Re: U.S. Phelsuma cepediana breeding project

Postby Leann@daygecko.com » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:36 am
2010 - Update

The co-op has four keepers still working cooperatively on cepediana in the U.S. One of the original keepers traded his stock to a keeper outside the co-op but that keeper has shown interest in trades.

The co-op is an "at will group" but everyone is urged to continue to working together. I believe this co-op is a model of how...

You asked me earlier how old until I can tell if a juvenile is male or female. I just ID a male from my 2008 offspring. It was about four months old and the femoral pores were very distinct - it's a boy! =D>

The back pattern of the male is not complex. Again, maybe a clue to sex id of the young.

On the age thing, I am wondering what other people have noticed about when reproductive age ends in this species. It seems short compared to other species I’ve worked with, and that might be part of the problem with keeping the species going in captivity.

For females, at what age do they quit producing eggs? Last year my oldest female (5 years old) was with the male (in rotation) the same as the two younger females (3 years old), but laid no eggs, so was probably too old.
For...

Postby Melodyh » Sun May 11, 2008 12:57 pm
Hi all,

Of the 6 offspring from 2007 here, there are 4 males (woo hoo!) and 2 females. The oldest male is getting nice blue colors! The mothers of these are sisters, and are offspring of Leann’s Pair 1 and an unrelated (deceased) male. Father is male A31.

One clutch had one M and one F. I got single eggs a couple times too. One egg did not hatch but had no development at all, so I think it wasn't fertile. Based on this...

Postby Leann@daygecko.com » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:55 pm
To Melody & Brad & Harold:

Mailing you record sheets for your 2007 cepediana.

We need to keep numbered records for each specimen (first offspring #1, 2nd is #2, etc.).

Melody, hopefully you have kept the number of the female cepediana that you received from me originally. If not, I can send you its record (i.e. #5, or #18, etc).

We need to designate the breeder, i.e. Leann...