yoteango
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I have had a pair of WC Brookesia stumpffi for a little over a year now. The female was a juvenile when I got her, and the male seemed a bit older. They both seem to be doing fine, but the male does seem a bit old sometimes.
She has laid several clutches of eggs, however I mostly find empty or clearly dead eggs. Not quite sure what the cause is. Whether they are hatching and not making it, the parents are committing infanticide, or the bugs are getting to the eggs first. I'm pretty some have hatched, but I have never seen a surprise baby in the main cage. The previous ones that hatched after I found them had some kind of failure to thrive and wouldn't eat, so much that a week later, one was still pooping out the green bile, or whatever it was. Very sad. The last pair of eggs I found died in a homemade incubator that was supposed to keep them cooler. I gave up on that this time around. This current clutch was mostly incubated in-situ, but also in vermiculite on a low shelf for a few weeks.
They hatched yesterday and today! For some reason I didn't think they would so I was once again unprepared.
These ones attentive I was already more confident with them than before. My suspicions of their improved fitness were confirmed now that I have seen them eat Melanogaster fruit flies. Attached are pictures. I will provide updates with this and subsequent clutches here I think.
Most important is the cute pictures.
She has laid several clutches of eggs, however I mostly find empty or clearly dead eggs. Not quite sure what the cause is. Whether they are hatching and not making it, the parents are committing infanticide, or the bugs are getting to the eggs first. I'm pretty some have hatched, but I have never seen a surprise baby in the main cage. The previous ones that hatched after I found them had some kind of failure to thrive and wouldn't eat, so much that a week later, one was still pooping out the green bile, or whatever it was. Very sad. The last pair of eggs I found died in a homemade incubator that was supposed to keep them cooler. I gave up on that this time around. This current clutch was mostly incubated in-situ, but also in vermiculite on a low shelf for a few weeks.
They hatched yesterday and today! For some reason I didn't think they would so I was once again unprepared.
These ones attentive I was already more confident with them than before. My suspicions of their improved fitness were confirmed now that I have seen them eat Melanogaster fruit flies. Attached are pictures. I will provide updates with this and subsequent clutches here I think.
Most important is the cute pictures.
