giant day gecko eggs

[ijmccollum]

Okay, Reptar is confirmed female. There were two eggs in the viv this morning. Frankly I don't know what to do with them since I don't exactly know her history -- she was a rescue. Toss, try to incubate, leave them... suggestions?

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Okay, Reptar is confirmed female. There were two eggs in the viv this morning. Frankly I don't know what to do with them since I don't exactly know her history -- she was a rescue. Toss, try to incubate, leave them... suggestions?

This doesnt do you justice! We need pics!

 

[Syn]

I believe(?) they are egg gluers? Were they found attached to glass? Can you get pictures?
Try candling them, if by chance she was mated, you may have babies. Either way, keep her calcium levels up!

Put a deli cup over them and tape it.

 

[james L]

Ive never worked with giants but if there any thing like gold dust eggs you should do what you normally would do with eggs and incubate them at about 72-82 and they should hatch between 55-90 days, but again ive never worked with giants only dusts. I know some people leave the eggs in the cage and let them hatch out with the adults. I dont like that method though. Goodluck!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

She will eat the babies.
There is a great article in the current Reptiles magazine.

-Brad

 

[adamkwas]

I believe(?) they are egg gluers? Were they found attached to glass? Can you get pictures?
Try candling them, if by chance she was mated, you may have babies. Either way, keep her calcium levels up!

Put a deli cup over them and tape it.

P. m. grandis aren't egg gluers.


Do some research on how to incubate them. Phelsuma eggs like it HOT (relatively speaking); about 26 degrees C (85-86 F ???).

Put them on some vermiculite with about 65-70 % humidity.


Hope this helps ,

 

[Syn]

P. m. grandis aren't egg gluers.

Thanks for the info! There are just so many species of phelsuma I get a little mixed up.

 

[ijmccollum]

Tragedy. The eggs were eaten. They are trashed this morning. Do they retain sperm? Is there a chance for other eggs to occur or was that just it? I will admit to the unmentionable -- yes, she is kept with juvenile dumpies. This was temp till they got bigger. All have been thriving and doing well as a community so I didn't think it was critical at this time -- but then I didn't expect eggs. Guess she will need to go into the small exoterra by herself for now. If they are eating eggs, I don't want them attacking my Reptar. Bummers, big bummers.

 

[james L]

yes they do retain sperm. I think a large healthy adult should lay around 5-7 times in the breeding season. when i was working with gold dust, i would put the gravid females in cages by them selfs with few objects in the cage. Only a few sticks and i would put a bromeliad that was completely dry in it and they would lay in the tight wedges between the leaves. it worked everytime and the eggs were easy to find and remove.