First Ever Phyllurus platurus breeding pics?? Check them out!!

DDReptiles

DDReptiles

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Hey,

Well I was heading off to bed last night around 11pm and was just checking on the geckos like I do everynight just to view them a little when they are active.

I got to the Phyllurus cage and just saw them doing it on the rock, I was just overjoyed as I knew this was a rare sight to see so I ran back upstairs got my camera and took these. Sorry they are bad, it was pitch dark and it was hard trying to focus in total darkness and most came out blurry.

It is interesting to note, that I am cooling the geckos (Phyllurus included) I try to cool them at 60, but it was really cold here the last week and so temps went down to almost 52 for a few days and it just warmed back up to 59-60 yesterday in the room I am cooling them in. So I was surprised to see them breeding (as they aren't supposed to be).

So I don't know if I should continue to cool them or warm them back up to in the 70's as I don't know if the female will be making eggs now and me not offering them food, let me know what you think.

Here are the pics, they seperated after about the th picture I took as they didn't like the flash

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Thanks Derek
 
DDReptiles

DDReptiles

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Hold the phone---looked at the female a few minutes ago, and I think I am seeing 2 eggs. I weighed her and she is 26 grams!! Heavier than when she went into cooling.

She has been cooling now for over a month, I have not fed either the male or female during this time. Not sure if I should start offering food even though they are cooling or just take them out of cooling, though I would hate to do that and then they not produce anthing this year.

Any suggestions.

Thanks Derek
 
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bluemchen

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Congrats

Hi Derek,

good to hear that they're breeding. Cross fingers that you'll get some nice offspring!

Cheerio,
Bluemchen
 
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