[Calfirecap]

A lot of people have asked me about what seasons my phants lay eggs, so I've put together this chart using data from the past few years. As you can see we are now entering the prime egg laying season. Hope you guys find this useful.

Lawrence

[MonteQ's]

That's interesting Lawrence. Thanks for posting this. Mine always seem to start around April or May. Sort of trickle off during the winter. Have you found production relative to changes in the room temperature/humidity etc?

[DDReptiles]

My graph would probably be reverse of yours.

[Calfirecap]

Monty,
I don't keep records of room temps and humidities, I tried but found it to be quite difficult to keep up with. However, what I try and achieve is a warm moist summer and a dry cool winter.

Derek,
I find your observations to be quite fascinating and I suspect it would have to do with generalized climatic conditions. We do live in very different part of the country. All my phants are kept indoors year round with shorter light periods during the winter. Winters here are wet, about 60" a year, but the temps are generally mild. We rarely get any summer rains and temps get over 100, but because of the Redwood forest the humidities are higher than most of California and the nights cool down into the 50s. I know that I said I keep the phants indoors, but our inside temps are influenced by the outside weather.

[j_izzle8930]

I thought most breeders had their Uroplatus a little warmer and higher humidity in the summer and had the most successful breeding throughout the warmer months then cooled them down in winter.

I was also under the impression in Madagascar the warmer wetter months take place during our winters (december-ish to february) and the geckos cool down there during our summers.

Is this correct?

[luevelvet]

Great info Lawrence. Also, for those that are trying to reconcile their data to seasonal change in Madagascar, I've found the following graphs to be helpful. I know it's been posted before here's the link...

Climate*Graphs*-*Madagascar

We've noticed fresh imports to maintain their "ecological clock", as it were, and start producing eggs during the December and January months. After a year or so of influence on this side of the planet, they seem to adapt into the local summer/winter cycle. It helps to have a window in the room to give them the idea of the natural season changes. The longer we work with Uroplatus, the more I notice how environmental queues really influence their behavior. New moons seem to encourage mating and higher barometric pressures makes them more active than usual. This is all speculation of course.

Luis