Hi Gexers, sorry if this mail should arrive twice - I attached a picture and maybe it was too large - this time I have included a much smaller one ... hope it works now (went for grayscale).
> These are offspring from very healthy adults. Sometimes a change / fault in the diet or the supplements used can lead to a decrease of the egg�s and hatchling�s "quality" - did you change anything recently? If you buy your food - are you sure your source did not change something? Possible are pestizides or herbizides that might might be in the cricket�s food, or any other substances that could be hazardous to our Gecko�s health ... you might try to check on that. Sometimes old age can lead to an decrease in breeding success with Phelsumas, so how old are your animals? Both ways you should then probably notice that the eggs might be a little bit smaller, that more eggs don�t hatch, and that the babies don�t look as healthy as your hatchlings used to be. > Are they too wet? Is the environment too sterile? If I assist > shedding it seems too be too stressful and they die. I for my part don�t keep my hatchlings extra wet or humid, as Phelsuma normally shed easily under normal (60-80%) conditions - higher might lead the skin to stick to the animal instead of just peeling off. And I use for their hardshelled eggs no wet substrate as well - I put them in a cricket box stuffed with a hygenic and very rough surface (foam, as it is used to pack sensible computer-stuff and such), which helps to peel the skin from the toes just by crawling over it. The humidity is held by a regularily refilled layer of water on the bottom of the box, the eggs themselves are dry (see attached picture). I hope this information might help getting better results - regards, Hartmut (Germany)
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