Hi Dilshad, > >June 8/01 - purchased 1.1 imports. On June 15/01 I lost the male without >warning...
This not unusual! >A good while later, while my remaining geckos were living in a 2.2 group >setting, I was surprised by two white, spheroid eggs that appeared on >opposite corners of the tank. My plan to remove them was frustrated by the >fact that each was partially adhered to the glass. If they were adhered to the glass, they were likely infertile. Good eggs are hard-shelled and covered in particles of substrate, they are partially or completely hidden under dried leaves or other cover. Often infertile clutches will be laid for a few months before any good ones are. > >This is where bad timing caused my downfall: I was called away on business >before I could move the geckos or cover the eggs, and by that evening, one >egg was missing (presumed eaten) and the other seemed to be "smeared" down >the glass and into the moss. Again, fertile eggs wouldn't be eaten. Crickets and roaches will eat eggs that aren't well-formed as well. >So back to the drawing board...the group is looking healthy and feeding >voraciously on baby roaches and crickets. I've got to come up with a better >and more controlled program of supplementation...I use Minerall 1 >already...as for oral supplementation, I've had Calcium Gluconate (the >fruit-flavoured liquid sold in drug stores for humans) recommended. Any >thoughts on using this, and what kind of dosage? I take a small piece of Calcium Sandoz and add it to about 3/4 oz of water (dissolves like Alka-Seltzer) and then add a pinch or two of Miner-All and supplement orally every week or two. Try small land snails if you can. -- Neil Meister Promotions Secretary Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com President Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
