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james4
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007








sorry for bad quality

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Alex2
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007

Hello James,

Can I ask if your gecko has anywhere to dig? Eublepharid geckos are notorious diggers...I don't think it's a good idea to keep this species on plastic grass to be honest, it's suppressing his/her natural behaviour.


james4
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007
ive been told before carpet is fine,they dont need to dig.
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st rick
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007
I always thought this was a small species - that looks enormous!
Alex2
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007

[QUOTE=james4]ive been told before carpet is fine,they dont need to dig. [/QUOTE]

Who told you that?!?.. Absolute b******s!. You put your gecko in an enclosure with decent ground medium and you tell me the first thing it does!. Don't believe all the crap you read on certain petkeepers forums Phillip...alot of it is people with 6 months experience giving out very poor information, and that's the sad truth.


Alan Hyde
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007
Hi Phillip,
Nice gecko.
Alex is absolutely right, you must give your pet some sort of substrate to dig in. If we decide to keep an animal as captive it is our duty to provide for all it's needs and make that animal feel as at home as pos'.

Thanks for showing us your pet.
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james4
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007
ok ill get something,thanks
lol somne geckos are bigger than others and leopards are certainly big enough.

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Alex2
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007

Good stuff Phillip,

It'll make your gecko far happier and plus you'll have the benefit of being able to study your EM's natural behaviour. I bet you didn't know that in the wilds of Pakistan they enjoy eating scorpions?!...Greedy aren't they?


james4
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007
lol i did know that but its still good innit.


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darlington_gcn
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
not trying to be rude here but thats a funny colour for a leopard gecko, i keep them and theres no orange in mine or is that just the camera?
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james4
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
no its the camera ,hes yellow a albinoo,only orANGE is a bit on the tail.
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Deano
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
Of course unless you have studied them in the wild you won't know what is natural behaviour whilst they are in captivity.

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Alex2
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007

 

http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/dever/LeopardGecko.PDF

Edit. Sorry Deano, of course Phillip won't be able to study Eublepharis exactly as they live in the wild but at least offer it a bare minimum requirement...the natural urge to dig and burrow.

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herpetologic2
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007

Not a pet forum comes to mind

 

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Alex2
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007

Jon,

It's not a music forum either but we happily discussed that in this section the other day. This messageboard will never become a pet forum, but some constructive advice is surely a helpful thing as the matter has arisen - especially as we are talking about a reptiles happiness here. 


Alan Hyde
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
Jon,
I don't see a problem in the off topic area.

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herpetologic2
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007

Yeah I suppose the policy is below

Captive and Pet Reptiles & Amphibians

RAUK is not orientated towards pet keeping and we would suggest that questions regarding captive reptiles and amphibians would be more appropriately placed on one of the many Internet forums dedicated to the subject. (Contact the administrator if you would like links to pet orientated Internet forums)

However, if you feel that RAUK is the best place to receive specific advice, please post in the 'off-topic' forum. All other forums are dedicated to herpetofauna in the wild.

Pet related questions or discussion outside of the off-topic forum or in an inappropriate topic will be removed.

Still dont like to encourage people to keep reptiles though IMO

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Vicar
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
I keep reptiles.....for short periods....

for scientific and educational purposes .

Is that OK Jon ?



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Alex2
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007
[QUOTE=herpetologic2]

Yeah I suppose the policy is below

Captive and Pet Reptiles & Amphibians

RAUK is not orientated towards pet keeping and we would suggest that questions regarding captive reptiles and amphibians would be more appropriately placed on one of the many Internet forums dedicated to the subject. (Contact the administrator if you would like links to pet orientated Internet forums)

However, if you feel that RAUK is the best place to receive specific advice, please post in the 'off-topic' forum. All other forums are dedicated to herpetofauna in the wild.

Pet related questions or discussion outside of the off-topic forum or in an inappropriate topic will be removed.

Still dont like to encourage people to keep reptiles though IMO

Jon

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Jon,

Are you not someone who keeps marine fish in a tank? The difference please.......????

The above policy also states 'if you feel RAUK is the best place to recieve specific advice, please post in the off topic forum'.

Enough said.

Phillip was not asking for advice, he just merely posted a one off thread with pictures of his Em. All that was stated was that it'd be a good idea to offer the lizard somewhere where it could burrow and dig.


GemmaJF
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Posted: 02 Apr 2007

There is no problem at all with this thread in the off topic forum. We have a pet terrapin shock horror that was rescued, blooming thing will probably out live me.

Jon can you not see that Phil is a very active member of this forum (and a welcome one) and is receiving valuable advice regarding the keeping of his pet?

How are the captive bred corals btw, I would assume a Leopard Gecko is CB therefore it is no different to talking about corals, dogs, cats etc which many of us have been known to do.

I would point out as owner and administrator of RAUK I was pefectly aware of this thread, if you had a problem with it you could have contacted me privately and I would have explained that I believed it was perfectly acceptable.

Thanks.


Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant

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