hey i have three females one is about 5 months and the others are probally about a year. the young one is 35 grams and the to older ones are 30 i bought them skinny and am fattening them up now. i was wondering if i could breed them soon. and alos when is breeding season and do i have to wait for it to breed.
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Matt G
1.1 jax chameleon
1.0 veild chameleon
1.2leopard gex
1.2 fire belly toads
2.1 golden gex
1.0 bearded dragon
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wondering about breeding help
matt16
Oct 23, 2003 06:33 PM
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StarGecko
Oct 23, 2003 06:49 PM
The young one is way too young, and the older ones are way too skinny. Breeding takes a lot out of females and makes them lose weight, so they need to be fat before you breed them, preferably 45-65 grams or more. They should also have reached their adult size, you shouldn't breed a gecko that is in the middle of growing up, you could stunt uits growth. They also need to be healthy. Have you had a fecal done on your skinny females? Usually when geckos are skinny it is because they have some kind of infection or parasites. It could be something as easy to treat as worms.
Generally the rule of thumb for breeding is over one year and 45 grams, however if you have a fat gecko who is large for their age, say 55-60 grams or more, you can try to breed earlier than one year, like at 8-10 months.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
Sarah@stargecko.com
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matt16
Oct 23, 2003 07:06 PM
ok thanx. but i am almost positive the big ones dont have worms or anything because they are gaining lots of weight and they love to eat they both gained about 6 grams in just the last week they just werent being taken care of properly thats why i bought them. ill wait and get them really fat before i breed them.
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Matt G
1.1 jax chameleon
1.0 veild chameleon
1.5leopard gex(1 tang)
1.2 fire belly toads
2.1 golden gex
1.0 bearded dragon
StarGecko
Oct 23, 2003 07:35 PM
I'm glad they are getting fed! That's awful that they were just starved.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
Sarah@stargecko.com
StarGecko.Com COMING SOON! Star Quality Leopard Geckos
Specializing in Hypotangerine Tremper Albinos
