Hi Dilshad, Viable eggs are hard and white and not stuck to anything or to each other. If soil is used, the eggs will be rolled in it and be covered with particles. Usually they are laid under surface debris such as dead leaves or moss, but are not buried in the substrate.
It's not unusual to get several goopy clutches. Some will eventually lay good eggs, some will not. It took me about three years to get eggs produced consistently. Once they start, females can produce eggs monthly almost year round, but they usually skip a month or two or lay a goopy clutch once in a while. There's still a lot to learn about this species. You might try cooling them to 50-60F at night for the winter months. Keep at it, its worth it! Neil >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. >########################################################################### -- Neil Meister Promotions Secretary Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com President Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society
