Reptilian fascination

While reading up on some additional variety I could feed my trio of fire skinks, I came across someone who said her fire skinks loved the  Zoo Med Can O Silkworms . While I am certainly not an advocate of feeding any insectivorous reptile primarily or even to anymore more than a small extend canned food, I thought I would give it a try and if it worked I would offer them a few times per year for additional dietary variety. Much to my surprise, the fire skinks completely ignored the can o silkworms. If I had then trained to tong food or mixed it in with something else they were eating out of a bowl, I suspect I could have gotten them to eat it. As it turns out the can was not a waste though as adult barrel skinks and my male jeweled lacerta ate them. One painted agama ate them but only if I dropped them in front of him to create some motion.  Overall, I would rate the product as fairly effective but it really depends on the specific animal how useful they will be. They could com

The Central American Banded geckos is a very fun species to keep. They are not a species for someone looking for a pet to handle, but they are ideal for someone looking for low maintenance pet where you can leave the weekend without worry or need for a pet sitter. They are very colorful lizards, although they do hide a fair amount. However, I enjoy seeing them come out and catch insects from time to time and of course there is some interaction during cleaning.  They also do not need a lot of space, a 10 or 20 gallon tank will work just fine for a single individual or a pair. I keep the breeding adults in 17x13 inch storage boxes with lots of ventilation holes drilled into them. I would not recommend anything smaller than this because you need room for a water bowl, a moist hide box, and a dry hide box, a cool side, and a warm side. I keep these geckos in a dedicated reptile room so ambient temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s and I provide them with a 3" section of h