Magnus Forsberg wrote:
Thank you Magnus!----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gecko List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:40 AM Subject: [gecko]P. robertmertensi eggsGood work and nice picture Julie !!!
I hope so! :) I am sure enjoying my young Phelsuma right now. The P. robertmertensi are so small when they hatch. They do grow extremely fast though!Maybe there was only one egg in the first clutch, and that´s why only one baby showed up.
I'll have to take a photo of the gravid P. robertmertensi females in their set-up - I cannot stop laughing when I feed them fruit babyfood. They become extra-large blimps!
Julie B.
Magnus ForsbergI just collected these eggs from my Phelsuma robertmertensi breeding group - I thought they were a good study in contrast what stages the eggs are in. The clutches of eggs on the top left and the bottom right are showing "blue" which means they are going to hatch soon. The embryos at this stage have pretty much eaten all the egg's nutrients and are taking up just about all of the egg, thus the dark coloration. The top right clutch is showing a nice pink red coloration which usually means they are fertile and in an earlier developmental stage. The clutch on the bottom left is showing yellow which usually means not fertile. I was prompted to collect these this pm as I found a hatchling wandering amongs the adults! I did not find the other egg or clutchmate - I may if I tear their set-up apart tomorrow. Julie Bergman http://www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member
