Currently keeping: ball pythons, Kenyan sand boas, Honduran milksnakes, a blue tongue skink, hognose snakes, leopard tortoises (many we've had for 20 years), box turtles (same) and a sole Russian tortoise the size of a dinner plate.
uroplatus are my favorite, i've tried my hand at ebenaiu a couple times but could never get them to acclimate well (plus they were probably riddled with worms)
They are pretty touchy. They like it cool - low 70s to high 60s. Humidity doesn't need to be so high all the time, mostly just at night. Biggest challenge for me is the temperature.
It's surprisingly low actually. That is actually a standard Ficus benjamina, I find that the dwarf forms don't get branches useful for adult geckos unless it's a fairly old plant to begin with.
Here's some pictures of my 3 little "Russians". Their names are "Lucy"(female) "Scooby"(male) and "Pat"(undetermined). They all live outdoors full time, in a 6'x4' covered hutch.
"Skooby"
"Lucy"
"Pat" is the little one in the middle of the "Lunch Time" shot.
Mine aren't very skittish once they are comfortable. I've had a few that refused to eat or move when being watched. They definitely don't like being handled or moved. They are also strictly nocturnal. Definitely challenging, at least for me, and not always exciting to watch, but all the more rewarding to see them do well. I got into aquariums because of plants and the constant activity to offset the "go away" attitude of my geckos.
Thanks guys. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I planted the aquatic section light because i have quite a bit of chain sword in there that will shoot runners out. And few plants that will grow out to be emersed as well. It should look totally different in a few months.
Very cool. They are neat frogs. I might have to set up a tank for some of those guys one day.
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