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I was doing some research on breeding leopard geckos as I have a Super hypo female and a Red stripe male. The information on the net and in books is great but fails to answer any of the questions I have and lacks in detail. Ok, so once the female and male mate I should seperate them, yes? How long until she lays her egss and how often should I spray down her humidity box to keep it moist? Once I find eggs I know I am not supposed to turn them over or anything it says to put them in a deli cup half burried in vermicutle. Is this right? What kind of incubator should i purchase and if she lays more cluches do I just ad those to the same or differernt deli cups?...I am so frustrated someone please help. thank you

Which book are you using? I don't have it yet, but a lot of people have reccommended "The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos" to me. It's pricey but everybody assures me that it is essential if I plan on breeding. So I will invest in it when my babies get a bit older.
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-Kristin

0.1.2 Leopard Geckos
(Monet, Kumquat, and Tamale)

"The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos" is indeed a very very good book. I'd reccommend it even if you're not planning to breed geckos. Lots of info on morphs, health, sexing, naturalistic vivariums, etc.

N.F.

I breed mine selectively. I'll pick one female and put her in the males cage for 3-5 days. Sometimes the male will be too dominate and eat all the food so you have to watch for that. Buy a hovabator for incubation or you can make your own. I always use different containers for different clutches. You can date the top of them so you can be aware of the expected hatch date. Good luck, Sam.

www.clarksreptiles.net

You'll end up with b-grade hypos that will look worse than either parent and be hard to sell. Either get a male hypo, or a female red stripe. Better yet a male sunglow. At least then you will be improving the quality of your Leos instead of just breeding.

I dont get what you mean by b-grade hypo. I wasnt breeding them to sell persay but what would the outcome be if I bred them? This is the female

THIS IS THE MALE

The genes involved in both of those leos are polygenetic. The only way to improve/maintain the traits in future generations is to breed them to animals that have the same traits.

The female is really nice and could produce offspring nearly as nice as her, but not as nice as her. Same with the male. But by breeding them to Leos that are as nice or nicer then them it is possible to get offspring that look better than either parent.

Having said that, if you plan on keeping all or most of the offspring then it really won't matter. But your plans later may change, and by breeding them to improve the traits, you will have geckos that you can start a breeding group with.