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arvensis 
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 Topic: Kitchen lino as experimental refugiaPosted: 17 Sep 2006 at 1:56pm |
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The kitchen lino which I used as experimental refugia has been down so far for 9 days. I checked all 4 pieces today and under one was a juvenile Slowworm. So it proves it works for slowworms at least- I have piccies of said animal which I may post later. I have another 3 or 4 more pieces to put down which I will do this week, along with 3 Coroline refuges. Any further reptiles recorded under the lino will be posted on this thread. Mark |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2006 at 2:55pm |
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Almost any material which is lying in long grass would produce reptiles - though carpet tiles tend to be too soggy - I have been finding felt tiles working well for slowworms in closed (almost) canopy woodland! Regards
Jon
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Yesterday Felt out performed Tin (slowworms) by a long way - adult and juvenile lizards were found on top of felt or under tin I have comparison humidity readings and temperatures to post here soon Jon |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2006 at 3:36pm |
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We are also capturing good numbers of slow-worms from woodland areas at the moment. I wonder how much the long dry summer has to do with this Jon? On our site they appear almost absent from areas that were drought afffected but where they were present during spring survey. For slow-worms, placing refugia in shaded areas can often work suprisingly well. We have had some nice results with a mixture of Gutta and flat felts recently, I would say 50/50 for each material but the flat felts will sometimes produce when the Gutta is still a little cool in a given session. |
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I'm also finding quite a few under wood at the moment and quite a few a juveniles. I saw a long and narrow bit of wood by the lineside of the railway north of Petersfield(I was there in the course of my work). I lifted it up and there were 3 juv. slowworms underneath it. Well it's nice to start a discussion about the merits of various materials as refugia. At the site where the lino is, apart from that and the Coroline, I will be also putting down several roofing felt refugia. It is beneficial that this site is totally private and the chances of the refugia getting trashed is very slim so I can afford to experiment. The only thing i have to ensure is that the refugia does not constitute a tripping hazard. |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2006 at 3:46pm |
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I've found that unless you use small tin's then felt seems to be prefered by slow worms at least. And like lino tiles thay are easy to carry.
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