A Christmas Miracle! (LOL) - Page 4

War Machine · 01-14-13, 06:32 PM

I feed both. I always keep fresh DAY gecko diet, then feed 1/4 crickets every other day to the adults. same with this guy, but fruit flies every day.

War Machine · 01-15-13, 07:00 PM

This one died too.

My conclusion, they're not eating and starving. 24/h heat source, and %80 humidity with 4 mistings a day.

I'm just gunna scrap all eggs from now on I think. Too difficult and don't have the heart to keep seeing them die.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 07:03 PM

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. This is only your first try, and the first try is always the hardest. You're still new to these geckos, right?

~Maggot

infernalis · 01-15-13, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by War Machine

This one died too.

My conclusion, they're not eating and starving. 24/h heat source, and %80 humidity with 4 mistings a day.

I'm just gunna scrap all eggs from now on I think. Too difficult and don't have the heart to keep seeing them die.

Sorry to hear that...

Allow me to pass on some personal experience.

I have lost many baby snakes over the years, some from failure to thrive, some from mistakes I have made, but the end result is always the same, babies that just never grew up.

I don't let it prevent me from pairing up the adults and trying again, sure my success rate has gone way up, but I have only once ever seen a litter of animals that were all perfect and all grew up.

Failures are what makes us stronger, failures teach us, make us wiser in the end.

War Machine · 01-15-13, 07:13 PM

Thanks wayne,

I'm going to let the remaining two eggs hatch in the enclosure, and see how they pan out with the adults.

In the mean time, I make make a very tiny tank, maybe even seal off a small cricket keeper.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 07:20 PM

If these are the first clutches of the adults, that could be a factor too. Isn't it generally true that the first few clutches don't tend to do as well as later ones?

~Maggot

poison123 · 01-15-13, 07:29 PM

Maggot, i think thats for snakes but i could be wrong.

infernalis · 01-15-13, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

If these are the first clutches of the adults, that could be a factor too. Isn't it generally true that the first few clutches don't tend to do as well as later ones?

~Maggot

I don't know much about Geckos, but it's true with the snakes I have bred.

Generally, as the female reaches her "prime" the babies are bigger and more robust.

That's why some people I know refrain from breeding until the mother is a full year past sexual maturity.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 07:43 PM

Well I know that the clutches can be smaller for the first time, so logic would dictate that they could be less likely to survive too. I think it's true for pretty much all animals that the first offspring is less likely to be as good as later offspring.

Plus such tiny geckos like this are hard to keep until you've got the hang of it. They're different geckos, but mourning gecko babies are the same size as these guys, and they're hard to keep for people who are new to it. Mine didn't make it, and I contacted someone who breeds them, and they had the same issues at first. After a while, though, they got the hang of it and have perfect clutches every time. So like Wayne said, I think if you keep at it, you'll get the hang of it and produce some awesome babies - and it'll be nice to see more of these stunning geckos around.

~Maggot

War Machine · 01-28-13, 05:53 PM

Either the enclosure is spot on to promote insane breeding, or she is a *****.

3rd baby found, with the two eggs still intact. This guy is by far the fastest, and best one yet. I put fruit flies in, and its already hunting them.

I opened the door, and instead of two geckos scurrying off, I see the baby. It was ON TOP of the female. I've been keeping an eye on em, and they're co habituating... So this one is staying in.

I'll keep you guys posted