Kinyongia Tenue

Hi everyone Im really sorry if this post is in the wrong section but for some reason couldnt place it in the genera section Anyway Im thinking of geting a pair of Kinyongia Tenue Ive been offered some CB 8 month old subadults unrelated but am not sure if they are a pair or 2 females Ive never kept the species before but would love to give them a go! Im not a novice as I keep many species. Would be most grateful to here what you guys think? thanks so much Heatherx

They both appear to be females. I love my two pairs and the females are definitely the "lookers" of this species.

dartfrog said:

Hi everyone Im really sorry if this post is in the wrong section but for some reason couldnt place it in the genera section Anyway Im thinking of geting a pair of Kinyongia Tenue Ive been offered some CB 8 month old subadults unrelated but am not sure if they are a pair or 2 females Ive never kept the species before but would love to give them a go! Im not a novice as I keep many species. Would be most grateful to here what you guys think? thanks so much Heatherx

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Are you sure that those are real CB ones ? CB tenuis are very very rare. On my first thought I knew only two guys in Europe who have breed them this year

Hi Cain thanks for your reply I had a feeling they were both female. I know the chap really well Benny he has got them from a german friend so preety sure they are CB he has never let me down in the past! I have a 60cmX45cmx60cm Exoterra that I was going to use which is extremely well planted do you think this is suitable if I go for the 2 females & get a male later as I know he has more available? Thanks Heatherx

Definitely 2 females. I keep a pair together fine in a 45x45x60 Exo-Terra so you should be fine.

Chris

Ok Chris thats great then Thanks
Can I ask what sort of lighting you use I was going to use a 5% with reflector will this be ok?
Heatherx

I use a 6500K compact fluorescent bulb and a ReptiGlo 5.0 compact fluorescent on my exo-terras.

Chris

Hi again everyone
I now have my Tenuis, had them a week tomorrow seem to have settled really well, one is a bit shy at the moment the other very outgoing thou. So glad I have them theyre adorable. Just need to find a male now as sadly the guy I got them from may not be able to help me. Does anyone know of any breeders that may be going to Hamm as I have friends who frequently do. Also can I check my temps are ok? 26 degrees basking 22 ambient & 17 nighttime. Will try to post pics soon. Thanks so much Heatherxxx

eisentrauti said:

Are you sure that those are real CB ones ? CB tenuis are very very rare. On my first thought I knew only two guys in Europe who have breed them this year

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I have to correct you on thatone Benny, there are 3, the 2 you know which i know also and myself, hehe. They are indeed very rare and not easy to hatch. I've had only 3 juveniles hatching from 10 eggs (all others died during hatching and suffocated in the egg). I hope the tweaks i've made for the incubation of the other eggs will result in better hatch rates.

best regards

Joery

Is there a third guy ? You and Tom have breed them and Micha ? I have at the moment also a gravid female, which substrate did you use for them ? I've had often bad luck with females who hide their eggs and died after this

Hey Benny something tells me there's going to be a fourth person.

would be too nice, but I don't think my chances are high

As promised a few pics best I can get at the momment as they are a bit camera shyHope you like Heatherxx

Rest of pics.
Heatherxx

eisentrauti said:

Is there a third guy ? You and Tom have breed them and Micha ? I have at the moment also a gravid female, which substrate did you use for them ? I've had often bad luck with females who hide their eggs and died after this

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No just Tom, me and micha (makes 3). I use a substrate of 30cm plant soil (pretty moist) and a toplayer of forest moss and they dig a hole of around 5-10cm deep beneath the moss and deposit the eggs (4-6eggs). I have made a movie clip of a digging female, though the quality isn't really good, coz i didn't want to add additional lights which could have disturbed the female, i will post it later on.

grts

Joery

Thanks Joery ! I will change the substrate a bit, to make sure the female can digg easier holes. I hope that I can still find good moss, today it started to snow here

Benny, I dont use substrate in my cages but the 2 females I have both laid in a plastic plant pot that was 12 inches wide and deep. I used 1/2 top soil and 1/2 play sand. They both laid the eggs only about 3 to 5 inches down in the container. Just something to think about if you cant find the moss

Yes, but I don't want to risk anything. I've made so many bad experiences with females who dropped their eggs and die or females who died highly gravid

eisentrauti said:

Yes, but I don't want to risk anything. I've made so many bad experiences with females who dropped their eggs and die or females who died highly gravid

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Hi, could you tell if your female get well? i have got one, when i get her she was already pregnant so I even dont know how long she is pregnent but she was in very bad shape, she had shortened tongue, didint wont to eat... i did all my best to make her get better and it wokred she seemed to get well, but now she get very big, she dont want to dig and she is hiding under the leafes... i am geeting very worried

How is it with the female?
Give her lots of moss zo she can lay her eggs down there.