Rocket
Very Well-Known Member
It's obvious these days that the popularity contest when it comes to animals leans towards the money makers and up-and-coming colour phases. As a result of the trends, many species are forgotten or pushed aside and some left alone due to dull colouration, complexity of captive maintenance and poor return on investment through breeding. Some animals aren't as gregarious or socially adept and exhibit poor tolerance to staring and handling. Another reason may be start-up costs, some of the lesser-known animals may cost more to begin with and proposed keepers may get turned away due to reputations of poor return or possible death (knob-tail enthusiasts will know what I'm on about).
However, some specialist keepers lean towards the unpopular animals and focus on them as a result of personal interest and don't care for the social conform, I am one of them, especially for my favourites, Nephrurus stellatus.
This under-appreciated, under-researched and generally under-estimated species has alot of potential, just like Nephrurus levis. If you look at some of levis04's threads you will see some stunners and some that qualify for the social tage of 'hypo'. With further concentrated and line breeding, I have no doubt that some absolutely jaw-dropping animals can be produced in a matter of seasons, even enough to rival overseas animals, if only more people would take an interest to the species.
Like Nephrurus laevissimus, this species is certainly not overly tolerable of handling, require a rather specific style of housing and hide for all visual hours of the day. They are a specific animal for specifically interested keepers but to me, they will even rival N.levis and N.amyae for personality, characteristic and potential.
Also, to dickyknee, if you want emailed images or anything, send me a PM.
Anybody else that keeps any lizards that tend to be forgotten and left out, please add photos to this thread
. Please, no amyae, asper, levis, bearded dragons etc....
However, some specialist keepers lean towards the unpopular animals and focus on them as a result of personal interest and don't care for the social conform, I am one of them, especially for my favourites, Nephrurus stellatus.
This under-appreciated, under-researched and generally under-estimated species has alot of potential, just like Nephrurus levis. If you look at some of levis04's threads you will see some stunners and some that qualify for the social tage of 'hypo'. With further concentrated and line breeding, I have no doubt that some absolutely jaw-dropping animals can be produced in a matter of seasons, even enough to rival overseas animals, if only more people would take an interest to the species.
Like Nephrurus laevissimus, this species is certainly not overly tolerable of handling, require a rather specific style of housing and hide for all visual hours of the day. They are a specific animal for specifically interested keepers but to me, they will even rival N.levis and N.amyae for personality, characteristic and potential.
Also, to dickyknee, if you want emailed images or anything, send me a PM.
Anybody else that keeps any lizards that tend to be forgotten and left out, please add photos to this thread
. Please, no amyae, asper, levis, bearded dragons etc....
