We found geckos interacted with all five types of enrichment at above-chance levels (i.e., no 95% CIs for engagement time overlapped with 0sec). Geckos spent more time interacting with Thermal and Feeding enrichment than the other types (F(4,60)=49.84, p<0.001). Thermal, Feeding, ...
Newspaper or brown paper works well and is easily removed and replaced, although not aesthetically pleasing and do not mimic a natural environment. Hardwood shavings and paper bedding are very absorbent, easy to spot-clean, and, most importantly, allow the animals to burrow. Indoor–outdoor ...
The adaptive decoupling hypothesis suggests that animals that develop through two or more distinct phenotypic phases may be able to disrupt genetic correlations between phases, allowing each phase to better adapt to its particular selective environment [3]. This strategy would be particularly relevant f...
Adult leopard geckos are sexually dimorphic, with males having open secretory pores anterior to the cloaca. In low-temperature females these pores are closed, whereas in females from a male-biased temperature they are open (Gutzke and Crews, 1988). Head size is also sexually dimorphic, with ...
leopard geckos. All three cases presented here were diagnosed as obstructive postovulatory stasis in three female leopard geckos. As stress can be a predisposing factor for dystocia [1,3], it is possible that the already pregnant female, recently acquired and recently housed in a new environment...
A sparse vegetation environment is also not conducive to leopards feeding their cubs, and breeding costs will increase [55]. 4.3. Protection Suggestions for Leopard Habitat in the Reserve The potentially suitable area for leopards is beyond the scope of the nature reserve. We suggest that the ...