I actually was looking for a new project that was not already being kept in captivity, but had the potential to be established successfully. I had seen a pic of another species of these (D. weileri) at Cal academy of sciences and thought they were beauties but likely to be hard to keep (arboreal/fairly specialized feed/flighty). When I saw these guys on an import list as LTC's, I couldn't help myself. I totally went back and forth with myself over whether this was a wise thing to try, how hard would it be to provide for them, etc. In the end, I leapt and so far they have been an absolute dream, eating and active and parasite free. They do, of course have some nice pointy teeth (and are rear-fanged), but they have been disinclined to bite thus far. I'm pretty happy with the project and hopefully will be able to work out the biology of these guys, since so little is known.Originally Posted by rabernet
Cheers,
Kat
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