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I have a pair of gecko eggs that were glued to the side of my tank. They began to slide down, so I carefully moved them into a deli cup. It is much easier to incubate them now that they aren't glued to the wall, but is it a bad sign that they began to slide down?
I dont know the gecko species, but they are small (5 7 inches) and tropical. The eggs are about 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch. They are being incubated between 78 and 82 and I mist once a day. I would make it hotter or mist more, but I am just going by the way the eggs look, because I don't really know the species and how best to incubate them.

Thanks
Niko
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1.0 Peruvian red-tail boa
1.0 Argentinian black and white tegu
2.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 White's tree frog
1.1 "assorted" geckoes ???

Sounds to me like you have a pair of day geckos, probably the dull or green day geckos (Phelsuma dubia). It's weird that the eggs slipped off the glass. This may be an indication that they're no good, but I would have to know more information. Although I've had similar occurences with two other species and successfully hatched them in one of my incubators. How long after having been laid did they begin to slip off? Never mist the eggs directly, just maintain a high ambient humidity. Of course I have no choice but to assume that they really are a tropical species of gecko. Pics would be good. 82-84 would be a good temp to incubate them at.

Hope this helps,

- Alejandro -
Emerald Exotics

They are'nt day geckos. I will try to post some pics, but I dont have a camera right now. THey began sliding about two weeks after being laid.
Thanks
Niko

>>Sounds to me like you have a pair of day geckos, probably the dull or green day geckos (Phelsuma dubia). It's weird that the eggs slipped off the glass. This may be an indication that they're no good, but I would have to know more information. Although I've had similar occurences with two other species and successfully hatched them in one of my incubators. How long after having been laid did they begin to slip off? Never mist the eggs directly, just maintain a high ambient humidity. Of course I have no choice but to assume that they really are a tropical species of gecko. Pics would be good. 82-84 would be a good temp to incubate them at.
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>>Hope this helps,
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>>- Alejandro -
>>Emerald Exotics
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1.0 Peruvian red-tail boa
1.0 Argentinian black and white tegu
2.0 Bearded Dragon
0.1 White's tree frog
1.1 "assorted" geckoes ???