Deremensis are funny little guys. What you are seeing sounds so familiar. I didn't have breeding pairs, but my male was quite tempermental with life in general. He would go into sulks, lose his confidence, then turn into Mr. Macho when he met up with the male fischeri who shared his huge cage. One minute he was ordering the fischeri around and the next they were perched on the same branch for the night. I also think the reality of competition can turn a sulky depressed animal into a more active and "normal" one. It may be an example of "good stress". Thanks for your interesting post!

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• interesting observations in C.deremensis - eric adrignola, Thu Dec 18 15:03:54 2003
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