Newbee..........

[crestedgeckogal]

Hello everyone, my name is Amanda and I am kinda new to orchids. They are just the most beautiful orchids in the world, and I have always been intriged by them, but as I read "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean (the movie Adaptation is loosely based on this) I become more and more addicted! I really like Masdevallias, and today I realized that there is actually a subgenus Amanda in this genus. Does anyone know where I can get a Spilotantha amanda? I would really like one.........

Oh yeah, and by the way, I am also infactuated with reptiles! My favorite being Rhacodactylus ciliatus (crested geckos) and I have had my first breeding experience this year. I also own bearded dragons, a leopard gecko and millipedes. I would like to get a miniature dachshund within the next few months.

[Tindomul]

Hi!! Welcome to the Orchid Board. Have any pics of those gecko eggs? I've never kept any but I find reptile eggs to be too kool!! I myself am an avid Herp keeper, Amphibians to be more precise. Maybe you will find that you can keep your geckos and orchids together in tanks, as I do with my frogs. I keep two of them in a tank that is planted solely with orchids.

Amanda, is that a genus name or a species? I seem to recall hearing about it a long while ago here on this board. Hope you find your answers.

[Becca]

Welcome Amanda! I did a search on google and wasn't able to find much....just a picture of Spilotantha amanda
http://www.orchidstudium.com/Estrang...;20amanda.html
It looks as though it is also known as Masdevallia amanda. Perhaps if you find a grower that specializes in Masdevallia's you might be able to locate one. Sometimes the internet won't allow you to obtain those special ones and you just have to call around and ask. Good luck find one!

[crestedgeckogal]

Thank you for your welcome! I have thought about keeping orchids with my geckos, but I am afraid of my orchids getting beaten down by the weight of the geckos! Amanda is a subgenus of the genus Masdevallia, I was just hoping to find one........... later