Ebenavia incubation problem

[David]

Hey! I know a few keepers here got some babies ebenavia, please share your incubation methods!

I got multiple clutches last 2 years (good ones, pinkish coloration), but sometimes the eggs turned mold, sometimes I just found a dead (dessicated) baby in it.

I tried multiple ways, inclued all humid, all dry, heated, room temps etc etc...
In fact, all the methods I use/used for my others hard shelled layers (pachys, paroedura, geckolepis, uroplatus.....)

I thank you in advance for the tip, as I can't wait to establish my F1 colony!

 

[David]

it seems that the problem came from the females

now my group is well established, so the success is begining

older babies are 2-3 months old now and are growing fast

 

[viktor]

David,

what was you average incubation time? At what temperature did you incubate? How much moisture did you put into the medium?
I am patiently waiting on mine to hatch, but my hopes are not high....

Thanks,

Viktor

it seems that the problem came from the females

now my group is well established, so the success is begining


older babies are 2-3 months old now and are growing fast

 

[David]

I incubate the eggs at room temps (usually 22-25°c, sometimes a bit lower or higher)

I put them on dry substrate in humid boxes with a few air holes

babies hatched after 3-4 months (I don't have exact data, I don't have time to check everyday and the females know how to hide their clutches)

 

[Bob]

Congrats on the hatchling. Where do the females normally lay? Do you have a pic of the gravid female or the weight of one? I have a pair of Ebenavia and the female seems to get really big then skinnier but I can never find any eggs.

 

[viktor]

Congrats on the hatchling. Where do the females normally lay? Do you have a pic of the gravid female or the weight of one? I have a pair of Ebenavia and the female seems to get really big then skinnier but I can never find any eggs.

Mine lay on top of the substrate, in the back of the enclosure, behind a plant. They usually lay in the same spot.