Giant Madagascar Day Gecko Eggs

[manicman]

About 2 months ago I bought 3 Giant Day Geckos ,1 male and 2 females. 1 week ago I added some bamboo to their terrarium , and to my surprise this morning I discovered 2 eggs inside the bamboo .I"ve never done any breeding before , but I"d really like to see them hatch .The eggs are about 6 inches into the bamboo and they look stuck to the bamboo , I don"t know much about incubateing eggs . but I want to learn ,so I can give them a fare chance to hatch . I hope the picture I sent works , I"m new to computers. My day time temperature is 90 degrees . And the humidity is at 60% . If you have any advise it would be greatly appreciated .Feb15th

[JeffT]

Sounds like your doing everything right. Try and get the humidity to about 75%-80%, To help bring more humidity to the eggs spray water right down the bamboo and maybe even stuff some moss down there.

[manicman]

Thank you very much for your advise . It"s greatly appreciated . Fred . Bowering

[Stockwell]

I breed Phelsuma. I recommend you take them out of the bamboo. Grandis are not gluers. They might look stuck, but they wont be. They will be bonded to each other but not to the bamboo. Tip the bamboo slowly into a fluffy bath towel or similar to cushion them when they come rolling out. Do it very slowly

They should be set up on top of moist vermiculite or perlite in a small deli container or similar.
They require fairly high humidity, and i've had bad results just leaving them in situ. They tend to dehydrate and never hatch. These are fully calcified eggs, like chicken eggs, so you will have no indication that they are dehydrating. They don't dimple and suck in like parchment shell eggs.(leos and snakes eggs)
Standingi can be left as is, but for most other Phelsuma, its always best to hatch them on top of moistened substrate in a small container

Here's a couple I hatched..They sure are cute babies
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/511/1801grandishatchlings-med.jpg

[Jeff_Favelle]

Ha ha fat heads! Great pic/post Roy!

[manicman]

Thank you very much "Stockwell" for your advise ,I"m going out to get some vermiculite and take care of them right now. Thanks Again. Fred Bowering.

[Kyle Barker]

if you plan on continuing to breed them here is what i put in for egg laying. I found it to to be a pain rolling them out, freaked me out to much! I learned the hard way...use more elastics!;) or something similar like wire.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/464IM000399-med.JPG
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/464IM000401-med.JPG

[manicman]

Thank you for sharing the pictures of the bamboo for egg laying . That looks like a great idea , makes it easyier and safer to remove the eggs for incubating . Thanks for your advise Kyle Barker .I really appreciate it . Fred . Bowering

[TheRedDragon]

Awwww! They're so cute with their huge eyes, and as Favelle humourously put it, fat heads. :)

[Bighead]

Where do you guys get your bamboo? I would love to see some pics of your cage setups too. I have a proven pair that has yet to breed for me. I haven't found much good info on the web about breeding them. Everything seems to be great when I look at care sheets and stuff, but I haven't found a really comprehensive site yet. Do you change light cycles/night and day temps/etc? Thanks.

[Kyle Barker]

i get bamboo from nurseries. Some hardware stores with garden sections carry it too.

i only use light cycles to breed my grandis, temps do change a bit but nothing drastic. They are a pretty easy specie to breed.

[west hill herp]

Hay Fred have you bin getting any more eggs ?

[west hill herp]

some pic's would be cool