[DavidK]

Folks,

I found my first neonate South African Ground Gecko (Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer) in my incubator this morning. Mine looks like the standard variety --nothing near as unusual or neat as Chris' neonate posted earlier. It hatched after 49 days at 82F.

Can these be sexed this early? Some people have told me that you can tell right from birth, but since this is my first (and only) one that I have hatched out I don't have any experience here. If you can tell, then what gender is this one?

-- An interesting note -- the female that produced this neonate had a badly misshapen leg from an accident that occured in the previous owner's care. When it was a hatchling, it had dug underneath a rock and the rock collapsed on the right back leg, breaking it. It apparently could not be set at such a small size and since they are obligate burrowers, it healed in an odd position (hyperflexed) due to the frequent pressure on the leg. When I purchased the animal, I resigned myself that it wouldn't be able to breed and almost opted to keep her separate from a male. I am amazed this female was able to produce this hatchling!

Enjoy the pictures.

Regards,

Dave

[Sebastian]

Hi David,

congrats to your new hatchling

Sometimes you can tell the sex right after hachting because some males do develop their white dots very early. On the other hand I had male which devloped the dots at an age of about 4 months. So at about 4-6 months you should be on the safe side.

Best,

Sebastian

[Geitje]

Congratulations David!

I'll post some pics of my babies and various forms for you to see.

Jon