Hatching technique of cultured Gekko gecko eggs

At present, there are two methods of natural incubation and artificial incubation. Small-scale breeding households generally adopt the method of natural incubation, while large-scale breeding farms generally adopt the method of artificial incubation.

1. Natural incubation The collected gecko eggs are selected, damaged, abnormal and spermless eggs are removed, and placed in a net cage made of spun yarn net. The indoor temperature is controlled at 30~33℃, and the relative humidity is controlled at 70%~80%. The young gecko can be hatched after about 90 days. The eggs laid before July 15 of that year shall be collected and incubated as soon as possible, and can grow for a period of time when the temperature is appropriate; the eggs laid in the second half of the year shall be collected and stored at a temperature of 12~13℃, and incubated when the natural temperature reaches 30℃ in the second year.

2. There are two methods of artificial heating incubation. One is to put the cage with fertilized eggs into a small room, heat the room, keep the indoor temperature at 30~33℃, and control the relative humidity at 70%~80%. If the furnace is used for heating, the incubation temperature can also be controlled at 33~35℃. The method is to supply the basic temperature of the incubation chamber with a furnace, supply the temperature that the furnace cannot reach with an electric furnace, and connect the electric furnace with a constant temperature controller to control the indoor temperature to be constant.

Another method of artificial incubation is to incubate in an incubator, which is a large box made of wood or metal materials and equipped with devices that can control temperature and humidity. The incubation temperature can be controlled at 36℃ and the relative humidity can be controlled at 75%. Keep the air in the incubator fresh. When artificial incubation is adopted, autumn eggs can also be hatched, and the hatched young gecko is raised indoors by heating. When the outdoor temperature reaches more than 25℃, it is more favorable for its growth to move out of the greenhouse.

larval rearing

The newly hatched gecko has a body length of 5~ 6 cm and a weight of 3.5~5.3 g. It cannot be scattered or allowed to run at will, otherwise it will not catch feed insects due to its weakness, long-term hunger and decreased resistance and die. Therefore, the young gecko should be placed in a cage for a period of time, and when it grows to have a certain predatory ability, they are released to free activities.

The young gecko placed in the cage should be given enough young live feed insects, such as mealworms, silkworms, flies, etc., so that they can be easily captured. The eggs hatched in spring hatch in August, and the temperature is suitable for growth and development. You can ignore heating, only pay attention to giving enough feed insects and sufficient clean drinking water. But the eggs hatched in autumn, hatching larvae have reached the end of October, the temperature is low, not suitable for growth, in order to ensure the survival rate of larvae, indoor heating should be kept at 26~30℃, humidity 70%~80%, so that it can safely overwinter in such an environment.

The young gecko hatched in October cannot hibernate in the first hibernation period, because such larvae are not strong in vitality and enter hibernation without storing more nutrients in their bodies. During winter, they consume part of the nutrients in their bodies. After the second year of hibernation, their physique will be weaker, causing a large number of deaths.