cordylus

[kafiltafiisch]

Already see some stuff you need to change First of i think that tank is too small specialy if your considering breeding. You need a bigger wider tank in wich your going to put several more animals(I think you can put several males together but be shure to figure that out) with several basking and hidding places. More deco in the form of rocks ,logs ,etc. Also that botom is defenetly to weet. It wont hurt to replace some whit dry material. How do you keep it warm during the nigth?
Also that is a bad plant choice. Thouse are Asparagus sp wich can be irritating and are sligthly toxic. Also that red plant I think is a red acer wich is also toxic for birds and very likely reptiles. Keep both as house plants and replace them by a few safe ones I will tell you. Its very important because Cordylus are omnivorus and will eat a small amount of plant material. Good plants for such terrarium include Sanseveria sp, smood leaf yuca, Cordyline sp and Dracaena sp wich is already a hand full. Thouse are comonly avaible house plants(google the names for images) but you must whait for at least a copple of mouths before putting any resently buyed plant into the terrarium to let the rest of pesticides, leaf shiner and fertilizers that it was 100% shure exposed to dilute or became inactive, so it wont hurt your lizards

hey the info is very appreciated as usuall but!
1. it is usually dry in the tank
2. as for plant choices i had no clue i will remove the asperagous fern asap but i acclimate and clean my plants always before i plant them
3. the red plant is a japanese maple from outside
4. i had no clue they were omnivores thanks for the infos
5. is a 30 gal really to little for the one at the time? its dimensions are 12wX18tX30l
if i sound nippy in this post im not i just cant figure a different way to word it

 

[wild caught]

is a 30 gal really to little for the one at the time? its dimensions are 12wX18tX30l

aw dude, id think that would be fine for one, probly a pair too.

and why yes, i LOVE mudkips.

 

[coura]

hey the info is very appreciated as usuall but!
1. it is usually dry in the tank
No need to be 100% dry just not soaking moist
2. as for plant choices i had no clue i will remove the asperagous fern asap but i acclimate and clean my plants always before i plant them
Good
3. the red plant is a japanese maple from outside

4. i had no clue they were omnivores thanks for the infos
5. is a 30 gal really to little for the one at the time? its dimensions are 12wX18tX30l
Oh ok, I though you wanted to breed themAnd I though they were more then one
if i sound nippy in this post im not i just cant figure a different way to word it

 

[coura]

aw dude, id think that would be fine for one, probly a pair too.
Yup its fine for one or pherhaps even a pair(even if bigger is allways better with lizards) to be kept as PETSNow you wanted to know what it takes for breeding and I tell you that if you want to acomplish it you need way more then one pair and you need a way bigger setup then that one. Cordylus are very social lizards in the wild, you can often find dozens together and they are very rarely bred in captivity to begin with. To have a good chance you need to give them the best possible condicions including a very good diet, lots of space and multiple choice mating amigos of both sexes A pair sometimes doesant even work with easily bred lizards like leopard geckos because they simply dont get along(rare but it happens). Its diferent what it takes to keep a animal as a pet then what it takes to breed them I keep a copple of iguanas in what I consider to be pretty good average condicions of captive care. But if I wanted to breed them a big step foard needed to be taken. Very sufisticated equipement would be needed to simulate a raining and dry seazon year after year. Photoperiod, temperatures and humidity had to be simulated with very good acurancy, as well as a bed room size enclosure