Pandora on Earth

[GhostTiger]

I love the leafy sea dragons, and that little leaftail gecko I've never seen before. He's pretty cute. lol Probably pretty mean though?

I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but a little while ago I found this bug on my door that made me think of you Raiden. lol I had never seen this before, it's a moth masquerading as a wasp... (Not the best picture but tada.)

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by GhostTiger

I love the leafy sea dragons, and that little leaftail gecko I've never seen before. He's pretty cute. lol Probably pretty mean though?

No, Uroplatus geckos are a bunch of docile forest dwellers. U. phantasticus is actually the smallest and most delicate amongst them, and is becoming threatened by habitat loss.

They make very interesting terrarium/vivarium inhabitants, but are prone to dehydration if the humidity isn't high enough.

[GhostTiger]

Originally Posted by Raiden

No, Uroplatus geckos are a bunch of docile forest dwellers. U. phantasticus is actually the smallest and most delicate amongst them, and is becoming threatened by habitat loss.

They make very interesting terrarium/vivarium inhabitants, but are prone to dehydration if the humidity isn't high enough.

Threatened? So sad.

Have you had one?

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by GhostTiger

Threatened? So sad.

Have you had one?

Man, I wish.

They don't show up in the pet trade often, due to very, very strict import quotas.

Those that do, however, are often snatched up by professionals as a part of captive breeding programs.

The members of the herpetocultural jounal "Gekkota" have been circulating some very high quality captive-bred hatchlings, and these efforts tend to be the best sources of obtaining them.

Aside from this, they are very expensive, and not easy animals to care for; they are very delicate physically and physiologically, and are sensitive to low humidity levels and heat; they require a cool/montane forest habitat to do well.

[Niri Te]

I want to get a few bioluminescent frogs to go with the mushrooms.
Niri Te