I rember with affection up there in Kikori watching them disappear into the
junction boxes in the wiring with impunity.
Regards,
Bruce.
bhansen at ozemail.com.au
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> From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Re: Mystery/Apple Snails/quarantine
> Date: Tuesday, 9 December 1997 6:30
>
> At 09:09 8/12/97 +1100, Greg wrote:
>
> >i have lived much of my time in the tropics (darwin and png) and, living
> >here in subtropical brisbane i really miss the little barking geckoes
that
> >i am accustomed to sharing my house with. recently a friend told me that
> >his house, here in brisbane, is full of barkng geckoes. it didn't used
to
> >be, in fact their arrival in the house followed a holiday in bali. my
> >friend is convinced that she inadvertantly brought a gravid female home
in
> >her luggage.
>
> I have a house full of barking geckoes. Actually they have been in
Brisbane
> for a few years now and are very plentiful in the eastern suburbs
(wynnum,
> manly, lota, lindum, hemmant, murarrie, lytton etc) I think they arrived
not
> long after Fisherman Island became the major seaport and they have spread
> out from there. They certainly keep the cockroach population in check. I
> remember hearing their barking noise for some time before I found out
what
> they were but now am quiet use to it. We have little ones that run around
> the ceiling inside the house at night time while we watch TV.
> Personally, I wouldn't be without them ;-)
>
> Adrian.
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