In a message dated 1/24/02 5:24:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I have 1.3 spider gecko and should they have UVB
lighting.My females have been laying eggs,but they are
no good.Any help would be nice. Thank you.
>>
Hey Jodi,
So good to see you online and on the list! Welcome! Of course, you decided
to post on the one day that I didn't go online! Had I known you were going
to join the list, I would've baked you a cake! Ha-ha! ;-)
As for full spectrum for your Spider Geckos, I imagine that ideally it would
be a good idea. I must be honest, I don't always supply it, although, they
are kept in a room with natural sunlight (without UVB benefits through the
window glass) to provide a day-night cycle. I keep my Spiders in pairs and
and it is very, very rare to find an infertile egg. Are you housing them all
together? Since the females are obviously producing eggs, perhaps your male
is shooting blanks. (?)
Nothing scientific, but when working with my Helmeteds, I have found that
when I house several females with only one male that usually only one (or
possibly two) of the females will produce viable eggs. I have the most
success when keeping them in pairs or in colonies with equal numbers of males
and females. (I have never housed multiple Spider Geckos together, so I
don't have any experience with that sort of set-up.) Why don't you try
separating out one female to be kept with your male and see if that makes a
difference. Just a thought.....
Feel free to contact me off-list if you have any specific questions!
Stacy
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