Fimbriatus laying egg in tree or ...?

[Fumbles]

I have a 1.1 in a 5' tall. I got the female two maybe three months ago. Now this:

It's sticking to the tree. I've never bred reptiles before but since this looks so unusual to me I thought I'd bring it here. My second thought was that she's been severely impacted...and if that's the case I think I might be too late here. She's been like this for about an hour.

 

[Graham_s]

Its an infertile egg. No need to panic. She is just telling you that she is ready to breed
Keep an eye out for some fertile eggs in a few weeks time. They will be hard shelled and will be laid in the substrate. They won't be "glued" like this one.

I'd recommend reading up on this species/genus as much as you can. If you have never bred reptiles before, then Uroplatus species aren't the best place to start.

Do you have any other photos of the geckos? She looks like she might be a little dehydrated.

 

[luevelvet]

Graham is right on. You can find a fimbriatus care sheet on the U.I.C..

U. fimbriatus Care Sheet

Cheers!

Luis

 

[jadrig]

well, on the bright side, she s laying duds, so she is cycling-which means she is healthy enought to breed.
Regardless of whether the egg is fertile or not, it does take away a lot of nutrition, especially calcium from the girl.
As far as the tail being curled...probably a lack of 'fat storage' due to the nutrition taken for the eggs.
Most Uroplatus do , however, look like death when the are laying eggs or are 'Phantom Laying'.

Make sure you feed her a lot and give her extra calcium to build her back up after laying the eggs.

 

[Fumbles]

Its an infertile egg. No need to panic. She is just telling you that she is ready to breed
Keep an eye out for some fertile eggs in a few weeks time. They will be hard shelled and will be laid in the substrate. They won't be "glued" like this one.

I'd recommend reading up on this species/genus as much as you can. If you have never bred reptiles before, then Uroplatus species aren't the best place to start.

Do you have any other photos of the geckos? She looks like she might be a little dehydrated.

Thats the lovely lady. I did research before I bought them but nothing said anything about sticky eggs - they all say they should be laying them on the ground. Come to find out thats only with fertile eggs. I've had the male for about a year and the female for about 2 months.

They get calcium and gecko supplements regularly. She's far more aggressive with food than the male - a little piggy!!

 

[Fumbles]

well, on the bright side, she s laying duds, so she is cycling-which means she is healthy enought to breed.
Regardless of whether the egg is fertile or not, it does take away a lot of nutrition, especially calcium from the girl.
As far as the tail being curled...probably a lack of 'fat storage' due to the nutrition taken for the eggs.
Most Uroplatus do , however, look like death when the are laying eggs or are 'Phantom Laying'.

Make sure you feed her a lot and give her extra calcium to build her back up after laying the eggs.

She didn't look so hot when this was going on, no. I noticed her eyes would recede into her head like she was whincing in pain. Then when it was over, she climbed around like nothing happened.

She wasted no time after I dropped the crickets in the next day. Shes always eating.

Thanks for the quick follow ups everyone. Glad to report shes totally fine. Maybe one of these days she'll lighten up around the male and lay a real egg.