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is this the place to post about this kind of gecko?
i just got a few of these new Leachi's and i want to put them were people will find them. i thought this was a cool thing to see her do so i took a few shots. thanks.

JIM

Nice looking Leachie and great shots. Yes, you can post about these types of Geckos here.

Can we see your entire setup?
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Here are my set ups and more photos. Let me know if things look ok. I have a small water bowel in with each one and paper towels on the bottom of the cages. I spray the about two times a day. My temps are about 85 at the top and about 75 on the bottom, is that ok? Also will my females need a place to lay eggs or will they just lay them on the ground? Will I be able to tell when the females are going to lay eggs? As you can tell these are my first Leachies so I want to know all I can so I can do well with them. All help would be great. Thanks.

Jim www.westernhognose.com

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thanks.

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I am sad you didn't do more research about such a rare gecko before jumping into breeding them, but that is another story. I personally do not keep leachies, but they are similar in care to other Rhacs which I do keep, and I have read a bit about them.

As for now, your setups should have some leaves, and more climbing branches wouldn't hurt. They need places to hide and feel secure and get away from each other. 85 is definately hot for leachies, and any rhac. 80 should be a high end, and 75 is more ideal. I'd also be really worried about those lights in there, these geckos do not need UVB light to survive, and if those bulbs get hot the leachies could find their way up there and burn their feet.

May I ask what you are feeding them? If you are not feeding the Repashy Diet, I would suggest it.

Also, you NEED to watch CLOSELY for signs of aggression. Leachies pairs have been known to kill each other, even if they have been getting along previously for years.

This forum :http://www.forums.repashy.com/ is really the bast place on the net for anything/everything rhac. You will find a wealth of info there, and people who can answer your questions further. I will tell you now though, so you are ready for it, that you will have a lot of people disappointed with not researching more about these animals before starting to breed them.

I did do lots of research on them before getting them. Most of my questions are just to get as many different opinions as I can because there are lots of people out there that seem to have conflicting info on them. I have been breeding many kinds of snakes and lizards as well as a few gecko species for many years but these are my first (Rhacs) so the more advice I can get the better. If I always went with what the first person told me to do every time I would have lots of dead reptiles! I know all about the aggression and compatibility issues these guys have which is why they all have their own cages. The photo of the two that are together are a pair that were sold to me as a compatible pair that have been together for years, but yes I do still watch them to make sure thing don’t change.
My cages are still being worked on and I will be adding more plants and hides for them.
The lights are only a small fluorescent and a night glow heat light. The temps on the highest branch only gets up to about 80 and if they go down to the furthest corner of the cage it is only about 70 so I think they can decide were they want to be just fine.
Right now I have been feeding the babies, crickets dusted with calcium and the adults are being fed,
Banana baby food
Apple baby food
Honey
Pinkie mice
Blended fresh bananas, honey, calcium powder, herptivite, and other fresh fruits like mango, strawberries, cantaloupe and honeydew melon.
I do plan to try the Repashy Diet as well.
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