Rebecca Hassler / Featured Articles / 3 Comments / August 18, 2015
Geckos with the new “pastel” single gene were officially released by Ron Tremper in 2014.
The project started back in 2008 with a raptor baby which hatched out with a bright blue belly color through spontaneous genetic mutation . His pictures went across the globe and raised a huge interest in the global gecko community at that time. The bright blue belly-coloration faded after some weeks, but the animal and some of its relatives expressed a different pattern combined with a generally improved coloration of the animals. The project has been selectively bred and developed since 2009.
Read More »Aliza / Featured Articles / 8 Comments / August 4, 2015
Recently I got a gecko-related communication from my downstairs neighbor. This is not unusual, since I get frequent requests to come down and remove dead crickets from the lamp fixtures or live ones from under the refrigerator.
Read More »Ray Roehner / Featured Articles / 4 Comments / July 7, 2015
Ray Roehner, the Leopard Gecko Advisor, is responding to questions that come up in our comments section. If you have a question about leopard geckos, post it in the relevant comment section and we will consider using it in a future Leopard Gecko Advisor column.
Read More »Sandra Sanz / Featured Articles / 3 Comments / June 9, 2015
Sandra Sanz is an upcoming scientific illustrator from Valencia (Spain), primarily known for her work with the Eublepharidae family. You can check her work in her Facebook page.
Read More »Ray Roehner / Featured Articles / 1 Comment / June 2, 2015
I want to ship to leopard geckos today from Los Angeles to Clearwater Florida. It will be 66 degrees in LA. Do you think I need a heat pack? I am afraid they will get too hot later.
Read More »Aliza / Featured Articles / 1 Comment / May 19, 2015
Some of us don’t have the luxury of reptile rooms. Some of us share our living space with others who aren’t reptile fanatics. It can be a challenge to provide appropriate caging for a moderately-sized reptile collection in public living space. It becomes even more challenging when the number and species of reptile waxes and […]
Read More »James Fenton / Featured Articles / 3 Comments / May 5, 2015
About a year and a half ago my girlfriend and I fell in love with the videos on YouTube showing how affectionate Giant Day Geckos could be. Since I used to keep other lizards in the past including a few leopards geckos, I figured we could manage it. So I did tons of research, joined forums and asked questions […]
Read More »Ray Roehner / Featured Articles / 65 Comments / April 28, 2015
Introducing Ray Roehner, author of The Leopard Gecko Advisor and owner of Designer Geckos, the first commercial storefront in the world dedicated to leopard geckos! Periodically he will be answering questions about leopard geckos that readers send in. Here is his first installment: My Leopard gecko hasn’t eaten in a month and I’m worried I always […]
Read More »Philip Patton / Featured Articles / 4 Comments / April 22, 2015
In 1999 during one of my frequent visits to the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Ca., I came across a group of geckos labelled as wild-caught Tropiocolotes persicus for $12 each. I bought a group of 6 after being told that they like it around 100ºF plus and dry. Needless to say, I eventually lost three of them to faulty husbandry information and lack of personal experience. After having discussions with other gecko keepers, I realized my errors in their care.
Read More »Ziv Arzt / Featured Articles / 4 Comments / April 14, 2015
Do you know how your incubator works? Does it matter? In the case where there’s a choice about where to put the thermostat probe, it can matter a whole lot:
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