eggs

[robin]

well i was cleaning and watering and feeding my o. castlenaui (northern austrailian velevet gecko) and i found two eggs. i didnt know she was gravid. so i was not checking, so by the time i found them they had already began to dry out too bad to save. but i will be looking for more so maybe some castlenaui babies this year!!!!

 

[Jeanne]

Well, That is good and bad news, but lets just focus on the good. I can't wait to see babies

 

[robin]

we will see. this is her first time laying.. i do not even know what to expect LOL. i am going to have to contact someone to find out at what temps to incubate them if she does lay more eggs. i so wasnt expecting babies this year but i love the castles so i am unable to throw away the eggs and not try to incubate them.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Robin, Got any pics of mom?

 

[robin]

here ya go

 

[BalloonzForU]

oooo Very Pretty!!!!

 

[robin]

yes they are and very cool little geckos. the female is very grumpy right now... she makes this sound kinda like a cat spiting noise (but not as loud) kinda like pffst. well only when you bother her LOL it's really cute hehe

 

[Sally Salamander]

I used to raise monilis - and during breeding season - they sounded like little cats that have sucked up helium. It was extremely funny.

Got to go - Sherriff Bart is calling for more Schnitzengruben....

 

[Grinning Geckos]

Wow, that's an awesome looking gecko!

 

[robin]

thank you thank you

 

[robin]

update my eggs went bad +( i dunno if they were infertil or what. i think this next time if she lays again i will try different incubation

 

[Jeanne]

That is a bummer! I am curious, what is the basic care like for them.

 

[robin]

jeane the geckos? easy. i house 1.1 in a ten gallon. the substrate i use is a top soil and sand mixture. i keep a humid hide in there. and use cork as decoration as well as hides. they are both arboreal and terrestrial but i find them more on the groud. they change colors at night and will bask. i do not keep mine at anything over 85 (basking maybe 87 but thats the absolute highest and not all the time.. i only keep the lights on for 6 hours, at least in the summer time) degrees. mist them depending on where you live every other day or so they are cricket eaters and i use the same calcium and supliments i do for the leos. these geckos are super hardy. i also have a water dish in there.

 

[Jeanne]

Thanks Robin!