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Old 01-22-2010, 08:55 AM
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What do you guys house your Goni's in? A tub and rack system or naturalistic vivarium setup.
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Old 01-22-2010, 11:59 AM
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I have heard of breeders going both ways, Ive heard some argue that gonis like to climb so they should have taller setups so they can climb. I set a few up with cork bark and different branches and stuff for them to climb on and rarely saw them use it, so racks are the way I went
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Old 01-22-2010, 12:30 PM
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Do you use Iris or sterlite tubs and size? Thanks Brandon.
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I use sterlite. I actually think sterilite stopped making that model though, havent looked for them lately but i know they dont have them on their website anymore
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Old 01-22-2010, 05:02 PM
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I use a more naturalistic setup, although I'm not a breeder..yet : ) I've seen him climb and use the cork bark and branches available though
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My pair have both cork bark and ample perching to climb on. I often catch one or both of them climbing at night after lights out. My male seems to like to hit the highest spot on the branch and stand lookout. They're fat, active and breeding successfully!
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Thats great to hear mlitton! It seems some catch theirs climbing, and others seem to never climb.
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My adult Goni's are all caged in aluminum screened cages that are misted daily. Each cage is 18"w x 22"d x 30"h decorated with bark, branches, and plants. I keep 1.4 in every cage during breeding season. Every evening you'll find my Goni's around the very top of the cages. New offspring and juvies are kept in deep plastic drawer storage stackable units.
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That sounds like an awesome setup Geckeleon. You have any pictures of that? I have a couple of unused screen cages laying around. Hmmm....maybe I should put one to use. I've been wanting to carve a foam cave insert covered in coco fiber similar to what i have in my dart frog terrariums for them. With that kind of vertical space I could make it huge and off the hook.
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Pics of some of my smaller cages are on photobucket, address below. For some reason I always have problems down loading my pics on this site.
http://s635.photobucket.com/albums/uu77/geckeleon/
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