Ok, so.... here is a good question... have any of you kept this species? im not sayin you are wrong or one way wont work and the other will.. im just asking if any of you have kept this species because im getting mixed messages ya know? once again im not tryin to be a jerk im just tryin to do whats best for my geckos 8-) Pablo, Jon Boone, anyone else who has kept and had eggs with this species would be greatly appreciated to hear from 8-)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Egg problem.. please help... > > Brad Blackburn wrote: > > > > Ok, first off I am extremely happy that my white-lined gecko laid her eggs but > > well, their is a problem.... > > > > Ok so the eggs are on the sid of the tank..... so........ will they fall to their > > deaths if/when they hatch??? if so is their anything i could put to keep them from > > fallin to their deaths? also they eat their shells from what i have been told.. > > what do i do about that??? > > > > > White lined geckos are in the Gekko family, so they take care of their kids for at > least a short while after hatching. They don't guard their babies as zealously as > tokays or green-eyed (smithii) geckos, but they do watch them for a few weeks. It's > perfectly okay to leave the eggs in the tank and uncovered. Let the parents tend > them. Where the hatchlings are concerned, the only likely aggression would be > directed at you for trying to mess with their kids :) > > Once the eggs hatch, let the female eat the shells. It's quite normal, and recycles > calcium. Don't mist the eggs, nor try to remove them. > > The babies can walk up the glass, so they won't fall to their deaths upon hatching. > From watching the smithii hatch, I just assume they hatch from the top side of the > egg, and sit there for a while, trying to comprehend what has just happened. I've > never seen one hatch from the side or bottom of the egg, so there's not much chance > they'll fall to the ground. > > Just sit back, watch the parents tend the eggs and hatchlings. You're in for a treat. > We don't see many reptiles who behave like a family. > > Hilde > -- > ~*~***~*~ > 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.... > .... and we all end up looking like hockey players > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
