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How does your Leaftail behave when you spray down their homes at night?

viper69 Feb 12, 2005 10:58 PM

Id like to see what people have observed basically.

My henk..he/she always raises up on all 4 legs, and curves his tail out and upward, and stands poised....If he really doesn't want to get wet, he runs away.
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Uroplatus sikorae 1.1
Uroplatus henkeli
Ball python
Hogg Island Boa Constrictor
Several species of tarantula

Replies (3)

umop_apisdn Feb 12, 2005 11:13 PM

my henks usually move to the opposite side of the branch to avoid the spray. my phantasticus just sit there. the sikorae sometimes open their mouths at the spray. the pietschmanni just sorta sit there.

flamedcrestie Feb 13, 2005 12:05 AM

at first the lineatus freak out and start biting at it, then they just sit there and lap it up. the sikorae curl around the branch on the opposite side i'm spraying from to avoid being sprayed.

oh0na Feb 14, 2005 10:24 AM

I have noticed the same thing as well. My sikorae female moves to the opposite side of the branch, my male usually just re-settles himself. My henkel just moves away, my ebenaui just re-adjust themselves, and my fantasticus just stay there. Not much more than that.
Luke
www.critterclues.com
1.0 Henkels
1.1 Sikorae
1.1 Guntheri
1.1 Phantasticus
1.1 Ebenaui

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