Uroplatus sikorae Hatchlings 2012

[Jackp308]

Ill use this thread to update my info on my sikorae hatchling(s). My first of hopefully many hatched tonight which is always exciting for me.

First Hatchling

Here is the WC parents from two separate imports 2010-2011

2nd Hatchling

There new homes

Incubation Method/ Information-Estimating they were laid Nov. 8 or few days before. This clutch and the next one from her I had to estimate. Her next 3 clutches after those I have exact dates as I watched her lay them. She is laying every 20-25 days currently.

Incubation estimated 80-85 days
Temps Range - 20˚c 68˚f - 25˚c 77˚f
Substrate- Moist coco fiber eggs buried about 1 inch deep
Container- Small rubbermaid tupperware few holes

Hatched at night both of them

1/26/2012 9:30pm EST Raining
1/29/2012 8:00pm EST Snowing

 

[BonnieLorraine]

Grats!! Can't wait to see more pics of the babies.

 

[Jackp308]

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[sikorae]

Congrats, looking forward to more pics

 

[Jackp308]

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[Salzy]

Sweet! Congratulations on the hatchlings. I hope you continue to have success.

 

[mttycaz85]

Very nice I've only had one of mine survive this year but still so cool! Good luck and keep us posted

 

[thorrshamri]

Congrats, good job on breeding these guys. How long did the incubation last, and what were the incubation substrate and temps?

 

[Jackp308]

Estimating they were laid Nov. 8 or few days before. This clutch and the next one from her I had to estimate. Her next 3 clutches after those I have exact dates as I watched her lay them. She is laying every 20-25 days currently.

Incubation estimated 80-85 days
Temps Range - 20˚c 68˚f - 25˚c 77˚f
Substrate- Moist coco fiber eggs buried about 1 inch deep
Container- Small rubbermaid tupperware few holes

Hatched at night both of them

1/26/2012 9:30pm EST Raining
1/29/2012 8:00pm EST Snowing

 

[thorrshamri]

Estimating they were laid Nov. 8 or few days before. This clutch and the next one from her I had to estimate. Her next 3 clutches after those I have exact dates as I watched her lay them. She is laying every 20-25 days currently.

Incubation estimated 80-85 days
Temps Range - 20˚c 68˚f - 25˚c 77˚f
Substrate- Moist coco fiber eggs buried about 1 inch deep
Container- Small rubbermaid tupperware few holes

Hatched at night both of them

1/26/2012 9:30pm EST Raining
1/29/2012 8:00pm EST Snowing

Thanks a lot for the quick and precise answer

 

[Jackp308]

Updated my original post with slightly better pictures of both hatchlings,parents,housing, and some information regarding incubation.

 

[Jackp308]

Here is another of the 2nd hatched.

 

[thorrshamri]

Great animal, I particularly like the stripe-like pattern on its back

 

[mister3]

i'm no expert but it looks like you have hybrid babies.

"Uroplatus sikorae is medium sized, with a SVL of 86-123 mm (3.4-4.9 ). This species is similar to other members of the genes in color, it is bark colored and patterned. Sikorae often has irregular patches of green that resemble the moss found on the trunks of trees where its spends the majority of the day. Uroplatus guntheri is smaller than sikorae, with a SVL of 72-79 mm (3-3.1 in), and is grey or yellowish brown in color. This species also has a vertebral stripe running from the base of the head to the tip of the tail. An interesting flight behavior has been noted in this species. When threatened, guntheri will roll into a ball, drop to the ground, and speed off into the underbrush. U. alluadi is very similar in appearance to guntheri, but is reported to be rare (Glaw and Vences, 1994). The recently described U. malahelo (Nussbaum and Raxworthey, 1994) is similar to both U. alluadi and U. guntheri in size and coloration."

 

[Salzy]

Not a hybrid...a huge majority of U.sikorae sikorae males have vertebral stripes.

 

[mister3]

aaahh... was not aware of that. the 2 i own have no stripes like that

 

[pakinjak]

Sikorae are sexually dimorphic, meaning that the males usually have a different pattern than the females. For the most part, when the pattern runs snout to tail it's male. When it's on the shoulders and britches, it's...

Anyway... dorsal striping indicates male. Patches like round moss indicates female... most of the time. I recently saw a male that I was positive was female though, so it's not 100%. I haven't seen a female with the dorsal stripe though.

 

[Jackp308]

 

[rdj52785]

Very nice! Especially the later photo