breeding

rouxel · 01-11-05, 06:45 PM

if u put a male with a female will mate and make babys no matter what or is there a way to stop it?

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-11-05, 07:17 PM

LOL unless you know a vet that performs spaiding/nudering on geckos I think your SOL. LOL Your definitely going to get eggs. The question is do you know anyone that can incubate them for you, or do you want to keep them and start breeding yourself? Either way you should have some form of moist chamber of vermiculite or moss for her to lay eggs in.

If you wanted you could put the eggs in some kind of small low-vented container in a corner of your tank and make sure it stays moist (same thing vermiculite or moss) and hope for the best. You might luck out and get hatchlings, tho the odds are very slim. (you need to keep the humidity very high for the eggs for 1-3 months, depending on the tanks temp in that corner) and the temp must stay above 80°F at all times, never any lower.

There are designs for incubators all over the Internet if your curious. I bet a few members have some schematics they could share

rouxel · 01-11-05, 08:37 PM

i only have a male right now but i want to get another gecko but im not going to get a female if they will mate tho. ill just stay with my one male unless i could somehow keep 2 males from fighting

rouxel · 01-11-05, 08:37 PM

i only have a male right now but i want to get another gecko but im not going to get a female if they will mate tho. ill just stay with my one male unless i could somehow keep 2 males from fighting

clint545 · 01-11-05, 08:39 PM

2 cages

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-11-05, 08:40 PM

Bummer that you have a male. 2 Males will definitely fight (I hada mixup one time and accidentally put one of my males in the wrong tank....with the other male. B A D)

If you had 2 females then no prob, and no breeding.

You could just throw the eggs out if you wanted, but its kindof a waste I guess.

peterm15 · 01-11-05, 09:52 PM

ok where is okotoks... there may be some way i can help if your not that far from me... ( your prob in the usa)

rouxel · 01-12-05, 12:21 AM

actually its in canada. i live in alberta just south of calgary

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-12-05, 01:07 AM

LOL So how you likein the great Alberta weather?? LOL

rouxel · 01-12-05, 02:02 AM

iv seen better

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-12-05, 02:14 AM

You mean you don't like the -43°c weather with windchill?? Cmon I ride my mountain bike in this!! LOL, tho I don't take my geckos for a trip to the petstore in this weather LOL

I say you get a female anyways..just make sure it's a female!!!

rouxel · 01-12-05, 01:44 PM

maybe i will get a female and the weather sucks becasue i cant even play hockey. what a joke.

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-12-05, 01:50 PM

I would. Even if I wasn't breeding, I would want my leo to have company. The eggs will be unfortunate losses, but I think the company will be much appreciated. No one said you "had" to breed geckos. I know I had a friend that had Leo's and he didn't even know what the eggs were at first LOL threw them out. LOL I think he tought they were large terds or something. I told him different, but it was funny.

How old was your Leo anyways?? Got a pic?? and are you sure of the sex?

rouxel · 01-12-05, 05:36 PM

i have no idea of the sex yet its to young. how old do they have to be to tell the sex. ill get pics up

TLH_Wär§cöötmän · 01-12-05, 05:38 PM

I'm not the best at it but I think between 6-8 months you should be able to tell.