Tiger Gecko Hatchlings
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Elizabeth Freer
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Are these Pachydactylus tigrinus?
Very good idea separating the hatchlings from the adults as you have done. Otherwise, the hatchlings are likely to get eaten!
I hatched out too many females :sad:. For males, incubate the eggs in the mid to upper 80s F.
Elizabeth,
you are correct, these are very prolific little geckos and equally as nice! the problem is they don't fetch a high price tag and getting rid of them becomes increasingly hard...On another note, as with a lot of Pachydactylus females will be produced at lower temps (84') with more males being produced at higher temps (86')...
you are correct, these are very prolific little geckos and equally as nice! the problem is they don't fetch a high price tag and getting rid of them becomes increasingly hard...On another note, as with a lot of Pachydactylus females will be produced at lower temps (84') with more males being produced at higher temps (86')...
hdavidf309
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Can someone tell me what their care requirements are as a baby 9in a nutshell)? Specifically, what do they eat and how you keep them. Secondly, when you say "hard to sell"/lots of females, exactly HOW hard to sell and how many females vs. males do you get, average?
After this is answered, I may or may not have additional questions. thank you.
After this is answered, I may or may not have additional questions. thank you.
I had two wild caught pairs last year. They are prolific. I left the eggs hatch in the cages with the adults. Hatchlings started eating wingless fruit flies, never in front of me. When they were large enough for young crickets, there was no stopping them! I had 10 make it to sub adulthood, only 1 male! I kept 1.3 and now have 5 eggs. This time in an incubator at 84 degrees, constant. Hopefully a better sex ratio. I love these little guys despite their size and being nocturnal. Good luck
Elizabeth Freer
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To incubate for males, Leland suggests 86*F in post #3.