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In a message dated 4/8/02 5:39:03 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<< . We kept them in a gallon jar with some
water and raspberry or blackberry leaves. They grew to be maybe 4 inches
long. Where I live, they wouldn't be able to survive the winter, so I
didn't worry too much if they got loose. You'd have to think carefully
about that if you live where it doesn't freeze, unless they are native in
your area. I can't offer any ideas on where to get them. >>


Cool! They are native to us here in FL but we never knew what to feed them.
No one was interested enough in capturing some to research what food they
needed...now that we know maybe we'll grab a couple! They're really hard to
see in nature, I almost walked right on one because they blend so well.

I totally agree with you Dar, about rats.
When we were kids we always had Gerbils...usually a litter every so often
too. Once when we left town for a couple of days our cat got crafty and
actually pulled out one of the Habitrail components (that was taped down mind
you) and got to the Gerbils. It was awful, especially since there was a new
litter of babies that time. We always had very wise, very cunning cats around.
One of them got my two parakeets even! That's quite a story.

Thanks everyone for all the info. I'm thinking the Gecko would be really
cool....getting excited about a pet or two again.

Ren

Tia Leschke

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><< . We kept them in a gallon jar with some
> water and raspberry or blackberry leaves. They grew to be maybe 4 inches
> long. Where I live, they wouldn't be able to survive the winter, so I
> didn't worry too much if they got loose. You'd have to think carefully
> about that if you live where it doesn't freeze, unless they are native in
> your area. I can't offer any ideas on where to get them. >>
>
>
>Cool! They are native to us here in FL but we never knew what to feed them.
>No one was interested enough in capturing some to research what food they
>needed...now that we know maybe we'll grab a couple! They're really hard to
>see in nature, I almost walked right on one because they blend so well.

We sometimes found it hard to spot them in the jar! Keep in mind that
yours might be a different variety and eat different things. If I found
some in the wild, I'd probably give them the raspberry or blackberry leaves
along with whatever kind of plant we found them on or near. You'd see
pretty fast what was being eaten and what wasn't.
Tia

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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
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