>Would you mind sharing your successful techniques for the
incubation of
>Phelsuma klemmeri eggs? I have a pair of these
lovely gecks and would like
>to "begin production" now, gex willing.
I want to be ready!
>I've recently received a Hovabator
incubator, the no-fan model.
>Please include all the
details ;-))
Hi Elisabeth,and all
The only technique is to get them to lay eggs.Then they will
hatch under most condisions.
They are one of the hardiest and easiest to keep and breed of
the Phelsumas.
I hatch mine in two different incubators.Both with the same
good results.
1. A constant temperature of 28 deg C both day and
night.Humidity stays between 65-75 %.
They normally hatch after 40-45
days.
2. The other incubator keep 30,5 deg C daytime and 24 deg C
nighttime.Humidity daytime
stays around 80 % and nightime around 65
%.Here they hatch after 44-50 days.
The sexratio differs very little between the incubators,but the
hatchlings from Nr 2 tend to
be a little bit bigger and healthier then from Nr
1.
If the eggs are kept in roomtemperature 22 deg C ,in a
ventilated box with humid substrate
they will hatch after 65-70 days.Also this hatchlings are big
and strong.
As with most Phelsuma species,the eggs are very tolerant to
both humidity and temperatures.
Just be sure to put them on a dry surface on top of the
incubationmedium,and not directly on
the moist substrate.Most Phelsuma eggs can tolerate a
drop of temperature for a short time to
as low as 5 deg C without harming the embryos.Four month ago I
hatched a P.barbouri that was
layed late in the seasoon and glued to the glas.During the
winter the temperature in the terrarium
was daytime 22 deg C at the max, and was dropped to 14 at
night. After 136 days a very big and
healthy P.barbouri hatchling came out.
Good luck with your P.klemmeri
Magnus
