I haven't seen it in my leos, but in my tokays one of the parents will eat the egg. I let my eggs incubated inside my breeder tokay cage though, only to be protected by either gecko. Later, Chris P.S. Am I the only "moron" who HASN'T bred their leos year this year? I guess I believe in photoperiod and temp cahnges too much. ----- Original Message ----- From: Hilde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Gecko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 2:48 PM Subject: [Gecko] He hatched, but where's the shell??? > > > I had my first 2001 leopard hatch this morning. This guy is bigger than any > leopard hatchling I've ever seen! With any luck, it's a male, which it 'should' > be by incubation temperature. > What really got me though is that there's no egg shell left behind. Not even a > tiny sliver. I sifted through the peatmoss, removed it all with a teaspoon, and > not one piece of shell showed up. This is something new for me. Is it possible > he ate it? Considering he grew up in the shell, it shouldn't be dangerous if > eaten, but I've never heard anything about that before. > I'm assuming it's not a common occurrence? > > > Hilde > > -- > ~*~***~*~ > Chaos, panic, & disorder > - my work in the kitchen is done. > > ###################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: http://www.gekkota.com > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###################################################################### > >
