My Leo's are precocious in sunny California! My P.M. Grandis have been
breeding and laying eggs all winter long. But none of them have been
fertile. They only hatched last May so maybe they are too young?
Cyndy
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:30:02 -0800 "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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
> >
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> > - my work in the kitchen is done.
> >
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