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dantro

I've finally tracked down some more Stenodactylus Stenodactylus geckos' and want to add them to my breeding group, is there a special way of doing this or shall i just put them straight in and let them work it out for themselves? ..
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance...
Dan.
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PaulG · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject:

Are you going to Quarantine ?
I keep seperate for a week to check they are eating, then put them straight in.
How many did you get ??
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dantro · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

Yeah will quarantine for a week like u said ...
Im getting another 2-3 females and maybe another male ... i'll see when i get there really ...
They also have some Stenodactylus P. too so i may look at starting a group of these too ... Very Happy

What the best M to F ratio?
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PaulG · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

Dont know really.
I dont think you need any more males yet tbh.
I would just get the females, and yeah if I had the chance i would get the Petrii
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dantro · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

Yeah i was thinking the same thing, may have to have a look at the Petrii ... havent really seen any up close yet, i know they are quite similar though ..
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jakeus · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 664

If I were you, I would clean out the tank and disinfect it all before introducing the new ones! Just so noone is intruding on each others territory!

dantro · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Yeah was thinking of rearranging it too, so it looks like a completely new territory ...
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juliewoos · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

quarentine needs to be AT LEAST a month tbh, i normally do 2-3mths. Best idea is to start them in a completely cleaned out, new sand rearrange hides and make sure they are all cleaned so everything is new to all stenos.
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markr37 · I'm new here... Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

Dantro where did you get your steno's from ??

dantro · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:12 am Post subject:

My original group i got from the classifieds, the new ones are from a local shop, Cold Blooded in Rainham (been going for over 12 years now) so Paul managed to track me some down ... Where are u based?
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