Thank you for your reply Hilde. If I can get enough data on Ciliatus I would be happy to do my paper on them. Any body have enough data they are willing to share? Cyndy On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 14:53:54 -0500 Hilde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Beverly Erlebacher wrote: > > > > There seems to be a lot to learn about TSD vs GSD in geckos. For > example, > > Phillippe de Vosjoli stated in Vivarium magazine that Rhacodactylus > > ciliatus has GSD, but when I asked on the list, several people > stated > > that in their experience, these geckos have TSD. > > > My vote is TSD on ciliatus. Any eggs that were laid during summer > heatwaves > hatched out males. Any laid in winter, when the max temperature was > around 72�F > ended up females. It almost seems that the max female temperature is > around > 72-73�F. I haven't hatched out dozens of them to make a definite > statement, so > all this is my guess, don't take it as fact. Also, I've never had a > clutch with > one of each sex. Again, maybe it's just my luck, but every clutch > has had both > hatchlings the same sex. > > Considering how prolific the ciliatus are, maybe we could get more > input from > others and see if there's any definite answer to the TSD-GSD debate? > > Hilde > -- > ~*~***~*~ > Every morning is the dawn of a new error > > ###################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: http://www.gekkota.com > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###################################################################### >
