Phyllurus caudiannulatus breeding

DDReptiles

DDReptiles

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Caught one of my pairs breeding the other night

Sorry the pics are so bad, it was pitch dark

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Already have 6 eggs from my pairs :biggrin:

Thanks Derek
 
earendel83

earendel83

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Hi Derek,

You wrote: "Sorry the pics are so bad"...

Do you really think this? Pics like this never are bad... they are are really amazing!!!

You are a lucky man... maybe we will talk about the result of the breading sesion ;-)

Regards! José R.
 
Uroplatus

Uroplatus

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Hey Derek,

i heard they are common around the area gladstone.
Do you think that the following graphic is usefull for keeping and breeding them?

Where do they bury the eggs?

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DDReptiles

DDReptiles

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Hey Oliver

You could apply that graph to them to a certain extent. I sure wouldn't want to get the tank up to 33 degrees (C) ;)

I just keep them like a Phyllurus platurus (cage set-up wise) but I keep them warmer. I keep them at 26.5-27.5 degrees (C) (80-82 F) during the warmer months and then I cool mine at 15-18 (C) (59-65 degrees F) for two months. Then I match my misting about like how the graph represents.

I find mine usually lay eggs at the bottom of a vertically placed cork tube, very shallow in the peat moss.

Thanks Derek
 
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Uroplatus

Uroplatus

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Hey Derek,

thank you for your reply!

Please let me know in a short answer how big they get (adult size).
Please let me know if they are active at daytime, maybe sunbathing (D3 synthese bla bla bla ;-))
 
DDReptiles

DDReptiles

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Hey Oliver,

They get about the same size as platurus, a little less in terms of weight since they don't have the big tail. I'll try and get you a picture and email it to you of an adult animal next to something for size reference. I house my pairs in 18x18x18 inch cube tanks, and that seems to be plenty of room.

They stay hidden in the cork tubes all day, no need for UV light, I just dust the crickets in D3 calcium/multivitamins.

Thanks Derek
 
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