Yes I do let them go for winter, here in the oaks and manzanita zone, there are so many crevices and holes  and rocks where they hibernate. I'd rather they do it naturally. I don't keep them that long anyway. I'd rather they get the nutrition of their natural food source, but I do fatten them up on meal worms so they handle the stress of being released. This was a fantastic grasshopper year, Wow. We leave the old downed oaks lying here on the two acres. (Some neighbors clean up their property- they think we are those "weird nature  tree huggers"). The trunks decompose and provide homes for all sorts of critters. Great spiders too. 

"My" tarantula, Erica, was taken by something this summer.The entrance was clawed up. I watched her burrow for about 6 years, visiting her each night. The burrow was in the back yard. She was cool. 

We live in a great place.
Cheers,
Linda
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On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:50 AM, Liz Lockett wrote:

Your vivarium sounds fabulous!  Why release before winter and not keep them over winter and release in spring?  Are they supposed to go into hibernation?  Just curious
 
L


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
haha! The only time I go to Sprawlmart is to get meal worms! I don't have a stock of them now, I release any lizards I catch prior to winter. I have a small virvarium to keep them after study. We have the most lovely alligator lizards, also spiny, tree, and whiptails. 

Trail of meal worms, I like it!
L.

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On Dec 19, 2013, at 7:39 AM, Liz Lockett wrote:

A trail of meal worms?


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I have a friend who has a native gecko jump out of a rug, going to the dump, and now it's in her car. How can she capture it unharmed?

Once we had a neighbor who trapped a baby gopher snake on one of those sticky strips he had put down for mice. Ben went over when he called, and they released it by using PAM cooking spray.

Any other solutions? 

Poor gecko
Linda
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P.O. Box 325
Hereford, AZ 85615
(520) 803-0538







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