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Hi Guys,

So I'm thinking about buying some imported WC phantasticus that should be arriving in a month or so. To those of you with experience breeding them - is it better to have a pair or a colony? What size enclosure for a colony? And how many males, a single male or two? Thanks for any input.
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?.?.? Leopard Geckos (eggs incubating)
1.1.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
2.5 Paroedura picta(eggsincubating)
1.1 Paroedura picta (Xanthic/Amel)
1.1 Paroedura bastardi(eggs incubating)
1.1 Paroedura androyensis
1.1 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
1.1 Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis
1.1 Gekko gecko
1.1 Pachydactylus turneri
1.1 Uroplatus henkeli
1.2 Teratolepis fasciata

Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.5 Corns of various morphs

Hi, I keep a colony of phants in a 36 inch (length) x 18 inch (width) x 20 inch (height) enclosure. I have two males and four females in the enclosure, also a trio of ebenaui. It is planted out very thick with real and artificial plants, there are branches and cork bark to climb and hide on. I tend to find the males have territories of their own and do not cross them but the females wander every where. I feed the enclosure every three days with around 30 crickets and spray the enclosure at least twice a day to encsure they don't dehydrate. The temps are stable at around 75 degrees. I have a 2% uvb light on, mainly so I can see them, this creates a warmer area near to the top of the enclosure, rasiing the temps up to about 78 degrees.
They are great fun to watch and keep, I have had mine for over a year in this type of set up with no signs of aggression and all animals keeping a stable weight (I weigh them every month - paraniod mother!).