My Eublepharis hardwickii (pictures)

[Elizabeth Freer]

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Those sisters have been growing like weed(s).

Thanks for sharing their progress!

[Herpin Man]

Those are really nice geckos. They seem to have qualities of both leopards and fat tails.

[rhaco]

Well...yeah. It's undeniable that they share a few characteristics with the Fattails.
The banding, the more compact body structure, the dark eyes. Even their husbandry is similar.
But when I look at their faces, all I see is a Leopard Gecko!
Some people seem to think that they look too different from the other Eublepharis species. And one probably has to admit that they look the most different from the "classic Leopard Gecko".
But they were the first species of the Eublepharis genus that was desribed by Gray, 1827.

[rhaco]

Time for another round of update pictures of the Eublepharis hardwickii sisters at 15 months of age.
At this time of the year I chose an autumn themed background again.

HW-001 15 months.jpg

HW-002 15 months.jpg

The leaves I used might not have been the best choice because now the background is more colorful than the animals
But for this portrait it worked fine I think:

HW autumn portrait.jpg

[rhaco]

This girl hatched 500 days ago.
The changes in pattern are moderate with this species compared to the other Eublepharis species.

Hardwickii 500 days.jpg

[rhaco]

Sorry for neglecting this thread. But all my geckos were in hibernartion and they tend to hibernate quite long (>100 days). They are all awake and eating again. I promise I’ll take and post some new pictures soon.
Until then I show some macro shots from last season that I haven’t posted here:


Scale structure comparison Hardwickii vs. Macularius
Hardwickii Macularius Skin.jpg
Hardwickii has a lot more of the large dorsal tubercle scales. The space between the tubercles is smaller than the tubercles themselves as they are sitting right next to each other.

The Macularius tubercles are smaller than the space between them as they have numerous smaller scales between them.


Claw close up:
Hardwickii Claw.jpg
Eublepharis hardwickii claws are a little longer and even sharper than Macularius’ claws.


Hardwickii portrait:
Portrait Hardwickii.jpg

[rhaco]

After I had a lot of problems with my incubator this season and lost 8 out of 12 eggs, I almost lost hope for the remaining eggs. My female laid these eggs on 28th of May...
Hardwickii Eggs.jpg

...and the one remaining egg from this clutch finally hatched after 73 days last Sunday:
HW-003 hatchling.jpg

HW-003 day 1.jpg

HW-003 closeup.jpg

HW-003 portrait.jpg

Let's hope that the remaining 3 eggs will survive as well so I can provide you loyal followers of this thread with a lot of new baby Hardwickii pictures!

[Elizabeth Freer]

Let's hope that the remaining 3 eggs will survive as well so I can provide you loyal followers of this thread with a lot of new baby Hardwickii pictures!

I'm sorry that you had significant losses with your E. hardwickii this season, Johannes, due to incubator malfunctions!

I, too, hope your remaining 3 eggs will produce viable hatchlings! I have a feeling WE are in your loop.

[rhaco]

Here comes the update at one week of age.
What a difference a shed makes.
Perfect contrast!

HW-003 1 week.jpg

HW-003 one week.jpg

[Elizabeth Freer]

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Here comes the update at one week of age.
What a difference a shed makes.
Perfect contrast!

HW-003 1 week.jpg

HW-003 one week.jpg

Thanks so much!