[Viridovipera]

I found two calcified eggs in my phantasticus females enclosure. Both were opened. She has not been with a male since last year at the previous owners place. Where she was mated and layed fertilzed eggs. Is it possible that she retained sperm from last year? I cannot remember reading anything about spermretention in uroplatus.

I also found a wax-egg in the enclosure, "glued" to a leaf.

[bochamp]

This is mostlikely an unfertile egg. Don't feel too sad.

[D.B.Johnson]

They most certainly can retain sperm.

[pakinjak]

Are you saying that you found a new clutch, or that they may have incubated in the enclosure and hatched? It's the "both were opened" part confuses me.

[Viridovipera]

Originally Posted by pakinjak

Are you saying that you found a new clutch, or that they may have incubated in the enclosure and hatched? It's the "both were opened" part confuses me.

Im sorry for not making myself clear. They were apparently hatched in the enclosure from what i can tell. Im thinking the crickets might have had something to do with it too though?

If there have been hatchlings i think they will probably be dead by now though, since the terrarium does not really provide any food source for them, and i think some of the ventilation might be big enough for them to escape.

All i can say is that they are properly calcified and empty by now. And that i have found unfertilized eggs as well.

[pakinjak]

Oh that's unfortunate if they died or escaped then died, but from the few phant. babies I've seen it would be easy to overlook them. Maybe she'll lay some more? Have you checked the entire tank floor to see if there are any more incubating down there?

[Scott F]

Many of my females have produced healthy offspring from retained sperm, up to 6 months after being seperated from a male.

[miguel camacho!]

Gotta agree. Fully calcified eggs are most likely fertile.

[rdj52785]

Crickets will definantly eat holes in fertilised eggs. I had a cricket get into my incubator once and eat an egg. It looked like it hatched, but was way too early. Then I found the cricket.

[Viridovipera]

Sorry for the late reply, im way to busy with uni at the moment. I could not find any more clutches, but I will definitely keep an eye open for further eggs. But do they produce infertile eggs between fertile clutches when they use retained sperm?