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Thanks, Stacy,
You know, I've heard that these geckos can take up
to 90 days. Mine have been hatching at 71 days. If I had taken a look at my
records I would have realized that this particular egg didn't show any signs of
development for the first 8 days (usually I see the beating embryo heart after
3). This should have clued me off to wait an extra 5 days before wondering why
it was taking longer than normal to hatch. The sister egg of the clutch dried up
midway through development. Both eggs were badly dented.
My other hatchlings were perfectly fine and spunky.
I hope this one follows suit.
Mike
PS: Thanks for the info! I'll add it to my
notes.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:17
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Subject: Re: [gecko]Re: Broke egg before
supposed hatching
In a message dated 10/21/2003 10:51:31 AM Eastern Daylight
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
It would be a shame to have this baby reach the days before a
successful hatch, only to die to some
infection.
Mike,
Sorry that I am joining this
thread a bit late. Just so you know...I have found the incubation period
for Spider Geckos to range from around 55 to 80 days. I have had eggs go
longer than 80 days, but sometimes those hatchlings seem to be a bit
weaker.
You could probably keep the hatchling in the incubator
with humidity (I wouldn't advise keeping it actually wet in the cup) or you
could place it in a small critter keeper with an undertank heater.
Julie's suggestion to use a 16 ounce deli cup with water droplets sounds like
a good idea, too. Although these geckos do require adequate hydration,
they are from a relatively dry environment. In the past, I have had some
success "jump-starting" weaker hatchlings by touching the nose (mouth) with
the smallest amount of Emeraid (or Pedialyte)....and sometimes I have even
used the smallest amount of diluted Neo-Cal. You can offer it water the
in the same way.
Keep us posted!
Stacy
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