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ZacharyLeesWife

ZacharyLeesWife

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This is Forrest. Forrest Stump.

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And of course, Jennay.
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Hilarious names- Love it!
So these are the surprise new occupants of the mystery vivs then? so not darts after all.
That's a lovely little phelsuma, nice and tame too. Congrats, They are fascinating creatures.:)
 
Twitchet said:
Hilarious names- Love it!
So these are the surprise new occupants of the mystery vivs then? so not darts after all.
That's a lovely little phelsuma, nice and tame too. Congrats, They are fascinating creatures.:)
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The mystery has been solved. The small one is a future dart frog tank but I'm waiting for these little guys to acclimate and get Dilly on her feet before I get any thing new. Also, if these guys need separated I want to have the extra tank on hand. They both eat nectar right off my fingers. They're skittish but not near as much as I expected!
 
They certainly are lovely, my quadriocellata goes nuts for waxworm moths so much so it's the only time he overcomes his skittishness and takes them from my fingers,The grandis loves larger moths from the garden, He absolutely hurls himself at them but he's really flighty so it's nice you have calmer ones.
Good luck and enjoy !
 
Phelsumas from what I understand are the more easy going of the Day Gecko varieties. I have kept a Phelsuma, until I realized I honestly couldn't provide him with the correct enclosure he needed long term, and I ended giving him to a reptile rescue who was able to provide him with enough space. I would have loved to keep my little Pharaoh sadly I had too many projects (animals) in need at the time and I couldn't accommodate his space requirements. I do think if I were to put day geckos at all in my enclosure it would like be a pair of Phelsuma Grande (who were already paired off preferably). But I have also though about making a massive pygmy chameleon enclosure in my viv. But it would take tons of money and work to get it where I wanted. So it's only a thought now.
 
Andee said:
Phelsumas from what I understand are the more easy going of the Day Gecko varieties. I have kept a Phelsuma, until I realized I honestly couldn't provide him with the correct enclosure he needed long term, and I ended giving him to a reptile rescue who was able to provide him with enough space. I would have loved to keep my little Pharaoh sadly I had too many projects (animals) in need at the time and I couldn't accommodate his space requirements. I do think if I were to put day geckos at all in my enclosure it would like be a pair of Phelsuma Grande (who were already paired off preferably). But I have also though about making a massive pygmy chameleon enclosure in my viv. But it would take tons of money and work to get it where I wanted. So it's only a thought now.
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They were bundled with the tanks for my Christmas present, I don't even want to know how much my hubby spent! I was told there's not really any way to know if they will stay paired until they're big enough to sex. I'm hoping that they are actually a male and female, but planning on a separate setup just in case.
 
This is true, even if they are a male/female mix they won't necessarily pair. Giant Day Geckos from what I understand pair with a single mate for life and actually do mourn the loss. However they are possible to pair afterward, just harder because they aren't raised together. However I actually have no idea if they do this in the wild and only really show this behavior in captivity. A lot of people recall their single Giant Day Gecko that has lost a mate showing signs of depression, anxiety, and stress. They also abstain from eating on occasions, this can happen from 1 week to 2 from what I understand. But I have also heard some mated pairs when one is left over, that one is never upset *shrugs* all depends.
 
Andee said:
This is true, even if they are a male/female mix they won't necessarily pair. Giant Day Geckos from what I understand pair with a single mate for life and actually do mourn the loss. However they are possible to pair afterward, just harder because they aren't raised together. However I actually have no idea if they do this in the wild and only really show this behavior in captivity. A lot of people recall their single Giant Day Gecko that has lost a mate showing signs of depression, anxiety, and stress. They also abstain from eating on occasions, this can happen from 1 week to 2 from what I understand. But I have also heard some mated pairs when one is left over, that one is never upset *shrugs* all depends.
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I've heard many of the same things. Some will mate and reproduce but never pair, I guess they are just like humans when it comes to relationships. And some females will live together without issues, but two males will never get along. I'll be glad when they're big enough to sex so I can make some long term housing plans. If they'll pair or tolerate each other, the viv they're in is a good size for two adults so my fingers are crossed that I don't have to separate them. Forrest is a little master of camouflage, as bright as he is I cannot figure out for the life of me how he hides so well! It has me considering the smaller viv for him until he's big enough to spot. Jennay always seems to hover around the same basking vine... They are already showing different personalities.
 
I am hoping you get a successful pairing, it's always nice when you don't have to worry about fighting
 
@ZacharyLeesWife what did you add for clean up crew in your enclosure I just bought springtails but I think I am also going to add some worms and if I can get some clean isopods then I am going to add them as well
 
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