C. peguensis incubation

[Sourri]

Hi,



a few nights ago I saw one of my C. peguensis females and I noticed that she is gravid, I could clearly see the eggs through her belly skin. Now I wonder how I should incubate the eggs, which temperatures, substrate... Does anyone know?


Regards
Siri

 

[Uroplatus]

Fine Sourri!
Next step is incubation.

I would recommend 25 Grad Celsius day and at night roomtemperatures (maybe 20 Grad Celsius). Otherwise like P.masobe :biggrin:

The females need in breeding time more calcium and d3, otherwise
metabolic bone diseases happen. I use Nekton MSA, snails and sepia for my cyrtodactylus species.

 

[Sourri]

Hi Oliver,


thank you very much for your post!
She didn't lay the eggs yet I'm still waiting. I have water snails from my P. masobe here do you think they are also fine for the Peguensis? Or do they prefer land snails?
Anyway I'll try it right now...Sepia and grit is available all the time but I didn't use Nekton MSA yet.

Regards
Siri

 

[Uroplatus]

I have good results with Nekton MSA. But my C.elok sometimes take "sunbathes" for d3 synthese.
Otherwise i only collect some landsnails after rainfall. :coverlaugh:

Good luck!

 

[chuckpowell]

I incubate mine at room temperature. I put them in a cup with a lid on damp pumice and they hatch in 4 to 6 months. The offspring have been very healthy and the oldest is now about 5 months.

Best,

Chuck

 

[Sourri]

Hi Chuck,


thank you! Pumice, ok interesting. I've never tried to incubate something on this material yet.


What do you think would it also work if I incubate them on sand and vermiculite?

Temperatures would be suitable (room temp. 20-25°C).


Regards
Siri

 

[Sourri]

Ok, here they are :yahoo:

 

[chuckpowell]

Your set up of the eggs looks fine. I use pumice as it seems to keep moisture away from the eggs, but holds moisture at lower levels in the deli cup and with the lid the humidity seems perfect. I started using it with crested gecko eggs and liked it so switched over. After I get it I wash it, let it sit in water for a half hour and then drain off all the excess water. Its cheap, easy, washable, and reusable - can't ask for better as far as I'm concerned.

Best,

Chuck

 

[Uroplatus]

The eggs looking good!

Probably the Masobe/Uroplatus method will function well.
A few young animals of my C.elok never hatched out of the eggs. Most likely the "eggtooth" could be not sufficiently formed by lack of calcium.
Perhaps you should experiment a little, because over the breed of Peguensis is not much known. Were the eggs put down, in the plant pot or where?

 

[Sourri]

Hi,


I think I will also try pumice in future it sounds good.

@Oliver
yes, exactly she laid them in a flower pot :lol:
I bought Nekton MSA today, smells a little bit more than what I used until now I hope my geckos will accept it anyway.

Thank you both for your help I will post pictures if I succeed hatching some babies!


Regards
Siri

 

[Geckophoria]

you appear to be incubating them fine. You should have some fine juvies in a few months. These are two of C p zebraicus. I have an older juvie that has just found his voice, sounds like boy going through puberty. Sorry pics not the greatest.

 

[Sourri]

Here they are: :yahoo:

 

[tanala]

super

 

[Pierre]

Congratulations Siri.

 

[alessio]

Congratulations, nice little guy.

 

[sanderfrog]

congratulations, great hatchlings!

 

[Sourri]

Thank you!


And number 2:

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Congrats on the babies!! :yahoo: That first pic with the one coming out of the egg is AMAZING !!

Dyesub Dave. :biggrin:

 

[Sourri]

So I have a question about cannibalism now, my second female was gravid some time ago but I couldn't find the eggs at all. If they should hatch in terrarium parents will eat them, won't they?