Uroplatus lineatus clutch...

[luevelvet]

I woke up this morning to a wonderful surprise. I thought Julie would get a kick out of this too....This clutch brings our total egg count to six. We're very excited for the first one to hatch and if all goes well, we should find out with in the next month or so.

A little closer look....

Enjoy!

Luis

 

[eisentrauti]

Amazing, Luis !!! They don't seem to come from this planet !

 

[AJA]

Congrats Luis. Is it tough to get the eggs to hatch? Do you pull them or let mom raise them?

 

[laurie]

Cool looking girl. Did she only lay 2 eggs?

 

[luevelvet]

This time it was only two. She laid another two about two months ago and the other female laid three just a few weeks ago. They're machines at the moment!

Luis

 

[Carlton]

Fantastic! These geckos are so beautiful and graceful. My favorite of all the Uroplatus. I had the honor of seeing one in the wild on a trip to Madagascar.

 

[Jono]

You will pay for helping the lizard people with their plans for world domination

 

[Chameleons Northwest]

Congratulations! The Lineatus are so elegant! I first saw them when Reptiles magazine did an article on them. Sounds like you've got a good breeding group going. That can't be too common.

 

[luevelvet]

Thanks everyone!

They are very elegant and are very sweet. I've actually been very surprised with the results so far. I honestly never expected these two girls to lay eggs so frequently but I can't complain. I just hope I can find other breeders to trade with to diversify the group a bit.

Thanks,

Luis

 

[warpdrive]

wow Luis, the girls seem to be working hard for you.
I wish you lots of luck with them...and the eggs too.

Harry

 

[haleybobl]

Very cool. Do you have any more pics with full body shots?

 

[luevelvet]

Here are a few additional images...

Thanks!

Luis

 

[haleybobl]

Thanks, they are so unique.

 

[Jerm]

Very nice! Are they gluers? She looks like she is protecting them. Have you succesfully raised juveniles yet?

 

[luevelvet]

They don't glue their eggs, rather just leave them in the crevices where the leaves meet the trunk. She was just getting done laying the second egg and holding it with her back foot, while the other one was already put into place. I had to disturb her for a moment, since it looked like she was going to drop the second egg from her foot. I didn't want to risk losing any if I had the chance not to. Previous eggs were deposited and left alone with no further involvement from the female, so I don't believe she's protecting them, but I could be wrong.

They've only started laying eggs a few months ago so there hasn't been enough time to allow any to hatch. Based on my research, we should another 30-45 days before we see anything from the first clutch.

Thanks everyone!

Luis

 

[chams1]

This time it was only two. She laid another two about two months ago and the other female laid three just a few weeks ago. They're machines at the moment!

Luis

Hey Luis - just saw this. YAY - congrats on the eggs and your continued success with the uros!! One of these days, you and I will be able to trade our offspring! Just as a word of caution, however (and I am only telling you this because it happened to me before...) be careful at the rate that you are allowing your females to reproduce. These females can crash hard if their systems are not allowed enough time to recover. You may have to separate the females after a couple of clutches for a bit just to allow them to recover. But these eggs look perfect!

They don't glue their eggs, rather just leave them in the crevices where the leaves meet the trunk. She was just getting done laying the second egg and holding it with her back foot, while the other one was already put into place. I had to disturb her for a moment, since it looked like she was going to drop the second egg from her foot. I didn't want to risk losing any if I had the chance not to. Previous eggs were deposited and left alone with no further involvement from the female, so I don't believe she's protecting them, but I could be wrong.

They've only started laying eggs a few months ago so there hasn't been enough time to allow any to hatch. Based on my research, we should another 30-45 days before we see anything from the first clutch.

Thanks everyone!

Luis

Getting the eggs to hatch is another issue in and of itself. You've already gotten the first half of it in getting them to lay. You will just have to play around with temps - mine took extra time to hatch because of my temps but I'm still playing around with it. And just wait until they do hatch (the Reptiles Mag. issue about them was spot on) because these little babies are HUGE. You will wonder how much body they could actually stuff inside that little egg!

Just as extra (probaby useless) information for the rest of you..... they, as well as the rest of the uroplatus, can and will "glue" their eggs to either their enclosure or to a plant or bark if they know that the eggs are infertile. Many times a new female with her first clutch (in my possession) has done this one time and then after that her clutches have been okay. Often times, the female will actually attempt to eat those eggs that she has glued once they have hardened. I'm guessing to redigest that calcium (or so I've been told).

Again, excellent job Luis!! I am going to have you come to my house to take some decent pics.....