Hi Leah,
Leah Kroo wrote:
So the consensus is to incubate them relatively dry then? Has anyone
tried incubating them somewhat moist? Say, 1:1 or even 1.5:1
perlite/vermiculite: water?
This is what I was trying to do. I pretty much had given up on them
hatching after 200 days but did not have the heart to throw out the
eggs. So when I was in the learning process, I kept letting them get
dry, then doused them. After learning they just took that long to hatch
I used Rhacodactylus type medium which for that time was moist spaghnum
peat moss. Seemed to work just fine! I do use perlite for most of my
eggs now, sounds like a very suitable substrate for Crytos.
They seem to be similar to chameleons in their cycling and incubation
techniques. Using a "spring rain" simulation will often break diapause
in chameleons and induce hatching, perhaps thats the same with
Cyrtodactylus?
That is exactly what I thought happened when they hatched! What a great
surprise! :)
Julie B.
-Leah
Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The C. peguensis took so long I had forgotten about them
(300+days). I
decided to drench the peat moss they were in one more time and the
next
day a baby had popped out!
Julie B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can tell you that incubation at ambient room temps(68-80) took 7-9
> months for c.irianjayaensis to hatch.Incubation medium was
> perlite,2:1.Would periodically add water over the duration.Hope
this
> helps.Marcus
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