[gecko]quarantined Uroplatus ebenaui possibly gravid

maleldil gecko@lists.gekkota.com
Sat, 17 Apr 2004 17:56:59 -0400


First, thanks to Neil and everyone else who helped me with my "sick" U.
ebenaui pair. I'm just waiting on the second fecal but they are doing fine.

Anyway, I weigh the geckos regularly for piece of mind and they have
recovered a lot in the past 6 weeks.

My question: I think the female may be gravid by the feel of her abdomen and
the diproportional weight gain. I never planned to breed these so I'm not
worried too much about the eggs but will this prove problematic for the
female? She is in a Tupperware container with paper towel and PVC tubes to
hide in. Is this the kind of gecko that won't lay unless she can bury the
eggs?

Thanks for any opinions.

Mike