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  1. MelissaSR

    PI or Mainland, Does It Really Matter Anymore?

    What a couple of us were wondering why would chahoua which are known to be in more humid areas, near rivers hanging out on PI which is drier, lack of rivers, and different trees. The problem with the idea of jalu are really our PIs is their distribution. “The specific epithet is derived from...
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    PI or Mainland, Does It Really Matter Anymore?

    I havent had much time to dive into jalu information, everything I have been working on so far is just focusing on chahoua information (hence why I said I wasnt certain about museum samples, havent gotten up to that info yet lol). However I am still not sure the person who is claiming their...
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    PI or Mainland, Does It Really Matter Anymore?

    OK I will likely keep adding more and more as I continue my journey in finding more information So as I was digging around for info online on Saturday (the benefit from having down time at work lol), I spent some time specifically searching this out. Although myself I pair my animals based on...
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    PI or Mainland, Does It Really Matter Anymore?

    I am replying to this I swear I just have a lot to write lol
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    How it Works: New User Title Levels

    I am sad us mods dont get to play in this game :(
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    Interesting Article: Bauer's Field Observations on Wild Chahoua

    Thought I would post this for you guys in case none of you have purposely set out to read scientific papers on these guys (not a whole lot of them either!). This one explains some physical characteristics, tail regeneration, and distribution. It's not terribly long, but it's really interesting...
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    What's your non-gecko job?

    Come on now, you're qualified enough to be called Gecko Tech Support for those of us who happen to need help!
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    What is "power feeding"?

    Power feeding means that you are feeding an increased amount of proteins and fats to get quick growth, bypassing the other portion of the diet which offer more of a balance of vitamins and minerals. The problem when people power feed varies on the species. With chahouas it can lead to MBD...
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    Gecko Laying Habits

    I have only 1 chahoua that uses an egg laying box which I am surprised she does! I have one female who always lays in the same spot under a piece of wood (I lay them at an angle along the floor to offer a gap). I have another who lays in 2 particular spots (which is never under her slanted...
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    Ambient temperatures, heat lamps, cooling, etc

    I offer UVB (Arcadia 6%) to any gecko 1+ year in age. Early season they get a 40 watt bulb but once the room hits 75 I turn that off and switch to a 25 watt bulb, this keeps them around 82-84 for a basking area in conjuction with their UVB bulb as ultimately the gecko room hits 77/78 for a daily...
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    Egg incubation time

    A simple styrofoam cooler would help with that also. It would make for the temp change even more gradual, the nightly lows would be warmer, and the daily highs would be a bit cooler. Adding a phase 22 in there would also help even it out. But it’s natural for a temperature gradient. Right now I...
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    Feeding Larger Live Prey Items - Pinkies, Other Geckos, etc.

    Bavayia...expensive feeders ya got there lol. Them things are stupid fast. I had a couple here for a couple of weeks as I was taking them to Tinley for a friend. The Bf and I had fun trying to catch one of them
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    Feeding Larger Live Prey Items - Pinkies, Other Geckos, etc.

    I would assume their gut would have the correct bacteria in it to suppress salmonella since in the wild they can’t control it. I mean we are taught we can’t have small turtles because they will magically give us salmonella, and all reptiles carry it, just not sure how their gut flora works well...
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    Feeding Larger Live Prey Items - Pinkies, Other Geckos, etc.

    I am just wondering if these guys are a bit more opportunistic feeders, taking down random smaller prey whenever the chance is given to them. Mine go ape over crested tails, but I don’t have many it those to go around! But when I have cresteds pip and die they readily take the hatchlings. I do...
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    Feeding Larger Live Prey Items - Pinkies, Other Geckos, etc.

    How many of you offer larger items than crickets or roaches? I am talking things like pinkies, or other reptiles? If you do, at what frequency? I recently bought mourning geckos for the soul purpose of producing feeders. What sparked that idea was I have a phelsuma hatchling that hatched but...
  16. MelissaSR

    Bird comes back from extinction

    Pretty cool article https://interestingengineering.com/extinct-bird-comes-back-from-the-dead-after-136000-years
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    What fruit diet are you currently feeding your chahoua?

    I was part of their tester group, the chahouas didnt like their food at all, but the cresteds didn't mind the tropical fruit. Oddly enough they turned their nose up to the watermelon flavor when at the time that was the Pangea flavor being offered. For me I find my chahouas like the Pangea with...
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    What fruit diet are you currently feeding your chahoua?

    Miner-All is the name of the product, the actual brand name is Sticky Tongue Farms. There are two formulas of Miner-All, an indoor and an outdoor. They also make a multivitamin.
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    Sold NSL RTB female

    146g and bouncing back from laying a set of duds, 1400 shipped on payment plan, 1150 shipped paid in full additional pics can be viewed here https://sublimereptiles.weebly.com/
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    Egg incubation time

    Why did he think much longer was asking for trouble? Did he find their hatching rate decreased?
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