Hello Gaylon,
Are you out there?
A while back we had a list discussion on Uroplatus.
I recall stating that I would post results of my incubation
efforts, so here they are:
One clutch incubated at approx. 24 C last fall hatched, one
hatchling eventually died at less than 2 months old. The other
is now close to breeding size.
I set up an incubator in December dedicated to U. phantasticus.
I moved it out of my herp room to better control temperature.
Temperature fluctuates between 16-19C (night) and 23-24 (day).
Eggs are elevated over a saturated substrate using aquarium filter foam.
Incubation is usually 3 months or a bit longer.
One clutch which was put in the new incubator halfway through incubation
did not hatch. Since then time my hatch rate has been 100% (8 out of 8).
Survival has likewise been 100%.
Additionally, 3 hatchlings from last summer (July-August 2000).
are adult and I've recently found the first viable egg from this group.
I have several eggs still incubating. It will be interesting to see what
happens when the temperatures rise over the summer months.
Thanks to Juergen Pietschmann for advice on incubation temperature.
Best wishes,
Neil Meister
Promotions Secretary
Global Gecko Association
http://www.gekkota.com
President
Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society
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