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Hi everyone,

I'm constructing a viv right now, and I'm not sure if I want to go with a pair of gold dust day geckos or a pair of Holaspis guentheri to occupy it. It's a small viv, measuring 24" x 10" x 19" high. Is this a suitable size for a pair of H. guentheri?

Also, what is their activity level like? Do they make good display animals, or do they hide most of the day?

Are they difficult to breed in a vivarium? What can I expect in terms of breeding and hatching out eggs? Thanks!
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::i believe in joy > http://www.winds.org/nekomi/hope.html

::my homepage > http://www.winds.org/nekomi

My Growing Zoo:

1.0 Husband (Byron) ^_^
0.1 black cat (Shade)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Zia)
1.0 Leucistic Ratsnake (Houdini)
1.2 Cockatoo cichlids (A. cacatuoides yellow-gold)
1.2 Panduro cichlids (A. panduro)

You can find a lot of info in an article (volume 2 issue 3) wich you can download at www.podarcis.nl. You only have to register, the download is free.

Recently a book appeared from the same author (M. Kroniger) about H. laevis. The problem is it's only available in german.

Altough your cage is a bit on the small side i think it's possible. I am keeping Holaspis for several years now (my oldest animal is an
9 year old male!, and still going strong). They breed easily, sometimes up to 6-7 clutches per year. The eggs are easy to incubate. I keep them in a fairly simple vivarium like setup, with a bit of a cooling down period in the winter over here (the Netherlands) to temper their productivity a bit (and give the female some rest). This works very well. They are active all day and become tame quite fast, when they are hungry i have to be real careful when i open the cage.
Hope this is of some help, good luck!

Thanks for the information! I went ahead and read the article you recommended, and found it extremely helpful. The cage size recommended in the article for a pair is only 15" x 15" x 19", which averages out to about the same total area as my cage.

Thanks again for the help, I really appreciate it. Besides the ad running in the classifieds right now, do you know of any good suppliers who consistently have these animals?
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::i believe in joy > http://www.winds.org/nekomi/hope.html

::my homepage > http://www.winds.org/nekomi

My Growing Zoo:

1.0 Husband (Byron) ^_^
0.1 black cat (Shade)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Zia)
1.0 Leucistic Ratsnake (Houdini)
1.2 Cockatoo cichlids (A. cacatuoides yellow-gold)
1.2 Panduro cichlids (A. panduro)