Uroplatus ebenaui mating

[spidergecko]

I caught a pair of my U. ebenaui mating once and decided to get a pic. She ended up laying a couple of infertile eggs and has done so ever since (I even got one today).

I'm not interested in breeding this species but it's interesting to watch them.

Thanks for looking.

 

[oscar]

great pic mike.

i dont know a heck of alot about uroplats so forgive me question if its simple.. do the sexes have that great a size difference or do these two have a large age difference?

 

[spidergecko]

Actually, the male (obviously on top) is larger than the female. The angle is bad. I don't believe there is a significant difference in sizes of the sexes. Males have a very obvious hemipenal bulge and they are usually more "decorative" than females, even at hatching, so they can be sexed to a pretty high probability at hatching.

FYI, the male is CB and the female is LTC. She is one of my favourite geckos.

 

[MiCh@3L]

Nice shoot, Mike!

But why are you not interested in breeding these guys?

 

[crestedgex1]

Mike , hows your luck with breeding ebenaui any updates ?

 

[GeckoFiend]

Very nice shot. I have yet to catch any of my geckos mating.

 

[GeckoMike]

AWSOME PIC!! Let us know when they drop the eggs! The ebens are one of my favorite geckos!


Thanks

Mike

 

[spidergecko]

I actually don't breed or even try to breed these geckos. The enclosure is very egg un-friendly. If they lay eggs, I don't look for them. I found eggs that were once fertile not too long after that pic was taken but they were broken. I could even have some in there right now. If they hatch I guess they will just be food for the adults. I doubt they would survive incuabtion anyway.

I thought of selling these a few times but I like this species and I wouldn't have anything to put in the enclosure. I had phantasticus for a while as well but I really didn't like them at all and traded what was left for more ebenaui.

 

[oscar]

damn Mike.. incubate them and call me!!! i'd take all you have.. heck.. i drive up there 2 or 3 times a year even for family visits. i could stop in and get them.. i'd even bring beer!!! :lol:

Scott

 

[Lvbandeds]

That s a really great shot,thanks for posting

 

[spidergecko]

d*** Mike.. incubate them and call me!!! i'd take all you have.. heck.. i drive up there 2 or 3 times a year even for family visits. i could stop in and get them.. i'd even bring beer!!! :lol:

Scott

Hehe. Well if I ever find fertile eggs, I will incubate them but I think breeding these geckos requires more effort than what I put in. The hatchlings would probably be too weak to live.
I really have just a small interest in geckos. There are only a handful of species I like.

 

[oscar]

so would you say that you an intense interest in specific species or are your interests varied to include other herps like snakes, torts, etc.?

btw, was it the beer that conviced ya to try incubating them? :lol: J/K

Scott

 

[spidergecko]

so would you say that you an intense interest in specific species or are your interests varied to include other herps like snakes, torts, etc.?

btw, was it the beer that conviced ya to try incubating them? :lol: J/K

Scott

Ya, I have an intense interest in one species and a passing interest in another. Otherwise, I'm not usually impressed by large collections. That doesn't mean I find anything wrong with wanting a large collection. It's just not my goal and has never been ever since I kept my first anole as a kid. I love marine inverts, though.