In a message dated 9/27/01 3:43:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I've had even worse luck with Geckonia, lots of nice looking eggs, but no hatchlings : ( >> Neil, Nothing scientific, but I have noticed that the Helmeted Gecko eggs seem more prone to hatch when the temperature reaches 85F to 85.3F----possibly the slight increase in temperature triggers the hatching. I have had eggs at different stages of incubation (55 days through 70 days) that will all hatch at the same time when there is a slight spike in the temperatures. You can see different clutches of eggs in the attached picture showing an empty egg (already hatched), two geckos emerging, and the egg at the top/left is already pipped (cracked). I would suggest that you might want to increase your incubation temperatures. (On a side note, I maintain humidity in the hovabator by keeping water in the tracks. When there is not enough humidity, the eggs won't hatch or the hatchlings sometimes have attached yolks.) Let us know if this helps! Stacy
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