[durango95]

Hi

I have my first breeding season on my pair of Uroplatus sikorae sikorae. The female have layed 10 eggs over 5 layings so far this year. Last evening she layed her 5. clutch and 4 hours later they were breeding again.

My question is if this can were her out physicaly, how many clutches is it safe for her to lay each season?

Should i seperate them or is it no problem for her to breed this much?

[Mettle]

With many geckos it is a good idea to give the female's a "cool off" or "down time" when they have a break from the male. In the wild they would simply leave but in captivity they are enclosed and do not have thus luxury of being able to escape eager males. I'm not sure on how many clutches are safe for females to have in a given season though or what is typical.

I currently have 1.2 U. sikorae as well but I have kept my separate. Do you know the length or weight of your geckos? I just want to know if mine are in the range where they could be bred. Thanks.

[durango95]

Yes i should probably give her a cool off from the male to be on the safe side.

Both of them is born in 2007 and the male is 16cm and weighs 25grams. The female had a tail-loss so i can't give an exact length, but probably the same. Before she start breeding she weighed 24 grams and now she goes up and down a few grams with or without eggs.

[Mettle]

Very cool, thanks for the info on the weights/sizes. Looks like mine still have a bit of growing to do before I can comfortably start breeding them.

What's your feeding schedule like for them?

[Uroplatus]

Congratulations, great shot also!

[durango95]

Thanks!

I feed them every other evening and they like Dubia roaches and crickets the best. Every other evening i let them drink a lot so i spray the tank and the animals a few times per evening in addition to the mistingsystem.

[Grendle]

Hi, I am new to Sikoraes but I have a male currently who is 16 grams but they had told me that he was about a year old. Does that sound right? Your male is 25 grams?

He seems to be about 16 cm from tail to head as well.

[Debbie]

Congrats! Nice capture!