Ringtail Gecko Eggs

[Rocket]

Well today I got home to find a single egg in my ringtail gecko tank, should be good news, to get an egg out of a species I really want to breed....... The thing is, it's the product of 2 females!?!?

I have spoken to the breeder of my 2 animals and he basically said 'It can happen' aswell as some well said advice on the species. Thanks (you know who you are).

I am 110% sure they are 2 females as both animals are as flat as a surf board at the cloacal area and both are approx 12months of age.

Can any Ringtail breeders tell me if this is a common occurence or not???

 

[levis04]

have you got the male organised yet?

 

[warren63]

This probably doesnt help but saw a thread on a USA forum about sperm retention in U. Milii and laying fertile eggs 6 months after being seperated from a male also mentioned someone claimed it was documentated that marble and velvet geckos had retained sperm for 2-3 years

 

[whatsup]

they can retain sperm.i'm not sure about cloning though.i think they can incubate for up to 245 days so be patient while incubating.

 

[Rocket]

I've been glued to geckodan's Ringtail gecko caresheet but doesn't seem to say anything about immaculate depositions.

The egg was dented and basically collapsed when I found it but it was laid in a position where it was in between a hide and the glass front of the tank. So upon removal of the hide, a plug of shell had been ripped apart from the egg. After disecting the egg, their appears to be no blood spot or signs of embrotic growth. Just a yellow yolky liquid, yummy!

 

[Magpie]

Ring tails lay hard shelled eggs, so if it was dented, it's infertile.

 

[Rocket]

Thanks Magpie, I knew that so it was an obvious sign that it was unviable.

Waiting, waiting for geckodan LOL.

 

[Twiggz]

Gee Rocket......talk about scaring the heck out of me.
I should get that mail in the next few days to so hopefully soon for our arrangement.

 

[Rocket]

Sorry Twiggz. I knew this would prove to be a real pain in our agreement.

Nobody else has any opinions on the matter? Could it be a sign of reproductive maturity in the female(s)?

 

[Scleropages]

Could it be a sign of reproductive maturity in the female(s)?

erm. yes.