Emg
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| 06/06/2008 6:22 PM |
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When we found out our first leopard gecko was a female, we decided to get another one (keeping male+female and female+female pairs are ok, but males will kill each other, and geckos can't be sexed until they are older) and ended up with a male.
The female laid a pair of fertile eggstwo months ago, and they just hatched today! 
Aren't they cute! (for reptiles) 
Sorry the pictures are so blurry...I'll try and get some better ones someday.
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Noodles n Me
Terrier Terror
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| 06/06/2008 6:29 PM |
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| Awwwww. too cute. how big are they? do you have to do anything or will mom take care of them? Way way cool. |
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There is no joy greater than being owned by a Rattie!!
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Emg
Terrier Terror
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| 06/06/2008 6:37 PM |
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They're about 1 1/2 in.
And mom won't take care of them...in fact, she would eat them if she got the chance! She and dad have been gazing at them and licking their chops.  We have them in a small container with a paper towel on the bottom, and another smaller container with a moist paper towel that they can crawl into.
Their little 'house' is inside the larger tank were the parents are (over the heating pad) and mom and dad have been licking their chops and are gazing intently at the little guys...  |
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Sara, Sam's mommy |
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Noodles n Me
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| 06/06/2008 6:41 PM |
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| what do they eat? do they drink or get moisture from the wet paper towel? how long before they can be in the big tank without the threat of being eaten? or do you have to start them off in their own tank. |
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There is no joy greater than being owned by a Rattie!!
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Emg
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| 06/06/2008 6:51 PM |
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They shouldn't be fed on their first day (right after they are born) but they will get 'pin-head' crickets tomorrow.
They have a small bottle cap from a water bottle full of water (wow, that's redundent, or however you spell it) there for them to drink. The moist paper towel is for moisture and to help them with shedding.
It depends on what sex they are and size as to when they can be put into a tank with another gecko. Larger geckos will eat smaller geckos, and we will have to seperate the babies if one starts to get bigger than the other. But they are fine for now. |
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Sara, Sam's mommy |
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Noodles n Me
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| 06/06/2008 6:56 PM |
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| Wow. They shed this soon? Did you know all this before or have you learned it over the last 2 months? Please keep us/ME updated on their progress. It should be fun to watch them grow! |
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There is no joy greater than being owned by a Rattie!!
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Emg
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| 06/06/2008 7:11 PM |
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They should shed for the first time within the next three or four days. 
We looked all this up when we first found out we had a male and female. We will probably separate the pair soon, because the average gecko pair produces about a dozen offspring a year, and there is no way we could keep up with that, unless we were a breeding facility and/or had a market that we could sell these guys to...and even if we did, I wouldn't feel comfortable about that. |
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Sara, Sam's mommy |
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Noodles n Me
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| 06/06/2008 7:15 PM |
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| Seperation, the spay/nuter answer, for Geckos! |
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There is no joy greater than being owned by a Rattie!!
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 06/06/2008 7:27 PM |
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| they are cute if you like reptiles i guess |
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 06/06/2008 8:12 PM |
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| Did they save you money on your car insurance? |
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Sarah
Mom to Jack, Jeter and foster mom to Teagan
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Emg
Terrier Terror
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| 06/06/2008 8:17 PM |
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Posted By swatson6 on 06/06/2008 8:12 PM
Did they save you money on your car insurance?
We didn't really have a choice...
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Sara, Sam's mommy |
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 06/06/2008 8:18 PM |
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| Bwah!! |
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Sarah
Mom to Jack, Jeter and foster mom to Teagan
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GothGirl
Terrier Terror
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| 06/07/2008 3:57 PM |
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Awww! The are so cute!  |
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Teddy's Mom
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| 06/07/2008 11:15 PM |
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| AAWW they are cute! I'm scared of snakes but lizards are cool! |
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chris
Terrier Terror
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winnihoohoo
Bratty Ratty
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| 06/10/2008 9:42 PM |
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| Was this a planned breeding, or an accident? We don't want to have to start a gecko rescue group now....Are you going to have them spayed, and neutered after this, or continue to breed them recklessly....Geez... |
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