Ok, so I will just let them be.. Thanks Jon, Barbie, Hilde, and Jen for all your help and ideas.. Ill get you pics of them if you want them after they hatch.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon & Stacy Boone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [Gecko] Egg problem.. please help...
> My experience with this species correlates with what Hilde posted to the > list earlier. There are no problems with allowing the eggs to incubate in > place AND uncovered. Do not mist or attempt to remove the eggs is a > mandatory practice. Many gecko species glue their eggs, and it is up to the > laying female to select a spot that favors survival of the hatchlings when > they appear. Despite your fear of hatchlings falling to their deaths, > newborn G. vittatus are thin and certainly not going to break anything by > falling a couple of feet - if they even do. Species such as G. vittatus lay > their eggs on vertical surfaces to greatly eliminate the number of predators > that would normally otherwise eat their eggs. Normally when the offspring > crack open the egg, they typically set with their snout protruding and > adjusting respiratory rates, etc. The skin loosens and frequently they shed > upon emerging from the egg. The babies, with their freshly shed toes, are > at their best condition for scaling vertical surfaces. > > I would not worry about where the eggs are laid, and what would happen with > the young when they appear. Your only potential problem is that if you > cease feeding the adults, or calcium starve the female, then they might be > forced to eat the offspring/eggs - and this is exceedingly rare. Some may > recommend keeping the juveniles in with the adults, I would not suggest > doing so unless you are interested in learning the degree of tolerance and > at what age the tolerance ends. > > Jon > ps. yes, I have kept and presently do keep this species (for collectively > about 15 years) > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
