Hi Robert,
I have hatched a ton of these guys over the last four years or so. If you watch
them stalk their food you will observe they do a scorpion thing, waving their
tail at their prey. Perhaps the orange has some significance to their prey as
was previously pointed out. Anyhoo, it is really cute!
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
Robert Gundy wrote:
> The first of my 7 P. androyensis eggs are hatching. 1
> hatched yesterday w/ an orange/yellow tail, one this
> morning w/ an orange tail and one today w/ a brighter
> orange tail. They are so cute, and SO puny! I have 4
> more eggs to go, but I think 1 is infertile.
>
> I'm curious as to why their tails would be so bright?
> They're only 1" in total length, and as thick as the
> middle of a q-tip. I would think they're tails would
> only attract predators (ie: other Paroedura,
> Uroplatus, small birds, small snakes like Stenophus
> (sp?) species, etc). The only thing they could eat are
> fruit flies, pin head crickets and ants, and I don't
> think the color of the tail would attract any of
> these. Any clues? Anyhow, wish me luck and I'll try to
> get some pics when I can.
>
> Robert
> http://www.geocities.com/reptiluvr
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