some more questions

[squee_JTHM]

first i wanna say thanks to everyone here that helps me im so glad i was pointed to this forum it helps alot. and sorry for all the questions i just love these guys..
anyways on with the questions...
1 can a U. s. sikorae and U. s. sameiti breed and produce offspring? im guessing no but just wanna be sure since i have one of both and i know the U. s. sameiti are hard to find... so its definately gonna be a while till i can find a sameiti male to breed her with
2 is there any special weight the fems should be at? since i know with leos and cresties theres always a recomended weight for breeding
3 is egg binding in the mossys/satanics or any of leaf tails common?
4 galion mentioned in another post of mine that fems can be pickey about egg laying sooo i was wondering if he or anyone could tell me or point me in the right direction with finding out the perfect conditions for them so they lay eggs

i think thats it for now... if i think of anything else ill be sure to ask.. im reading through older posts right now seeing if i can find anything

 

[klondike4001]

1. It has been known to happen, thier mouths turn out gray.
2. Mine are at 31.5gand 31.9g.
3. I have found egg binding in fresh WC sikorae to be common, once in captivity I feed mine high levels of calcium and the problem seems to dissipate, I've had my females for over a year w/o any egg binding issues, in any Uroplatus.
4. soft soil for digging/burring the egsg, a secluded dark corner you don't bother, semi-damp soil.

 

[syntheticreality]

I'm sorry to dig up such an old thread, but i was wondering the same thing. Can U.s.s breed with U.s. sameiti? I purchased 2 sikorae and the importer sent me two sameiti. I have a breeding pair now, since he sent me male and female, but i had desired and asked for U. Sikorae.
Now i have 2 female U.s.s and a breeding pair of U.s.sameiti.

What is the general price difference between the two? (U.s.sameiti and U.s.sikorae)
Is one more difficult/desired?

 

[syntheticreality]

i have urgent reasons for needing an immediate response to this question. If needbe, I will create a new post to generate more responses.

I have recently purchased a pair of sikoraes that turned out to be sameitis and I need to make a decision as to whether or not to return them. If they are worth more as sameitis, I will keep them and breed them. If they can also breed with my u.s.sikoraes, I will surely keep them.

Please, immediate help is needed!

 

[Darren5531]

They could possibly breed between the sub species but my personal views on this, is to keep them separate. The Sameitis are from a different part of Madagascar than the normal Sikorae, thus meaning higher temperatures lower humidity I believe. Do some reading up on the differences between Sameitis and Sikorea there is a plethora of good information on this site.

As for their values it really depends on the person. Sameitis could be seen as a little more valuable since fewer are imported. Once the importing stops I would love to have an established colony of both available so we don't loose these amazing animals.