My first clutch of Mourning eggs!

[justanotherfroginthepond]

Yeah, yeah, I know they're nothing THAT cool, but they are my first!  I've never had "pasters" before, so these are WAAAAY new for me.  They're downright miniature compared to crested eggs, and soooo different!!  On one hand, I can't believe how small they are...on the other, it's hard to imagine something that big coming out of something so small!  I was looking at the eggs through her skin just the other night and wondering "how are those HUGE white blobs gonna make it out the other side?!?".  Well...they did!  Since I've never had pasters, I'm kinda winging it with common sense in my sidecar.  I'm thinking I'll leave them them on the bark in the enclosure for about three weeks, then move the whole bark into a separate (escape proof!) hatching container.

Thanks for looking!

[Anthony Caponetto]

Congrats!  Mourning geckos are very cool (I think)!  If you only have one right now, just wait.  They're MUCH more interesting when kept in groups.  They communicate a LOT through vocalization (clicks/chirps) and tail waiving.  They also produce more eggs when kept in groups.

I've been keeping and "breeding" them for the past 5 years or so.  They're easy to hatch, but they can take anywhere from about 70 to 120 days to hatch.  Keeping the hatchlings in an escape-proof enclosure is the trick!

They are nectar eaters, so mine do really well on crested gecko diet.  Except with my adults, I've eliminated feeding insects completely because I don't want the bigger ones to eat fresh hatched babies on accident.

[monster]

hey mine just laid too! she glue'd 'em to the side of the tank so i can't take them out  . hope i catch the little guys before the adults do.

[justanotherfroginthepond]

hey mine just laid too! she glue'd 'em to the side of the tank so i can't take them out  . hope i catch the little guys before the adults do.

Thanks, Anthony!  I do really like them...I have one laying adult, and two smaller juvies.  They are definitely cool to watch. The tail curling is my favorite thing.  The larger two like to sit on your finger for a while, then leap off into the leaves when you place them near.  And they eat the CGD like champs! 

Congrats, Julie!  Just a tip (I got lucky and mine laid on bark, but I have a feeling I'll need to do this with either my mournings or william's dwarfs at some point!)...

If the eggs are on a flat surface, take a SOLO condiment cup (I'd use a deeper one to aid in removal after hatching) and either poke itty-bitty holes in it or cut out the bottom and replace with netting held in place with a rubber band.  Then either hot-glue the open end over the eggs, or tape it tightly over them.  With any luck they will hatch out under the cup, and you can slide a piece of cardboard between the container and the wall to remove them.  Good luck with yours!

[monster]

sounds simple enough. i'll give it a shot!it will be interesting to see how far away our hatch dates will be too. what's your house temps right now?

[justanotherfroginthepond]

My incubation room runs between 72-76 at any given time.  Sometimes in the morning it's as low as 71.  My cresteds hatch out right about 73 days, so as long as their eggs keep on the same hatching schedule, then I know the temps probably haven't fluctuated much.  Let's stay updated on these little guys!

[portal_reptiles]

thats cool..