Thank you Julie, I guess the only way to learn is by asking questions ...
Also, I don't know if you remember, but I finally did find a P.M. Grandis breeder in Montreal. I also got hold of 3 crested gecko. They are just amazing, all of them ! Martin ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]uroplatus and incubation egg > Hi Martin, > > It is not a general rule that you don't let gecko eggs contact the > incubation medium. With Phelsuma you don't want the eggs to sit directly > on the incubation medium. Their eggs do not grow the way other types of > gecko eggs do, so the amount of water they can absorb is very limited. I > can't think of any other examples that you can't put on vermiculite at > the moment. Some folks use perlite which works very differently than > vermiculite (not as absorbent) with leathery type eggs. Leopards are a > good example of these. When working with a particular type of gecko, > find out what breeders that have had some experience with the type of > gecko you are interested and see what they are doing like the Uro post > here. You will also have to fine tune your efforts to work in harmony > with your incubator and chosen incubation medium. Some incubators suck > out moisture more than others. A lot of what we do is trial and error, > even using proven techniques from successful breeders. > > Julie B. > > martin wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I was just wondering if it's a general rule for all kinds of geckos that > >the eggs shouldn't be in contact with a damp substrate. > > > > > >Martin ;) > >_______________________________________________ > >Global Gecko Association > >http://www.gekkota.com > >Classifieds > >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > >gecko mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
