Incubation temps

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Pitbullgeckos

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YO Fellow Geckoheads!

I have used 27 C degrees with a few degrees lower at night for my Fimbs and lineatus with some succes during the past.
But,,,,,,I have some hatchlings at the end of the seasons with crooked backs and it has been suggested to me that my incubation temp is to high and thats the reason.

So, what temps do you use??
Night cooling??

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ybecauseican

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After converting celcius to farenheit, 27* C is 80.6* F. From my limited experience with Uroplatus (kept a pair of Lineatus for a year, successfully incubated eggs on two occassions), those temps are way too high for incubation. From lurking here and elsewhere, the ideal temperatures appear to be between 68* and 75* degrees farenheit (20*-23* celcius). From what some keepers have posted, 80 degrees seems to be the temperature that some species (sikorae) begin to experience heat stress. The nightly temperature drop is a good idea, as it more closely resembles nature. The female Uroplatus don't dig very deep holes for egg laying and in some cases simply find a hidden place in a hollow log or under leaf litter. With little insulation in these places, I believe the eggs go through a temperature variance of several degrees through the course of a day. Did your high incubation temps affect all of the animals hatched? Was the sex ratio heavily skewed to one sex (mostly male, mostly female)? I am actually surprised to hear that any of them hatched. Good luck next season.
 
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Pitbullgeckos

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Well I hatched some.......
I mecherd the day temps in masoala, nosy magabe (terratypica) and maroantsetra to day time to 27C and I found eggs on sevaral occations so I just figured 27C was the way to go.
I hatch my phants at the suggested temps above. Not Fimbs and Lineatus (Lowland spices) Sikoriare I only found at 1000m and above so it should fit better.
Tanks anyway

Anyone else with crooked backs?
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