[gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-30 Thread Paul
Do leopard geckos actually occur in the vicinity of Kabul? Kabul is at considerable altitude, nearly 6000 feet (1800m), and the average (not average minimum) temperature in Jnauary and February is below freezing. I think this might be too cold for leos. >>>

Re[2]: [gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-30 Thread Steven Groginsky
Tony, So maybe raising the daytime temp a little on the hot end and putting a humid hide that has something that they can dig a little in, placing it somewhere towards the cool end where the temperature would be a little lower might simulate the burrows? At 8/29/03 08:57 PM, you wrote: Hello, Leo

Re[2]: [gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-30 Thread Tony Gamble
Hello, Leopard geckos have been found in Afghanistan in the vicinity of Kabul, although I'm not aware of any records from Kabul proper. They have been found in the following areas in Afghanistan: 65km N of Kabul in Golbahar (Wettstein 1959), Kandahar (Wettstein 1959), Jalalabad at an elevation of 2

Re: [gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-29 Thread Beverly Erlebacher
Do leopard geckos actually occur in the vicinity of Kabul? Kabul is at considerable altitude, nearly 6000 feet (1800m), and the average (not average minimum) temperature in Jnauary and February is below freezing. I think this might be too cold for leos. There are a number of good sources for cli

[gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-29 Thread Paul
Paul - your data is fantastic, thank you so much! As an experienced leopard gecko breeder I have to comment about the substrate- naturalistic is a choice best left to very experienced leopard gecko keepers due to the potential for impaction and contamination (parasites and bacteria can have fun her

Re: [gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-28 Thread Julie Bergman
Paul - your data is fantastic, thank you so much! As an experienced leopard gecko breeder I have to comment about the substrate- naturalistic is a choice best left to very experienced leopard gecko keepers due to the potential for impaction and contamination (parasites and bacteria can have fun

[gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-28 Thread Paul
hmm... Temp is 10 below what it should be then.. Righto :) thanks. sandy/rocky grounding right? he bit me today so he is a bit more active :D thanks Liz >> Yes, temps ranging from 53F at night to 90F during the day (these are the low to high temps over the next ten days) in Kabul, Afghanis

Re: [gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-28 Thread SaphirePhx
hmm... Temp is 10 below what it should be then.. Righto :) thanks. sandy/rocky grounding right? he bit me today so he is a bit more active :D thanks Liz    www.spodbox.org/~saphphx/ A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend will help you hide the body so you are never caught.

[gecko]Eublepharis macularias (leopard gecko) keeping conditions

2003-08-28 Thread Paul
Hi, Just to add to the conversation, E. macularias is found native to (amongst other countries) Afghanistan. Temps do go up to 90F in Kabul (where they are found around human dwellings), however, the temps go down to as low as 53F during the night (at least over the next ten days). There is no rai