First "home made" Henkeli!

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Galion

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Today I got home from a christmas spent at my girlfriends parents. a 3 hour drive from home.
And I found 2 baby henkelis!!!
2 weeks earlier than expected too!
The sad thing about this is that only one out of the first two made it :(
I still have 2 eggs left that'll hatch in about 3 or 4 weeks so I hope they do better!

Just wanted to say this! :)
I'm so happy for the little guy that has made it!

br Peter
 
geckosrus

geckosrus

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Congratulations!!! I think henkels are the cutest hatchlings: their big buggy eyes...:). Sorry the second one didn't make it but wish you the best of luck with the other little guy. You will have so much fun watching the little one grow.
 
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Galion

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Uroplatus+henkeli_46531.jpg

Here's a picture of the little guy :)

Best christmasgift ever? *Hehe*
 
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L.A.C. Herps

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yes, I've only seen females with that color pattern, and 3-4 other henkeli keepers/breeders I've talked to have also only seen females in that color pattern. I guess I'm not saying it isn't possible to have a male in that pattern, but until I hear or see one, I assume all like that are female.
When you start seeing a similar white banding and it's on males, it's typically only over the shoulder, or hip area, and is almost always accompanied by a stripe and other blotching as well.
like this....
maleUhenkeli3.jpg
 
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Galion

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Aah! That's what I thought!
Couse both of my females look almost the same as the baby and my male looks almost exactly like the one on you picture. who btw looks realy nice :)
 
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Galion

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Just found the little guy laying dead in it's housing..
So none of the first two made it :/
Could it be that they just where to weak?
Couse she couldn't shed her skin without help.
Any ideas?
 
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Protean

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With the exception of guentheri - not enough experience with them yet and also because they seem to be more durable than most... Uroplatus generally are hard to get going their first few months. In particular, if they don't pass the first shed on their own, do not expect them to be solid animals. Humidity does play a factor but hardly is the primary cause.

I do not remove hatchlings from their incubation chamber for roughly 24-48 hours. This way they are able to pass their shed 100%. You'll find that you can base the strength of the animal solely on how fast they pass their first shed.
 
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Galion

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My thought exactly.. Afterwords I'f been thinking and come to the concluesion that the first two babies whasn't meent to survive, couse only the strong will make it.
Well there's not much else to do than hope for the best for the other two eggs!
Thanks everyone!

Br Peter
 
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