Breeding Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

[Chase]

Hello,

I wanted to create this thread so anybody that wants to know how to breed these little guys can know how too. Also, pictures and anything about the cages will be helpful!

Thanks,

LPR08

 

[Justin Carl]

Put them in the cage.
They do it by themselves.
She carries the egss.
She lays the eggs.
You dig them up.
You incubate.
2-3 months they hatch

repeat
repeat

 

[Chase]

Basically thats it, I made the thread so people can see how others do things. The cages, feeding, for example

 

[AFH]

I have read (though I do not have any, so I cannot attest to the fact) that you can leave the eggs in the habitat and they will hatch as is.

Those that have the species please chime in.

 

[Chase]

You can do that but most people dig them up.

 

[davco]

I am waiting for my female Brev to lay eggs, it has been around 26 days since the mating. my female is getting down to the ground, and yesterday I saw particles of ground cover on her body, and she stopped eating.
should I search for the eggs? I planned to take them out for incubation, to control them more easily, but I dont have a clue where should I look for them?I dont want to dig up the terrarium....but I am very worried for them...
should I wait until I'm sure?
please help
thanks in advance for every post
regards

 

[vetdebbie]

I take the eggs out if I see them/know where they are. Leave them in otherwise. I have taken 4 out - and had about 30 babies!

 

[dante8858]

I have read (though I do not have any, so I cannot attest to the fact) that you can leave the eggs in the habitat and they will hatch as is.

Those that have the species please chime in.

I am new to having these guys (I have only had them since Jan.) but I dug up the three eggs I found because I was afraid that a cricket would eat the eggs and one of the eggs wasn't completely covered. I am just having a hard time keeping the temp the same since it has gotten really hot here!

 

[davco]

yes, I was planning to take out the eggs, too, but I don't know did she lay any, and if she did where are they.I found in some literature that she can dig them down to 7 cm.were your eggs dug entirely?and how can I recognize the spot where she dug?are the eggs easily noticeable?
thanks for the help, I really appreciate it

 

[dante8858]

yes, I was planning to take out the eggs, too, but I don't know did she lay any, and if she did where are they.I found in some literature that she can dig them down to 7 cm.were your eggs dug entirely?and how can I recognize the spot where she dug?are the eggs easily noticeable?
thanks for the help, I really appreciate it

One of the eggs wasn't covered fully so that is why I noticed right away that there were eggs. I glanced in the cage like I do everyday and thought that one took a really big poop....at least that is what the uncovered part looked like! Then I carefully took it out and looked from the outside of the cage and saw white spots up against the glass under the soil. I truely lucked out otherwise I wouldn't of even known there were any eggs!

 

[AJA]

IF you should leave the eggs in the enclosure will the crickets bother them? I have a 1.2 trio and it is heavily planted with sphagnum moss on the bottom, I am concerned I won't be able to see any eggs and have a maruading cricket do some damage to the egg.

 

[dante8858]

IF you should leave the eggs in the enclosure will the crickets bother them? I have a 1.2 trio and it is heavily planted with sphagnum moss on the bottom, I am concerned I won't be able to see any eggs and have a maruading cricket do some damage to the egg.

I am not sure and that is why I took mine out but if I hadn't seen them then I wouldn't even know I had any eggs so really I don't know. I just know that they can hurt the chams so why not the eggs.....

 

[hallenhe]

how can I recognize the spot where she dug?

Don't know about yours, but mine has been digging a hole of epic proportions - so far, it's pretty obvious. She started yesterday morning and had dug up about 4 square inches (to ~1-1.5 inches deep) by the time I left for work yesterday. When I came home, she had at least doubled the area dug, and I saw something whitish and egg-shaped (but she was still busy, so I didn't get too close or go in and disturb her). She slept in her Ficus, and was back in the hole when I came down this morning.

 

[AJA]

I've got sphagnum moss in my 10 gallon of a 1.2 trio. Should I take that moss out? I wonder about it sometimes because of the crickets hiding in there and now I wonder if it will prevent the females from laying eggs?

I love my little guys!