Ptychozoon kuhli and eggs!
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Harley_Davidson
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OMG there just shouldn't be so many cool looking geckos. Makes me want one of everything and these guys just moved to the top of the list under my Sikorae...LOL
Very cool!
Very cool!
rainbow.ben
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These are quality dont seen to find alot round these days especially CB ones. Good Luck 
Riverside Reptiles
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Congrats! Nice to see more people captive breeding this often over looked species.
Elizabeth Freer
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Aias ~
Have these eggs begun to turn pinkish inside? That's the key to whether they are fertile :idea:.
Have these eggs begun to turn pinkish inside? That's the key to whether they are fertile :idea:.
Aias
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I just finished candling the eggs...
There 4 inside the tank. This is my first breeding attempt ever so i may be wrong about the results!
As i can see, only one egg, from the second clutch, is fertile. I think i can see some veins in it. The others are yellow, or i can't tell for sure....
Only time will tell us from now on. I will continue to check them week after week.
P.S. One friend of mine that has bred them before (he is the father of my pair) told me to cover the eggs with somthing an place in the cap some moss to raise humidity. I did that too!
There 4 inside the tank. This is my first breeding attempt ever so i may be wrong about the results!
As i can see, only one egg, from the second clutch, is fertile. I think i can see some veins in it. The others are yellow, or i can't tell for sure....
Only time will tell us from now on. I will continue to check them week after week.
P.S. One friend of mine that has bred them before (he is the father of my pair) told me to cover the eggs with somthing an place in the cap some moss to raise humidity. I did that too!
Elizabeth Freer
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Did your friend mention that the plastic container you might be using to cover the eggs with the added moss MIGHT have a few holes punched in it for ventilation? BUT: He knows better than I.
Aias
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Yes of course!
Elisabeth i never put your experience on the table! I know you have the knowledge and all... I just wanted to say it.
I write down everything that i can so anyone would see it. I forgot to tell about the holes cause i took it for granted. Thank you for mention it!
So as it comes to the eggs i will try to post some pics of them under the flashlight so you can tell me a second opinion!
P.S. I don't want you to be offended by the things above.... I just wanted to explain. When you right some things over the internet people tend to thing you are insulting them and that's surtenly not the case!
Best regards!
Elisabeth i never put your experience on the table! I know you have the knowledge and all... I just wanted to say it.
I write down everything that i can so anyone would see it. I forgot to tell about the holes cause i took it for granted. Thank you for mention it!
So as it comes to the eggs i will try to post some pics of them under the flashlight so you can tell me a second opinion!
P.S. I don't want you to be offended by the things above.... I just wanted to explain. When you right some things over the internet people tend to thing you are insulting them and that's surtenly not the case!
Best regards!
Elizabeth Freer
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Really no problem here, Aias, no problem at all! I did not feel insulted. I really meant that your friend who has bred flyers would know better than me who has only hatched a single one. That was not a question or a challenge on my part. ;-)
In fact, I try to be super-thorough too. I totally agree that one never quite knows just who is on the reading end. One unfortunate thing happened when someone who was pretty young tried a recommendation of mine, and she had not understood a crucial detail :sad:. I try to be even more super-thorough these days.
If you see veins, the egg would be fertile
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Aias
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Thank you for your understanding! Its just that i always say it is better to be super analyzing than be misunderstanded!
And i agree that when you are first dealing with someone, it is better to face him as a totally noob than letting him do as he pleases...
Thank you again and i hope all goes well! I'll keep you updated!
And i agree that when you are first dealing with someone, it is better to face him as a totally noob than letting him do as he pleases...
Thank you again and i hope all goes well! I'll keep you updated!
Elizabeth Freer
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Look forward to your updates, Aias! Really sorry if I seemed to underestimate you in any way.
Aias
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Long time no see!
Here i come with an update. It seems that my guesses where correct. The first clutch haven't hatched yet. I wait for the second. Both clutches have an infertile egg for sure. I can't tell for the second...
Unfortunatelly we had a very bad winter here in greece with huge temp drops far from usuall for several days. I hope that it didn't affect the eggs.
Happy news is that the geckos have done several matings in the meanwhile. And yesterday the female laid a third clutch! I was ready this time. I have put in the cage a ceramic emiter that holds the temperature around 26 C. I also keep high humidity. So i hope that this time all goes well!
I will not take the previous eggs. You never now....!
Here i come with an update. It seems that my guesses where correct. The first clutch haven't hatched yet. I wait for the second. Both clutches have an infertile egg for sure. I can't tell for the second...
Unfortunatelly we had a very bad winter here in greece with huge temp drops far from usuall for several days. I hope that it didn't affect the eggs.
Happy news is that the geckos have done several matings in the meanwhile. And yesterday the female laid a third clutch! I was ready this time. I have put in the cage a ceramic emiter that holds the temperature around 26 C. I also keep high humidity. So i hope that this time all goes well!
I will not take the previous eggs. You never now....!
thorrshamri
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Don't worry, infertile eggs are quite common with these geckos. Probably not your fault, nor the fault of the Greek winter
Aias
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Hello! Eventually after all these months...... Nothing!
The eggs are not fertile. Not a single one of them! Only the 2 (the middle of the 2 cluches) had an embryo inside, but it was on the early stages of developing. Only the head.
I thing that it was due to the hard winter that none of them turned to be ok.
Hopefully the ones that she laid yesterday will be more promising!
The eggs are not fertile. Not a single one of them! Only the 2 (the middle of the 2 cluches) had an embryo inside, but it was on the early stages of developing. Only the head.
I thing that it was due to the hard winter that none of them turned to be ok.
Hopefully the ones that she laid yesterday will be more promising!
Elizabeth Freer
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Elizabeth Freer
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Sorry to hear about your first two clutches, Aias. Best of luck with the third set. PLEASE keep GU posted......