Re: [Gecko] phantasticus (here we go again)

[Robert Gundy]

Viable eggs are a bright, clean white, hard-shelled and round. Duds/non viable eggs are off white, yellowish, and disfigured or gooey looking (though sometimes still round). >From what I understand (not positive), non viable eggs are either a result of not enough calcium and/or non fertility. Someone please elaborate on this, as this is pretty much the extent of my "diagnostic" skills in this case. U. phant careshet http://www.geocities.com/reptiluvr/phantasticuscaresheet.htm --- Dilshad Khan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, my phants have a Vita-Lite over them (formerly > Reptisun but I tried > Neil's way this time), get dusted food and the > females get liquid calcium > supplement from a dropper, they live in a planted > vivarium etc.. > > Last night I found a freshly laid egg, but once > again, it was partially > adhered to the glass, although the bottom sat in > substrate. I decided to > treat it as if it might be fertile anyway, and > placed a small, ventilated > deli cup over it. The female whom I think laid it, > had been hunting > crickets but returned to the spot the egg was and > seemed to hang out there. > > This morning I found the same female sleeping on the > glass with another egg > beside her, glued to the glass. Before I could > decide anything, she > stirred, and ate it right before my eyes. Eggs for > breakfast and all that. > > Judging by their size and growth, my phants were > small sub-adults when I > bought them; so these still may be infertile eggs, > I guess...they would be > the fourth and fifth eggs I've found, plus one > 'slug' that was a precursor > to this, and a suspicious looking smear on the glass > this morning that could > have been another. > > The eggs themselves looked a lot more solid this > time around, and bigger. > Do phantasticus eggs have a particular colour > indicating viability? > > I'm wondering if this female just chooses bad laying > spots...the one I saved > was right between a slab of cork bark and the glass, > so the adherence may > have been a mistake. The small 'cave' between the > glass at the back of the > tank and the cork is where this female spends a lot > of her time. > > Thanks. > > -- > Dilshad Khan > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION > LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents > of these postings. > ########################################################################### >

Robert
Robert Gundy Reptiles

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