Three To Get Ready: African Fat Tail Gecko
African Fat Tail geckos (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) are exploding in popularity due to their ease of care, laid back temperament and the recent development of many colorful and desirable morphs. More
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in Featured ArticlesThe Making of Geckcessories
Around the turn of the millenium I emerged from the fog of caring for young children (including a set of twins) and realized that once again I had the time and energy to pursue interests of my own. To my surprise, the two obsessions that have taken up my leisure time since then have been reptile breeding and ceramics. Who knew?
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in Featured ArticlesShannon’s “Quickie Interview” with . . . Shannon!
I know what you are thinking. “Who does this guy think he is? Interviewing himself?” Bear with me now. It has been a rough first full year back breeding Leos. Last year was only a partial year of breeding. Things were newer, fresher and more fun. More
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in Featured ArticlesThree to Get Ready: Oedura
This month, Three to Get Ready moves off the beaten path of gecko keeping to explore the Australian genus Oedura, commonly known as the “velvet gecko” which can no longer be exported. More
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in Featured ArticlesKeeping Records and Marking Breeder Trays: Do I Have To?
One of my personal strengths is that I am very good at organization. One of my personal failings is that I am poor on following through with all the items I’ve organized. That can present a problem. Let me share with you how I got my breeding records and Gecko room organized for the 2012 breeding season. More
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in Featured ArticlesThree to Get Ready: Rhacodactylus leachianus
Rhacodactylus leachianus, the largest known gecko, fascinates many due to its sheer size, coloring and personality which ranges from the phlegmatic to the aggressive. More
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in Featured ArticlesBreeder Chronicles: Season Comes to a Difficult End
So I can finally announce this breeding season as a complete failure. My final clutch of eggs hatched and I had a nice Jungle RAPTOR and Tremper Albino hatchling. They were squealing and running around but I decided to keep them in the incubator for a few extra days just to be sure all was well. After checking on them daily I went to move them into tubs on the third day to find the Jungle RAPTOR dead but the Tremper doing just fine.
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in Featured ArticlesPhelsuma Pronki: Pronk’s Day Gecko
Phelsuma pronki, described in SEIPP, 1994, (Senckenb. biol, Frankfurt am Main, 74, 1/2. 193rd) is named for the explorer Olaf Pronk. The gecko was originally described based on several types: the Holotype is at the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (SMF 75 950); the Paratype is at the Museum of Zoology, Dresden, (D 35 785).
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in Featured ArticlesThree to Get Ready: Paroedura
Although, according to wikipedia, there are 16 species in the Paroedura genus, Paroedura picta is by far the most popular to be kept in the reptile hobby, as you will see below. More
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in Featured ArticlesBreeder Chronicle: Heating your Racks
Still waiting. I can’t help but look inside the incubator at the 5 remaining eggs looking at the two single-egg clutches that are due to hatch around the same time. It should be any day now. In the meantime I’ve been feeding the geckos and cleaning the cages but other than that there hasn’t been a lot to report.
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in Featured ArticlesBreeder Chronicles: Another Breeder Weighs In
Since our usual leopard gecko breeder, Justin, was unavailable for this month’s installment of his breeding saga, I thought I would take the opportunity to comment on my breeding successes and failures for this, my eighth season.
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in Featured ArticlesHow To Incubate Leopard Gecko Eggs
There is a variety of methods for successfully incubating leopard gecko eggs. This is the method that I have been using. I have had a lot of success with it and I hope you will too.
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