Is my leaf tail gravid / up the duff?

[coastal-shagg]

hi everyone i was wondering if one of my leaf tailed geckos was pregnant? what ar your thoughts? also i just moved my guys into a new enclosure. what are u thinking?

 

[ssssmithy]

turn her upside down and u should be able to see the egg/ 's..

 

[coastal-shagg]

translucently throuh the body?

 

[ssssmithy]

yeah...on most geckos u can anyhow.

 

[coastal-shagg]

oh ok. thanks. does anyone know if there is other way? i just dont really wanna disturb her. also what will i need to do if they do hatch. the current substrate is red desert sand. ( yeas i know they dont live in the desert )

 

[coastal-shagg]

anyone?

 

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turn her upside down and u should be able to see the egg/ 's..

Yeah as smithy says, just turn her upside down, they should be obvious, or put her on a piece of flat glass, and look from underneath,
If she lays eggs tonight, put them in a chinese container with some sphagnum moss,
tomorrow read up all you can on correct incubation for them.
Cheers
Adam

 

[Vassallo2008]

Smittty is right

 

[coastal-shagg]

thanks alot adam. cheers. wish me luck. does anyone know which scientifc name it is. the variations are so similar. was sold as swaini?

 

[coastal-shagg]

anyone know what species?

 

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Doesnt look like a swainii to me, definite re-gen tail if it is. Cant tell 100% from the pics.
Looks to me like a Phyllurus Platurus, broad tail gecko.
sounds like a dodgy deal, most likely a wild caught animal.