I have been individually keeping my 5 (2 male, 3 female) occidentalis smooth knobtails in a Freedom Breeder Rack. The rack is huge(I have very limited space in garage and wife is complaining) and I cannot see the geckos to enjoy them. I am thinking of keeping them all together in one tank(20 gallon?) with undertank heat pad. Is this completely inadvisable or am I ok? Thank you for your input.- Mark.
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smooth knobtail caging
mblons
Sep 24, 2003 11:17 AM
Replies (6)
mblons
Sep 24, 2003 03:58 PM
Is there ANYONE who knows anything about smooth knobtails? PLEASE respond. Thanks- Mark
bigboi
Sep 24, 2003 07:02 PM
You only wait 4 hours from you first post to start complaining about no responses? Funny.
mblons
Sep 25, 2003 01:12 AM
What's funny is that the only response I got was from you which was of no help whatsoever. Thanks for nothing.
nasr_36
Sep 25, 2003 12:28 PM
...wre not on this forum 24/7, so chill out and be patient.
Anyway, How big was the rack exactly?
A 20g long would be ok, but be sure to provide alot of hides to decrease dominance.
mblons
Sep 25, 2003 02:25 PM
It is not a question of me chilling out. My post was responded to in a rude manner. If it was only four hours after I posted to ask again for a response, I am sorry. I did not mean to insult or to make anyone uncomfortable. I will have to make sure that I wait patiently for no one to respond next time. I have a double rack system about four feet wide and two levels high. Thank you for your reponse notwithstanding the chilling out comment. Actually, maybe I do need to chill out. I'm going to lunch. Thanks- M
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Sep 27, 2003 01:17 AM
I keep all of my Nephrurus individually. I have noticed that the females become stressed and tend to lose a couple of grams when the males are in the females' enclosures for an extended period of time (2 weeks+). There is no competition for food when they are kept separately. I understand that you want to be able to see the geckos, but, as I'm sure you are aware, they're not usually active until the lights are off.
Nathan Hall
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