Calling all caecilian keepers!

[pez]

I have seen this guys in the wild and I did kept the one i saw for some time but released him because he spent most of the time buried or inside the rotten log he had. I fed him with Tenebrio molitor larvae or earthworms. Hope you have luck with yours.






I released mine exactly in the same place where I found him.

[tjtreefrog]

I have seen this guys in the wild and I did kept the one i saw for some time but released him because he spent most of the time buried or inside the rotten log he had. I fed him with Tenebrio molitor larvae or earthworms. Hope you have luck with yours.






I released mine exactly in the same place where I found him.

Cool! Do you know what species you had? I wish I lived in an area where I could just go into the jungle and collect caecilians myself, you're so lucky!

[pez]

I had a Dermophis costaricense. Its not so easy to go out and see them. First you need to have a property, I am lucky that my grandpa has a big property just next to a national park.
Next time I go there (saturday) I am going to try to find one.

[tjtreefrog]

Awesome! I've heard Dermophis species make great captives. I hope you find some this Saturday, post pictures of them if you do!

[tjtreefrog]

Update! I just received my Geotrypetes seraphini (Gaboon Caecilian). It is doing well. It's in a 10 gallon tank with 4 inches of moist coconut husk. I'll keep everyone updated on it's progress and will post photos soon (I'm going to let it rest undisturbed for a few day after its long journey).

[tjtreefrog]

Thank you Pez, and everyone else, for your kind words. Did you have any luck finding caecilians on your Grandpa's property?

[pez]

No, I didn't. I tried cheking every moist area, dead trunk, rocks, everything, but had no luck.


Hope you can get other caecilian soon!!