would work and really I wish I hadn`t bothered."Bioactive substrates " seem to be the in thing at the moment.But you cant get more "bioactive" than most of us keep herps outdoors. I am surprised about the Moorish Geckos living in England and I guess it would be worth a try as people keep Laudakia spp. and Australian Water Dragons in unheated greenhouses. I much prefer Turkish Geckos myself.I would imagine that imports from Egypt will be coming in soon.It may be worth buying a few and trying to breed them to introduce the young to our conditions.From memory there are introduced populations of Turkish Geckos in the States and I believe in quite temperate areas.Hopefully someone from acroos the pond will enlighten us on here.another type of gecko that might be worth a try is Cytodactylus scaber which has a wide range through central Asia but these are difficult to find over here. With regards to the exigua I dont really know where most of the ones originated from over here but I would imagine the Ukraine,as I believe that was the last " European"country to allow exports.Twenty years or so ago they used to come in as Russian Green Lizards and were in a variety of subspecies so must have been collected over a vast area.I remember seeing some in one of the pet chains that looked very like the British saand Lizards.
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Post by viridis on Mar 13, 2012 4:21:52 GMT
I disagree slightly about the exigua and strigata.I have some strigata outside but I havent seen them yet this year but its still early so I dont know if they have survived.With the exigua they are found over a vast range so must be adaptable and be able to cope with different conditions.
It would be intersting to put the question on lLeopard Geckos on a general reptile forum and see what happened there.Most people here keep them in fairly sterile conditions.
I dont know of anyone keeping Moorish Geckos in a greenhouse.The problem there is that they get fairly large and I guess that you would have be careful with what other species you kept in there.I can see it working but again in Britain it would be difficult between say November and March as its fairly overcast here usually so the greenhouse wouldn`t warm up.To my knowledge these dont hibernate properly so would need a warm period each day.I have seen them in Malta and Spain in the cooler months where they bask in the daytime whilst in summer they seem to be nocturnal.
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Post by viridis on Feb 25, 2012 11:15:11 GMT
An interesting thought. I think that over here in the u.k. it would be too wet for them.we tend to have quite mild winters compared to maiinland europe and our summers are not as hot.
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Post by viridis on Jan 11, 2012 12:01:53 GMT
Happy New Year Chris.I have had a male strigata out today.I am not too pleased though asd he shouldn`t be up yet.It worries me that there may be a problem.
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Post by viridis on Oct 29, 2011 13:23:07 GMT
Wanted Hyla arborea in the southeast or midlands.
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Post by viridis on Oct 12, 2011 8:37:35 GMT
Thanks for the replies. Barbara I am a bit confused what do you mean one side lets in ultraviolet ?
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