Elizabeth Freer
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Those sisters have been growing like weed(s). :coverlaugh:
Thanks for sharing their progress!
Thanks for sharing their progress!
My Eublepharis hardwickii (pictures and care link)
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Herpin Man
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Those are really nice geckos. They seem to have qualities of both leopards and fat tails.
rhaco
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Well...yeah. It's undeniable that they share a few characteristics with the Fattails.
The banding, the more compact body structure, the dark eyes. Even their husbandry is similar.
But when I look at their faces, all I see is a Leopard Gecko!
Some people seem to think that they look too different from the other Eublepharis species. And one probably has to admit that they look the most different from the "classic Leopard Gecko".
But they were the first species of the Eublepharis genus that was desribed by Gray, 1827.
The banding, the more compact body structure, the dark eyes. Even their husbandry is similar.
But when I look at their faces, all I see is a Leopard Gecko!
Some people seem to think that they look too different from the other Eublepharis species. And one probably has to admit that they look the most different from the "classic Leopard Gecko".
But they were the first species of the Eublepharis genus that was desribed by Gray, 1827.
rhaco
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Time for another round of update pictures of the Eublepharis hardwickii sisters at 15 months of age.
At this time of the year I chose an autumn themed background again.
The leaves I used might not have been the best choice because now the background is more colorful than the animals :roll:
But for this portrait it worked fine I think:
At this time of the year I chose an autumn themed background again.
The leaves I used might not have been the best choice because now the background is more colorful than the animals :roll:
But for this portrait it worked fine I think:
rhaco
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Sorry for neglecting this thread. But all my geckos were in hibernartion and they tend to hibernate quite long (>100 days). They are all awake and eating again. I promise I’ll take and post some new pictures soon.
Until then I show some macro shots from last season that I haven’t posted here:
Scale structure comparison Hardwickii vs. Macularius
Hardwickii has a lot more of the large dorsal tubercle scales. The space between the tubercles is smaller than the tubercles themselves as they are sitting right next to each other.
The Macularius tubercles are smaller than the space between them as they have numerous smaller scales between them.
Claw close up:
Eublepharis hardwickii claws are a little longer and even sharper than Macularius’ claws.
Hardwickii portrait:
Until then I show some macro shots from last season that I haven’t posted here:
Scale structure comparison Hardwickii vs. Macularius
Hardwickii has a lot more of the large dorsal tubercle scales. The space between the tubercles is smaller than the tubercles themselves as they are sitting right next to each other.
The Macularius tubercles are smaller than the space between them as they have numerous smaller scales between them.
Claw close up:
Eublepharis hardwickii claws are a little longer and even sharper than Macularius’ claws.
Hardwickii portrait:
rhaco
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After I had a lot of problems with my incubator this season and lost 8 out of 12 eggs, I almost lost hope for the remaining eggs. My female laid these eggs on 28th of May...
...and the one remaining egg from this clutch finally hatched after 73 days last Sunday:
Let's hope that the remaining 3 eggs will survive as well so I can provide you loyal followers of this thread with a lot of new baby Hardwickii pictures!
...and the one remaining egg from this clutch finally hatched after 73 days last Sunday:
Let's hope that the remaining 3 eggs will survive as well so I can provide you loyal followers of this thread with a lot of new baby Hardwickii pictures!
Elizabeth Freer
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I'm sorry that you had significant losses with your E. hardwickii this season, Johannes, due to incubator malfunctions!
I, too, hope your remaining 3 eggs will produce viable hatchlings! I have a feeling WE are in your loop. :biggrin:
Elizabeth Freer
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Thanks so much!
Elizabeth Freer
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Congrats rhaco, nice animal. Let me ask you something: do you keep all of them and track their sexes? I have read that E. hardwickii and E. fuscus are more tricky to get males from thant other Eublepharis species. Seems that males need to be incubated in a more exact temperature. Have you checked this?
rhaco
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Yeah, it’s a big debate how temperature-dependent sex determination works with Hardwickii (and Fuscus).
US breeders seem to have more problems hatching males. Some say TSD doesn’t work at all with Hardwickii.
My experience is too little on this. There are some breeders over here in Europe that seem to be very successful hatching male Hardwickii by incubating at 32°C.
My plan was to proof that this year. But my incubator is very old and had some very bad temperature spikes >35°C. That’s why I lost 8 out of 12 eggs this season.
At the end I pulled all the remaining eggs and finished incubation at room temperature.
I like to keep my hatchlings as long as possible.
To document their development and to know their sex.
We’ll see how my ratio is this year with those incubation temperatures fluctuating from 26 to 35°C…:scratchhead:
Nice, thanks fo your answer. I perceive the same with these european breeders. Even I am not in EU, I often check european classifieds to see whats new and on, and I always see collections overcrowded with females of these species and less than a half dozen breeders that maybe cracked up these and sells only-male or high-male stock. Just wanted to know if incubating temperature info on fuscus and hardwickii are being spread.
rhaco
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Well, the info is out there.
The guys from BION Terrarium Center mention the 32°C incubation temperature to get males on their website and in a YouTube video.
Like I said, I have yet to successfully prove that temperature. But maybe other breeders should try it too.
While we’re at it, here come some more Update photos of this years (still unsexed) hatchlings:
HW-003 at one month of age:
The newest ones after their first shed:
The guys from BION Terrarium Center mention the 32°C incubation temperature to get males on their website and in a YouTube video.
Like I said, I have yet to successfully prove that temperature. But maybe other breeders should try it too.
While we’re at it, here come some more Update photos of this years (still unsexed) hatchlings:
HW-003 at one month of age:
The newest ones after their first shed:
