Parthenogenic Eggs

[pascal24]

I'd just like to hear other peoples views as I have a crested gecko who has been laying eggs since she was about a year old. I got her at 5 months old weighing 6g. She has never been with a male as I only have her.
Out of curiosity I candled her first clutch. One egg was yellow and the second had a red ring in it. So I incubated it and after about 5 weeks it sweated and moulded.
This year she just keeps laying every 4/5 weeks! I candled the fist lot I found about 8 weeks ago and one had the red ring so I've put it on vermiculite. And again 4 weeks ago another two, which both had red rings!
The first egg is now 3g's in weight and growing in size and one of the other clutch is 2g's.
I candled them today and have seen movement in the 2g egg!!! I really didn't expect to see anything but I am now convinced my gecko is laying fertile eggs! :shock:

 

[Tamara]

It is possible that they are fertile eggs indeed, if you search the forum you will be able to find some similar topics abouth , i believe atleast R. auriculatus and R. Leachianus.., so maybe it's more common in New-Caledonian gecko's as everyone thinks.

I can't recall correctly but i'm sure some of the eggs also hatched, but i believe the hatchlings where very weak and didn't survive for a long time.

 

[pascal24]

One of my eggs tried to hatch or started leaking. Inside was a very small but well formed baby. Looked like it just needed more time inside the egg. It lasted a day two more still incubating. Watch this space

 

[Tamara]

Too bad it didn't survive but exactly what happened with the other species i was telling, but i'm sure one of these day's somewhere there will be one that's strong enough to survive.
Please keep us posted.
Greetings.

 

[pascal24]

I had a baby hatch 9 days ago and is still going strong. It seems to be a double of its mummy! I've never had a hatchling so have nothing to compare it to size wise etc. it doesn't even register at 1g on my scales!

 

[pascal24]

I had a baby hatch 9 days ago and is still going strong. It seems to be a double of its mummy! I've never had a hatchling so have nothing to compare it to size wise etc. it doesn't even register at 1g on my scales but is eating and pooping so I'm hopeful this little one will make it.:lol: