#1 Don't take herp advice from someone who was aking questions a few weeks ago. Do some research(read some books) or talk to a breeder. Most will be more than willing to answer any questions you have. The best book i have found is The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos. Written by Philippe de Vosjoli and Ron Tremper. It is perfect for all levels of gecko lovers. I have been keeping/breeding leos for about seven years now and i learned alot from this book.

Where i agree with most of your points about housing males and females together it isn't a crime of nature to do it. There are several factors you would have to accomidate for. I have several females that are housed with a male year round and they are great. The one female is so fat i have to put her on a diet. At the same time if you are a rookie i wouldn't attempt this. Especially with geckos that are older and are used to living alone. You also would want to compensate for the temp they were hatched at, have they been individually housed, the size of the cage, and the number of hide outs/humid hides.

Also what is wrong with letting nature take its corse. You don't think they feel pleasure. Females will produce eggs with or without males so what is wrong with letting them enjoy the process. The eggs won't hatch unless it's at least 81 degrees in your house and has perfect humidity. If they are in the tank they will just dry out. By the way the ones i have paired only breed part of the year. So if this is to complicated thats OK just keep them seperate. I am not telling you to put them together as much as i am stoping the spread of missinformation. Example the story of mealworms eating their way out of a leos stomach. Anyway congradulations on your new pet and welcome to the world of herps.
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Brian

www.thewindycitygecko.com

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