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I just wanted to know as breeding my geckos is in the near future In grams or pictures next to a can of coke or something for scale would be great

Thanks

I have one thats 106grams, 60grams, and the rest are 50-60grams each.
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-Sal

3.9 Total Leopard Geckos (Listed below)
1.0 Hypo Golden Jungle
1.1 Super Hypo Carrot Tail Baldies
0.2 High Yellows
0.1 Normal
0.1 Patternless
1.0 Patternless het Rainwater Albino
0.3 Rainwater Albino het Patternless
0.1 Patternless Albino (Rainwater)
2 Eggs currently incubating!

1.0 Ball Python

i wait til my females are a minimum of 55 grams before i breed them but i think the optimal weight for most adult geckos is between 60-80 grmas depending on the build, length and sroutness or thickness.... this is with the exceptions because there are exceptions and the "giants"... i think that geckos too fat or obese are not healthy and this will shorten their life spans. however on the other end of things breeding them to early can cause too much stress on their bodies and cause serious problems or death
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-robin struck
Geckoheads And Geeks

I have a few that are between 45-50 grams, with plenty of fat reserve, that do just fine during breeding season with minimal weight loss. They are just small geckos. But, the vast majority are well over 60-70 grams.

Also, keep in mind that even a 7-8 month old female can weigh 50 grams, and that does not mean she is ready to be bred. I believe age is equally important, and do not breed my females until they are at least 18 months old. Young females need all of their nutrition and calcium for growth and strong bones, and this gets depleted if they are producing eggs.
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com