General Topics and Articles
A common question that crops up among herpetoculturalists who keep Uroplatus is how much UV they need. This is an important question, because UV, especially UV-B, can be critical to reptiles (and other animals) because it is involved in the pathway that produces vitamin D3 and allows for calcium to be absorbed by the body. But it is not really clear how this works in nocturnal reptiles. In Uroplatus we have the interesting case that the geckos, although active at night, sleep…
With the rise in popularity for many Uroplatus species, I felt it was important to begin discussing how the experts attempt to sex their hatchling/juvenile Uroplatus. As a rule of thumb for most species, we can never be 100% until we see hemipenes, or lack thereof, but a few species are sexually dimorphic, even at birth. If you work with enough specimens, patterns begin emerging, but but in most cases, sexing by pattern alone is not quite enough. *Note: The…
Introduction Housing Uroplatus can be a tricky endeavor. The larger the collection is, the trickier it is to manage effectively. While the options can be limited or limitless (depending on where in the world you are located!) it is important to take a few fundamentals into consideration when housing Uroplatus. Glass or Screen? This is a topic that can conjure up debate in any online forums. Many hobbyists have a preference for one or the other and depending on which…