Vorax gecko laid eggs.

[MikhailsDinos]

Finally I got a pair of fertile eggs from this beautiful & large species. I was cleaning all the cages today & found some eggs in the laying box.

 

[OGIGA]

Do they really lay them inside those containers? Seems kind of unnatural.

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Yes, They do. Most breeders do it this way. It makes it easy for me & other breeders to find the eggs. Otherwise with a "natural" setup, It would be a lot of work to find all the eggs being produced. I'm a breeder so I have to do this, Because I get eggs every week. Most of the things we do to our animals are unnatural, If it's mantis or geckos. In the first place they dont live in plastic containers in the wild, We use plastic plants too. So many things we use are unnatural.

By doing this I can keep all the cages very clean. The geckos dont mind the box of co co. I get more babies this way.

Do they really lay them inside those containers? Seems kind of unnatural.

 

[Andrew]

Oooooo, congrats! Geckos are fun to breed. :lol:

 

[OGIGA]

Yes, They do. Most breeders do it this way. It makes it easy for me & other breeders to find the eggs. Otherwise with a "natural" setup, It would be a lot of work to find all the eggs being produced. I'm a breeder so I have to do this, Because I get eggs every week. Most of the things we do to our animals are unnatural, If it's mantis or geckos. In the first place they dont live in plastic containers in the wild, We use plastic plants too. So many things we use are unnatural. By doing this I can keep all the cages very clean. The geckos dont mind the box of co co. I get more babies this way.

I must say, that is really weird! If I had to lay an egg, I'd find some place comfortable... probably not on something that sticks out of the ground like that. :lol:

 

[Andrew]

That little tupperware container with the coco-bedding in it(third pic) is actually where they lay the eggs. Not in those little cups.

Just in case you misunderstood him.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Always a pleasure to find something you wern't expecting... Like a new friend

 

[Sparky]

is that perlite?

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Exactly what Andrew, mentioned.

The geckos lay the eggs in the container full of co co. Then I take the eggs & place them in the incubator.

I must say, that is really weird! If I had to lay an egg, I'd find some place comfortable... probably not on something that sticks out of the ground like that. :lol:

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Yes, It's perlite. I use it to incubate the eggs. It's wonderful stuff!

is that perlite?

 

[Andrew]

So is the perlite better for gecko eggs or something? I had a clutch of beardie eggs earlier this year, and put them on perlite, but it was a slow and steady death for all of them. Fertility wasn't the problem, there were little embryos and blood vessels inside.

How do you make the perlite work for you?

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Congratulations on getting them to lay eggs!

Yes, Perlite works very well for me. This is how I do it. I have made my own incubator out of a ten gallon fish tank. I've placed perlite on the bottom of the tank, Then I added water to the perlite. The top of the tank is a sheet of glass, to keep the humidity high. I then put the eggs in their own little cups, I add a little water to the cups the eggs are in, Or nothing at all. The eggs do well just on the humidity in the air. I can also keep the incubator clean with having the eggs in their own little cups, When they hatch it's missy. I just through away the the cups when they are done hatching.

Also the reason I use the perlite, Is because fungus does not grow on it for me. But, I know people use other mediums with great success too.

My females are laying every week for me. At the moment I have 15 eggs incubating. I had some hatch yesterday. I use to take pictures everytime a baby would hatch, Now I have so many hatching all the time, I dont. I will if someone wants a baby, Or I want to show off my little ones!

So is the perlite better for gecko eggs or something? I had a clutch of beardie eggs earlier this year, and put them on perlite, but it was a slow and steady death for all of them. Fertility wasn't the problem, there were little embryos and blood vessels inside.How do you make the perlite work for you?

 

[MikhailsDinos]

I love finding new unexpected freinds.

Always a pleasure to find something you wern't expecting... Like a new friend

 

[Andrew]

Congratulations on getting them to lay eggs!Yes, Perlite works very well for me. This is how I do it. I have made my own incubator out of a ten gallon fish tank. I've placed perlite on the bottom of the tank, Then I added water to the perlite. The top of the tank is a sheet of glass, to keep the humidity high. I then put the eggs in their own little cups, I add a little water to the cups the eggs are in, Or nothing at all. The eggs do well just on the humidity in the air. I can also keep the incubator clean with having the eggs in their own little cups, When they hatch it's missy. I just through away the the cups when they are done hatching.

Also the reason I use the perlite, Is because fungus does not grow on it for me. But, I know people use other mediums with great success too.

My females are laying every week for me. At the moment I have 15 eggs incubating. I had some hatch yesterday. I use to take pictures everytime a baby would hatch, Now I have so many hatching all the time, I dont. I will if someone wants a baby, Or I want to show off my little ones!

Thats an interesting way of doing it. I use a hovabator incubator for mine, but so far the only thing I've been able to hatch in it are chickens...wait, hatched a viper gecko clutch in there once! Little guys didn't make it though.

You should post some pics of the little ones and/or of them hatching. Thats always fun to see.

 

[Deutschherper]

Congrats!

 

[MikhailsDinos]

In 3 or 4 months I'll post pic's of them hatching.

Thats an interesting way of doing it. I use a hovabator incubator for mine, but so far the only thing I've been able to hatch in it are chickens...wait, hatched a viper gecko clutch in there once! Little guys didn't make it though. You should post some pics of the little ones and/or of them hatching. Thats always fun to see.

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Thank you!

Congrats!

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

That's so cool! I love geckos, they're so weird but adorable.

My sister is breeding (or trying to) crested geckos. They're so pretty!