Corals are by no means as commonly seen as you indicate they are where you live. I've found two in 4 years..most often seen during the monsoon season which I avoid like the plague as the area gets swamped w/herpers! So, others may see them more often than I do.

The neonates were all found in early Spring so obviously they hatched out the year before. The female I found in the Fall was about 18" at the time w/just a barely discernable pattern left. She out eats the males 2:1. I had her in w/ a smaller male but ended up separating them to ensure he was getting his fill.

One thing I noticed about the juvies (since I have no adults to speak to) they like to move about undetected so I have lots of fake ivy strewn about the bottom of their cages. This way they can get from the wet to dry hides under cover so-to-speak.

Not sure just how specific "locality" needs to be when it come to Senticolis. The lone male found in a more obscure locality was about 50 miles from the other trio. It would be nice to eventually pair him up though I've never seen any for sale from this area. Guess I'll be on the quad there as often as possible next year! Otherwise he'll go in w/one of the other females. Unlike the Chiricauhua animals, he seems to look exactly like those from the Santa Ritas.

Bill

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