CHRISANDBOIDS14
07-10-04, 11:57 PM
Hello everyone,
I had aquired some pictus geckos back in december. I have been keeping the trio ever since I got them. They began breeding about 5 months ago, and about half the eggs were in either too moist conditions, were cracked during laying, or other causes(such as mold). Anyways, The second clutch I got, I put the eggs in for incubation. One egg molded up and went bad, the other one did ok. It has been 4 months since it was incubating, and I expected it to hatch in 2-3 months. My temps were 80 during the day, and 70-75 at night. They were in a little clear container with moist vemiculite. Today, I decided that since it had been 4 months(about 120 days), I figured I would slit the egg. Well, I cut it, and inside I found a baby pictus gecko. The egg was about 1cm long, and the gecko about 2cm long. There was quite abit more yolk in the egg than I expected. The gecko had moved abit, so I knew it was alive. I was shocked to find a gecko in it at all. I was holding it in my hand and took off the thin clear slick bag thingy(whats it called again?) off the baby, and it moved around abit. It looked fully formed, but upon further inspection, the top part of the head was not solid, and there was brain tissue right under the skin. The body also looked a little thin. The legs were just skin and bone, litterally. I kept it warm by blowing hot air from my mouth over it. It was also on my warm hand. Later(about 15-20 mins), it died im my hand. I feel like a murderer. I figure it was my fault and I should have let it hatch on its own. I slit it because it had been alot longer than I thought it should have, and I alwasy hear about people slitting eggs and never hear about babies that are not fully formed. It was a beautiful little baby, im sorry it had to die. I am stoping them from breeding, to fatten them up, and then Vanan will be purchasing them. At least I know the eggs are fertile. I will post pictures as soon as I get a chance. They are VERY small animals, with small eggs, and a small hatch size. you will be amazed that the head is at its full size. Im sorry little one!:(
C.
These guys are my first breeding "sucesses", though I did not really suceed in anything but death. They dont require any pre breeding conditioning either, so it doesnt really take much to breed them.
I had aquired some pictus geckos back in december. I have been keeping the trio ever since I got them. They began breeding about 5 months ago, and about half the eggs were in either too moist conditions, were cracked during laying, or other causes(such as mold). Anyways, The second clutch I got, I put the eggs in for incubation. One egg molded up and went bad, the other one did ok. It has been 4 months since it was incubating, and I expected it to hatch in 2-3 months. My temps were 80 during the day, and 70-75 at night. They were in a little clear container with moist vemiculite. Today, I decided that since it had been 4 months(about 120 days), I figured I would slit the egg. Well, I cut it, and inside I found a baby pictus gecko. The egg was about 1cm long, and the gecko about 2cm long. There was quite abit more yolk in the egg than I expected. The gecko had moved abit, so I knew it was alive. I was shocked to find a gecko in it at all. I was holding it in my hand and took off the thin clear slick bag thingy(whats it called again?) off the baby, and it moved around abit. It looked fully formed, but upon further inspection, the top part of the head was not solid, and there was brain tissue right under the skin. The body also looked a little thin. The legs were just skin and bone, litterally. I kept it warm by blowing hot air from my mouth over it. It was also on my warm hand. Later(about 15-20 mins), it died im my hand. I feel like a murderer. I figure it was my fault and I should have let it hatch on its own. I slit it because it had been alot longer than I thought it should have, and I alwasy hear about people slitting eggs and never hear about babies that are not fully formed. It was a beautiful little baby, im sorry it had to die. I am stoping them from breeding, to fatten them up, and then Vanan will be purchasing them. At least I know the eggs are fertile. I will post pictures as soon as I get a chance. They are VERY small animals, with small eggs, and a small hatch size. you will be amazed that the head is at its full size. Im sorry little one!:(
C.
These guys are my first breeding "sucesses", though I did not really suceed in anything but death. They dont require any pre breeding conditioning either, so it doesnt really take much to breed them.