Is this Oedura Coggeri Gravid????

Ari

Ari

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Hi

Hey guys & gals I am pretty new to Oedura species - and must admit I find this species really hard to sex, infact extremely hard to sex. Anyway took these pics just now as the male or female was on the glass. I presume this is the female???? What do you reacon & if so do you thinks she gravid or just over weight?

Check out the hemi bulge, if thats what you call them on females.

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Ken Bartenfeld

Ken Bartenfeld

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She is gravid Troy, you should see my girl right now, HUGE! Mine should be laying the 1st of the month, it has happened now twice. I am assuming it would be the same day or around the same day.
 
M

MiCh@3L

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I agree Ken, your female is definitively gravid, Troy :wink:
The hemi bulge of your female is really huge!

Good luck!
 
Ari

Ari

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Michael & Ken

You can now see why I was confused due to the size of the hemi bulge - thinking it was a male, however it still looked gravid. Maybe its a moraphoradite :D

Anyway dont some females of the Oedura species have massive hemi bulges sometimes?

But she is definately a she & she is definately gravid as I suspected - whats the gestation period generally, and from the look of him/her how far gone do you think?

Ari
 
Ken Bartenfeld

Ken Bartenfeld

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1 month Troy, mine layed Feb 1st, and then March 1st...and will more then likely be laying this next clutch April 1st (April Fools! *holiday in the US*)
 
Ari

Ari

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Hey Ken

Just by the look of the pic, how far gone do you think she is mate?

Troy
 
Ken Bartenfeld

Ken Bartenfeld

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Again, looks like she should be laying within a week... :wink:


How nice of the guy to send you geckos that already are gravid ;-)
 
Ari

Ari

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Cheers Ken

Yeh did pretty well buying a whole heap of gravid geckos. :)

Its such a bonus when you find someone who doesn't advertise really to sell, and they decide they are far too busy to keep them anymore. He said I should get 2-3 clutches hopefully before the seasons done. As a guide we are in Autumn now and today was like 30 degrees (86 degrees f) outside. Wondering- seems they came from a cooler area, and they now are up in the tropics whether the season can be slightly extended due to our temps.

I aint going to really be able to try brumation/cooling until say mid June, which is like 2 1/2 months away & even then I am gonna have to use air cond. Maybe I will be able to get another 1-2 clutches from them??? What do you reacon Ken - because you are in a tropical region do you find your breeding season is extended?

Troy
 
Ken Bartenfeld

Ken Bartenfeld

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I actually cooled mine with portable AC unit that I bought, so me being in Florida there really isn't a winter it seems, the lowest it got here was like 30, that was a cold front and lasted like 2 days then it was in the 60's the next week.

I can't really say Troy, I can only say hope for the best, and time will tell 8)
 
Ari

Ari

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Hi Guys

Same applies here as with my Oedura Castelnaui - over 4 weeks now and no eggs - what organ could it be, and or is it fat sacks?
 
Ken Bartenfeld

Ken Bartenfeld

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Darn dude, I could swear she was gravid...I noticed fat sacks are like on the outside of the belly from her arms down to her legs...and its white, but nothing big...hard to explain.
 
Nathan Hall

Nathan Hall

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Looks like a male with a fatty liver. I've not seen a female with a bulge like that. Males have more of a squared bulge and females have bulges that make a V/U-shape. The preanal swelling indicates male as well.
 
Nathan Hall

Nathan Hall

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I had to say something on this one. Oedura are prone to fatty liver and store excess amounts of fat (aside from the tail) in that general area. I've seen this in specimens as young as 1.5 years. I have a 5 year female that is so chunky I can never tell when she is gravid.
 
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