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Sunday, March 5, 2017

This is the year of the Gargoyle

This year I will be taking a wack at breeding my gargoyle geckos. I have a pair and a trio. I did not get fertile eggs last year. I am hoping for a few good eggs this year. Mona isn't much to look at when she is fired down but when she is fired up she looks like a red chili pepper. I matched her With Flash who has some amazing Red and distinct lines.

Mona

Flash

Fleck- he may be a future pair up for Mona.
He is fired down in this picture but has the same red chili pepper thing going on.

Crested gecko breeding trial

I will be the first to say that there are too many crested geckos out there that are not being cared for properly. With that said I picked my favorite male (with good structure) and my favorite female (structure is lacking but color is good and temperament is amazing). I bred them last year and had four hatchings in the fall. I have two more eggs that she laid in February- and they look fertile. I don't foresee me putting any of them on the market. I would have to be very confident that the person who got them would care for them and return them if they were not able. All four hatchins are mellow just like their mom and dad. I can't wait to see how they develop.

Koosh- mom

Koosh - partial fire up

Koosh- misfired

Babe 1

babe 2

babe 3

babe 4

And a random picture of Lashes. This boy gets so very dark and he has lashes on his lashes.

Halmahera

Sally needs a Harry. Sally is settling in. She is skittish when you first take her out of her enclosure. She likes to explore your whole body once she is out- arms backs of legs. She is fast but friendly. Once she has run a few laps she settles down and stays put. She likes my forearm or hand as a final resting point- I think this may be related to it being higher than my legs and warm.