An update to my vivarium

[rtbaum]

I posted a couple shots, the end of March, of a terrarium that I had begun. The terrarium became two, a pair of lined geckos were added to eat the burgeoning fungus gnats, plants have grown, more have been added.


The original terrarium...now vivarium
(view at full-size to play Find-the Gecko)


The second version is just starting to crank it up

And then a special surprise tonight!


I may need the space

[Wavelength]

I Liked them all; which bird laid those eggs? Is it an anthurium flower in the foreground(red and yellow)?

[rtbaum]

Nandakumar- The eggs are gecko eggs. It is indeed an Anthurium. My little geckos like to lick it for the nectar.



The more I learn about them, the more I become impressed. Their primary diet is insects and nectar. There is a flower in Madagascar that is pollinated by a certain species of bird. The bird has been pushed to the brink of extinction, thus the flower is also on the brink. Researchers have noted that those flowers near a certain shrub seemed to set seed. This had the researchers scratching their heads...until the found out that the shrub is a favorite of a certain species of gecko that likes the nectar of the endangered flower and thus inadvertently pollinates the flower. The role of day geckos in pollination is just beginning to be appreciated.

Unfortunately, many species of gecko are also becoming endangered, in several cases the only surviving members of some species are in captivity.

[Wavelength]

I am really impressed by this image and your explanation...really interesting and causing concern

[JBW]

interesting, both the shots and the explanation

[IzzieK]

This is a very interesting experiment that you have. I only have seen geckos on tv and in the zoo in Melbourne…thank you for sharing…

[Shadowman]

Nice tones.