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Can anyone give me any info on breeding sarasinorum,I do have the Philippe de Vosjoli book on rhacs but would still like some input from someone who has bred them.I have had my adult pair since Hamm September 2003,the female has put a lot of weight on
but there is no info on how long before they lay the eggs,she has been quite fat for about 3 months but I did read somewhere the females put on weight ready for breeding.
Thanks

My female sarasinorum bulked up a lot over the winter and laid her first clutch in late march and then another about 2 weeks ago. I haven't read the new rhac book but have gotten a lot of very good info from the Henkel and Seipp book. My female laid in the soil at the base of some cork tubes i have arranged in thier cage.

Nate

This species tends to be somewhat unpredictable! Some are flighty, some are prolific, some are active, some are nice colored. There are reverses of all of these things with R. sara. When breeding come into effect this really can play tricks on ones head. I think the best thing to do is to first observe you pair! Know how they react to every minascule aspect of usual occurances.
After doing so, the best method I have found with breeding them is the following. Cool them at very low temperatures and reduce misting and stop feeding for a two month period or so. Start to slowly raise temps. and then mist the heck out of them. Make all efforts to mist the fire out of them twice a day. This really seems to trigger breeding. Feeding will soon start to increase as they begin to get active. Make sure and not OVERFEED as they can become obeast quickly! Now the tricky part comes. A lot of females will not lay their eggs until they feel everything is right. I mean everything. I have waited two in a half months for eggs thinking a female was eggbound. One day you will find eggs. I always found eggs in the nest box. I also had live Ficus in the cage which werent used. Make sure to load the babyfood with Calcium as the females lay nice sized eggs. R. sarasinorum are over look and under appreciated. They are not as easy as many think. I think the best piece of advice is observing your pair or group. I found that pairs have a bond to them. However, in groups they get along as well.
Treat the babies like adults, but the tend to not feed as quickly as R. ciliatus. At flucating temps of 68-75 I hatched out all but one females. As far as TDS I donnot know how true this holds. That was my exspierence. Good Luck

Geckos By Brad

Thank you so much for the information,I will certainly try all your suggestions. I didn't know about cutting back on misting, although I have not observed them mating, the female does seem to have bites on the back of her neck.Thanks once again for your help, and I will let you know how I get on.