Which species of Fischer's do you have?

Here's a site that should help you to decide....

http://ADCHAM.com/html/taxonomy/species/bfischeri.html



I'm assuming that yours are wild caught since they rarely turn up

captive born?



I have two Fischer's (a male and a female) that I have had for

about 4 years now. I have also kept Fischer's off and on for

many years now...so although I don't consider myself an expert,

I must be doing something right.



I keep them in cages that are partly glass and partly screen to

try to keep the humidity up since I live in an area that is dry

a good part of the year. Where you live will/should have an

effect on what type of cage you keep them in too.



I have live plants in the cages (pothos) that have been well

washed. The soil has been covered to prevent it from being

ingested. There are branches of an appropriate size for them

to grip in the cage too. I use NO substrate.



Over the screen lid, there is a UV light and an incandescent

light of a wattage that is sufficient to keep the temperature

under it between 25 and 28C during the daytime. The temperature

drops to about 20C at night.



They are watered by a dripper and by misting them every day.

They are fed gut-loaded dusted insects every second or third

day (depending on the season).



I have never successfully hatched eggs from them....but then I

have rarely had a male and female of the species at the same

time and I have rarely had fertile eggs laid.



Hope this helps at least a little!

Good luck with them!

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• No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - tonguetied, Sat Jun 18 23:16:29 2005
• RE: No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - kinyonga, Sun Jun 19 01:45:29 2005
• RE: No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - tonguetied, Sun Jun 19 13:47:24 2005
• RE: No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - schwartzenstobe, Sun Jun 19 16:45:19 2005
• RE: No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - JaxMD, Sun Jun 19 22:47:27 2005
• RE: No Info on Fischer's readily available?? - tonguetied, Mon Jun 20 09:15:21 2005