Caudata.org: Newts and Salamanders Portal

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Did you know that registered users see fewer ads? Register today!

Terrestrial Caecilians

Gymnophiona

New member
Joined
Jul 6, 2009
Messages
10
Reaction score
0
Location
Stuttgart
AW: Terrestrial Caecilians

Hi,

I´m keeping terrestrial caecilians (Geotrypetes seraphini) for a year now. Nice animals :D

What do you want to know over these animals?

Greeting from Germany
Philip
 

spiro666

New member
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
Messages
47
Reaction score
1
Terrestrial Caecilian

Hi Hi Hi

ive had some of these guys before and they are interesting. We (science) knows almost nothing about them but that there are 100's of species that vary in size, color, habitats? makes them more appealling i think

i dont have pictures but my setups were long, wide and short. nothing in them but peat moss, mixed with some more dense chippings, rocks that were positioned to make cave-like dwellings possible. The experience i got from them most was learning different type of ground cover. java moss, baby tears, Suzi Wong, Selaginella kraussiana, riccia and even lawn grass. The nice part of the ground cover was how it kept them from tracking dirt along the sides of the tank and helps absorb their outputs. the downside is you need lights and timers. :(. i hope this helps a little bit.

also watch their bites. it only happened once but it was definately sharp.
 

Ra

New member
Joined
Aug 4, 2009
Messages
11
Reaction score
0
I wasn't even aware these existed as a terrestrial aniamal. I'm indeed very very interested in these strange creatures as well.
 

CaveDweller

New member
Joined
Sep 29, 2009
Messages
17
Reaction score
1
Location
Georgia
I didn't know these were terrestrial either!! @.@ They are soo cool!! I am soo happy this section came up! Now I have something else to distract me from my school work^.~ hee hee hee
 
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
    There are no messages in the chat. Be the first one to say Hi!
    Top