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Well, i might be looking into some kind of gecko. Im really leaning towards the Cresteds, because i can run them on the same thermostat as my BRB, and the special diet is very convenient instead of running around in search of bugs. and if you dont want to answer my questions, any good links you guys got?

now, i keep my BRB's thermostat at 80 all the time. Would i be able to use flexwatt and heat a cresteds cage at these temps?
as i see it, both males and females breed well at a year each, correct?
when they are sexually mature, can i be able to have them in the same cage? or do they need to be separated for a limited time to prevent stress?
how often do females lay their eggs? how big is an average clutch? incubation info?
other care tips?
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Thanks, Matt

80 degrees will eventually kill crested geckos, try mid 70s range. breeding takes place at all months of the year, and they are sexually mature at around a yr old. i seperate mine after ive noticed breeding, because the males tend to stress the females. they do need crickets, just not as often. they have clutches of 1 to 3 eggs every 2 to 4 weeks for a few months. theyre incubated at temps between 68 and 78 with great success.

Most of what this guys says is right.

80 degrees will kill crested geckos, they don't even really need a heat source at all unless your house is really cold, room temps are fine (65-70's).
Most breeders tend to put their crested together only a couple weeks a few times a year to prevent stress. (Though I'd get their initial care down first before you start breeding them!) Also it's good to allow 3-4 months a year of non-breeding for the females to rest, you'll have to know and watch your females though, because some can retain sperm and still lay eggs without a male around longer than others.

If the geckos are fed Repashy's/T-Rex Crested gecko diet they do not need crickets. They can be fed and bred solely on that diet. Crickets and whatever bugs can be a treat, but they are not necessary. Sometimes juveniles can grow faster when fed a mix of diet and insects, but it's more individual to the gecko.

A clutch of 2 eggs every 4 weeks is pretty typical, 1 and 3 egg clutch are rare, but some 1 egg clutches happen with first-year breeders. And incubation (in the heating sense) isn't really necessary either, just the right substrate for the eggs in a tupperware container in a cool place does well.

The best resource for crested gecko care, or really any rhac care, that I've found is on Repashy's Reptile Forums (same guy as who made the diet, yes). I'm there and there are quite a few people with more experience than I, and there's tons of info.