Re: [gecko]Uroplatus phantasticus

2005-07-09 Thread Hilde
Photosensitivity is fairly common from the looks of it. I've seen it in my Jacksons and Panther chameleons as well. Hilde -- The Romans didn't find algebra very challenging, because X was always 10. ___ Global Gecko Association http://ww

Re: [gecko]*DETECTED* Online User Violation

2005-05-31 Thread Hilde
pif within email-info.zip is infected with the [EMAIL PROTECTED] virus. I didn't get to see tha actual email, Norton is set to delete virus laden emails, but the log shows it came in. Hilde -- Reformat: -- the ULTIMATE defrag :) ___ Glob

Re: [gecko] Orange Pill Bugs

2005-01-21 Thread Hilde
did. I'm getting a bit old, meant to mention that in the previous post :) Resident pillbugs are also great in tanks with live plants. They help aerate the soil as well as recycle the dead vegetation. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arr

Re: [gecko] Orange Pill Bugs

2005-01-21 Thread Hilde
k using them to get a feeding response from premature leos and pictus. The bugs move fast enough to get the gecko's attention, but don't jump or fly away like crickets and fruit flies. If nothing else, they're cute suckers to keep as pets. :) Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ "Life sh

Re: [gecko]Frog-eyed and Crested Gecko questions (was: Testing)

2005-01-19 Thread Hilde
he normal greyish/slate coloured ones? Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, white wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, to

Re: [gecko]Frog-eyed and Crested Gecko questions (was: Testing)

2005-01-18 Thread Hilde
of them, but I've never seen one up close and personal myself. The pictures I've seen show fantastic looking cresties - the blue eyes are unforgettable. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and w

[gecko]Frog-eyed and Crested Gecko questions (was: Testing)

2005-01-18 Thread Hilde
t how common or rare are blue-eyed crested geckos? :) Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, white wine in the other, body thoroughly

Re: [gecko]Silicone

2004-08-05 Thread Hilde
s, chams and dart frogs, never had a problem in over 10 years of using it. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ It's not that I forget everything I just don't remember in time. ___ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.g

Re: [gecko]Re: Bug-eyed crested geckos.

2004-06-22 Thread Hilde
8 inches. So, could the shorter/smaller adult size we now see be an indication of inbreeding, and bug-eyes be another sign? That would mean the bug-eyes could be passed on to offspring? Thanks for the help, it's certainly an eye-opener, I hadn't even considered inbreeding th

[gecko]Bug-eyed crested geckos.

2004-06-21 Thread Hilde
both going to feed crickets and mashed fruit along with the gargoyle diet. Thanks for any input, Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Hilde WoodlandEdgeHerps ___ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classif

Re: [gecko]Head bobbing

2004-06-15 Thread Hilde
Try sleeping with one of those just 2 feet from your bed. The first time I heard it, I thought someone was cutting the lawn outside my bedroom at 2 a.m. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Shouldn't the cosmic stupidity hopper be empty by now? ___ Global

Re: [gecko]Head bobbing

2004-06-15 Thread Hilde
's a few short clucks, but when she's telling him to leave her alone because she has a headache, it's a long drawn out monologue of chittering chattering clucking and squawks. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Shouldn't the cosmic stupidity hopper be empty by now? __

Re: [gecko]Platypholis/Homopholis fasciata care

2004-04-20 Thread Hilde
y arm, I didn't close the tank securely, and the male escaped too. He made a good effort at dismantling my arm as well before I could recapture him. The female was free-ranging for almost a month before I caught her again (partly because I was too chicken to outright grab her, I had to try

Re: [gecko]Gekko breeding statistics

2004-04-14 Thread Hilde
Ingo Kober wrote: > > Thank you Hilde, > > your name sounds very german . Any ancestors here? I was born in Bochum, but have lived here for over 40 years :) > Btw: Are G. smithii readily available in the US or Canada? > Here in Germany there are only a few cb offspring from

Re: [gecko]Gekko breeding statistics

2004-04-13 Thread Hilde
> Ingo Kober wrote: > > Hi Hilde, > > thank you, that already helps to complete the picture. > Would you mind to give me your full name and adress (at city level) for the > acknowledgement > section ;) > I couldn't find any of the pictures I had taken back t

Re: [gecko]Gekko breeding statistics

2004-04-07 Thread Hilde
ut she did get returned to the group, safe and sound. I still have a scar from where she took a chunk out of my finger. The best way to thin out a group is to remove some of the adults first, so there's fewer of them to attach themselves to your body while defending the babies. I'

Re: [gecko]Gecko enclosure sizes

2004-04-06 Thread Hilde
us as 165,4225 it looks like more than "one hundred sixty five thousand" gallons, instead of "one hundred sixty five ". A world standard would be so nice, wouldn't it? :) Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Buckle up. It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car. __

Re: [gecko]Humidity

2004-04-05 Thread Hilde
"B.A.Erlebacher" wrote: > > This is beginner's advice from a beginner! Maybe Hilde will post the > link to her photos. That website is long gone. I didn't realize how many people used it, so I let it expire. It might be worth redoing from the number of inquiries

Re: [gecko]Gekko breeding statistics

2004-04-05 Thread Hilde
> Ingo Kober wrote: > > Dear Hilde, > > I think I remember some of your posts on G. smithii on Kingsnake.com. I hope, you > donĀ“t mind > if I ask that you are sure that it was G. smithii and not G. siamensis...I do > that because > almost all G. smithii I

Re: [gecko]Gekko breeding statistics

2004-04-02 Thread Hilde
, but I did breed G. smithi for a while. They have got to be the most interesting geckos I've bred, their communal interaction was unbelievable. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Buckle up. It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car. ___

Re: [gecko]Fw: gecko identification

2004-03-28 Thread Hilde
ages available to compare his gecko to. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Buckle up. It makes it harder for the aliens to snatch you from your car. ___ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko ma

Re: [gecko]Natural Vivaria and Springtails

2004-03-26 Thread Hilde
ing them a lot easier the first few weeks. I've had springtails in almost all my tanks, thanks to strays from the dart frog tanks. I'm pretty sure I can say there's no problem with them being resident in enclosures. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Buckle up. It makes it harder for th

[gecko]Leucism in geckos.

2004-02-24 Thread Hilde
ome can have black spots or be entirely black (midnight), yellow/cream and some even have orange on their tails, it should then rule them out as true leucistic geckos, shouldn't it? While we're at it, if leucistic means white, how did the patternless end up being labelled as leucistic? Hi

Re: [gecko]Fruit for geckos

2004-01-06 Thread Hilde
on they are even more likely to taste something different. They'll also eat strawberry or peach yogurt which I offer them once a week or so during breeding season. Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ Another year ends. All targets met. All systems working. All customers satisfied. All staff

Re: [gecko]Worst terrarium mates ever?

2003-11-17 Thread Hilde
27;t know about. He was wondering how strong gold dust geckos are, and could they possibly push up against the lid and escape through the resulting gap. If the goldies could escape that way, he'd have to find a way of weighing down the lid so the Meller's Chameleon in there with them

[gecko]Blizzard Leopard Tails

2003-09-16 Thread Hilde
ana blizzard to produce orange? With all the hype about leopard colour morphs, I'm wondering if these orange tailed blizzards aren't really just poorly coloured patternless leopards? Hilde -- ~*~*~*~*~*~ I may not be perfect, but I'm C

[gecko]Need some help for a fellow leo person.

2003-06-24 Thread Hilde
rature, lots of hides, various home raised bugs not wild caught. The owner is very finicky about their care. Since the owner isn't online, she has to go to the town library to use their computer, or do it all by phone, which makes communication slow. If anyone has an idea of what might be causing this, I'll pass the info on to her. Thanks for any help. :) Hilde ___ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko