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The subject speaks for itself really. I wanted the opinion of all you knowledgable people on this forum. Do you think cooling or even seperating males from the females helps the breeding process? Or does it matter?

Oh and Rob I will be talking to you soon. Sorry to not answer your email, but my buddy was wounded in Iraq. Car bomb and he lost his left eye, so I have kinda been helpin with things, well as much as my broken pelvis will allow.
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LEOs: 3.11.0
1.3 High Yellows (Barney and Betty);1.3 Hypo Tangerines(Bam-bam and Pebbles); 1.0.0 Rescued Normals (Shleprock) 0.4.0Tremper Albinos (No names yet), 1.0.0 Tang Tremp Albino THANKS MARCIA!!

Hey Tim!

I'm sorry to hear about your buddy... sounds like he's lucky to be alive. Hope you are recovering well, too! Are you still "milking it" for all it's worth and getting lots of good TLC? What a way to get out of the "honey-do's" when you are at home! LOL!

You know, I keep my males in the same enclosure with their females 24/7/365 unless there is a problem with aggressive behavior or some other reason to separate them, which is very rare. I do not manipulate the temperatures or light, either... I keep the warm side of their enclosures at around 90 degrees belly temperature year-round, and my ambient room temperatures around 68 in the winter and about 78 in the summer.

Mine seem to cycle themselves along with the naturally occurring phases of the sun and seasonal temperatures. When the daylight hours get less and less, and the temperatures start to drop... they just seem to cool themselves off. Likewise, when the days get longer and the temperatures begin warming up, I start hearing all of those tails rattling. We ALL know what that means!

Call me what you will, but I honestly believe it makes for healthier, happier geckos...
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com

I can always count on you. Thats how I have mine set up too 1.3 in my Trempers, High Yellows, and Tangs/CT's. I have the Tang Albino Male that I got from you in his own set up, and is he getting big! He is as gorgeous as any other I have seen on the net, thanks again!

Yeah, I'm getting a lot of TLC, especially the other day when I slipped off the step ladder while cleaning my Leos. I was up on one foot like a flamingo and slipped. Ouch, but no more damage done (I hope) Can't help it I'm getting restless. My buddy is lucky to be alive, but coping with a missing eye is going to take some time. I appreciate your advice as always.

Tim
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LEOs: 3.11.0
1.3 High Yellows (Barney and Betty);1.3 Hypo Tangerines(Bam-bam and Pebbles); 1.0.0 Rescued Normals (Shleprock) 0.4.0Tremper Albinos (No names yet), 1.0.0 Tang Tremp Albino THANKS MARCIA!!

...doesn't mean it's the only way... how 'bout let's hear from some other breeders?

BYW... I'd love to see a pic of that little tang albino fellow! Take care of yourself...
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com

That's horrible about your friend, but I'm glad (as I'm sure he is) he's alive. Is he home now? Give him my best and tell him thank you from all of us. We can never thank our soldiers enough for what they've done or what they will do in the future. I wish I was in a position to have helped over there, but I'm sure my time will come.

You need to be careful w/that hip. You only get one of them and it's a pretty important part of you in the whole scheme of things. How much longer til you're back at 100% again?

As far as the geckos go, I've never taken actions to cool them before. Much like Marcia, I've only ever let the change in natural daylight cycles and any ambient air temp changes do what it naturally does. I have done both, separated the pairs and kept them year-round, and I couldn't tell you that I noticed any difference either way. I am a firm believer that you don't have to cool to have a successful breeding season. I haven't seen anything to convince me otherwise going into my sixth year of breeding.

My Albey Tangerine was in with a female I had listed for sale and I hadn't considered that they may start breeding and to separate them and darn it if they didn't find a great way to rind in the new year! I now have a probable gravid female that I've got to decide what to do with; sell her probably gravid, or wait her season out so I can sell a 'breedable' girl. We'll see. They have been together for a year and I did nothing to signal them to start - no Barry White or candles or anything.

Take care of yourself
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Rob Jenkins
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Herptopia Reptiles
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