I don't feed beach balls to my geckos, so....

[DragnDrop]

....... would that mean she's gravid?

[moperri]

If she is gravid you should be able to see the eggs developing under the belly by anal pores.

[Katatonic]

Eggs in Rhacodactylus species tend to be a little further down the body, closer to the hips and "thighs"... She would sag bit when in a relaxed position or perching on her favorite tree limb. That picture's a little decieving, so I couldn't really say w/o examing the gecko myself!! Meh, good luck.

[Katatonic]

She would *sag A bit
pardon the early morning spelling mistake.

[katev17]

lol... I think he was just being sarcastic!! That's just me though..

Kate

PS- Haha, you've got awesome pics!

[DragnDrop]

Actually, I was joking.... sorry if I came across wrong. She was gravid, and laid 2 perfect eggs 3 days later.
It's just that I'd never seen an auric THAT fat before, it seemed more like a beachball.

[Youkai]

You're lucky! I've had nothing but issues getting mine to breed. A few times the female became gravid, and reabsorbed the eggs! She's a good weight and very healthy, so I'm stumped. I've got a nice looking juvie <a href="http://members.shaw.ca/youkai/geckos/redgarg.jpg"><u> (here!)</u></a> I'm growing up who looks to be male. I'll try switching the males later I guess. :/

[DragnDrop]

Gargoyles are a pain to breed. It took ages for mine to start. Even with 3.3 breeding, I've never got more than about 4 eggs developing at any time. Not as prolific as cresties, that's for sure.

[Youkai]

I'm starting to wonder if it's the male stressing the female out. I might try separating them, to see if that will help.

[Katatonic]

OH geez... I got taken. *smacks forehead*.
Lol, good joke nonetheless.

[DragnDrop]

Originally posted by Youkai
I'm starting to wonder if it's the male stressing the female out. I might try separating them, to see if that will help.

Mine are all 1.1 set-ups. As long as they have several hiding places, I find they get along as pairs. The 1.2 grouping didn't work - no breeding, just females fighting each other. They weren't together for a week before it got too risky for my liking.
An acquaintance had the same problem, all the girls did was fight. When the male approached one to mate, the other one must have gotten jealous, she attacked him. Next thing there was an all out war, the male was ripped to sheds (killed), the girls injured - broken jaw and dropped tail.
I've heard that aurics, like leachies form a pair bond, but not as strong as leachies. I can't say I've seen evidence of it, but when I switched males one time, there was some slight discontent between the affected geckos, nothing serious, just bickering type, nothing violent. None of them bred the whole time (several months), and I know the females were mature, had laid eggs previously. Once I put the original males back, things calmed down. Maybe yours still have to learn to love each other (or are lamenting over a lost love, if they'd been paired up previously?)

[katev17]

Aw! Oh no! That's sad Poor geckos... lol (I'm lame.)

Kate.

[Youkai]

Hm, that could be a possibility. I aquired the animals as adults. They were purchased at Daytona (I <i>think</i>) from Tytle. I got them from the guy who bought them there. So I really don't know anything about their history.

The female produced one clutch thus far. When the babies hatched, one hatched with an exposed heart, and the other is still alive. However, it has some obvious health problems, and I don't think it will live another month. I'm really hoping I can start producing some healthy babies soon. :/
In the meantime...I'll continue anxiously waiting to breed this female and her sister:
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