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New Breeder Chronicles: 2011 Breeding Season in Review

It’s hard to believe but one full year of breeding is now under my belt and as usual things didn’t go as planned, but they were fun. At this point I thought I would have 2 full racks of hatchlings, a couple of sales and be setting up for my first show. More

by Justin Hansen October 18, 2011, 9:30 am
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Journey to My Perfect Carrottail

As the autumn winds blow, leaves begin to fall and temperatures gradually change. Bright orange pumpkins of all sizes begin to line residential neighborhoods; black and orange decorations fill department stores and shops- all marking the fast-approaching Halloween holiday. . . Arriving in my gecko room, I smile to myself as I carefully slide open a plastic sweater box to reveal a brightly colored orange reptile. More

by Jonathan Ho September 27, 2011, 9:00 am
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New Breeder Chronicles: The Geckos and the Elements

So far all my hatchlings have come from the Sunglow by Superhypo pair and for the most part the hatchlings look the same. That was until this past Saturday when I found a present in the incubator. More

by Justin Hansen September 20, 2011, 1:00 pm
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Breeding on a Small Scale Revisited

In April 2009, after breeding leopard geckos for 4 seasons, I wrote an article for Gecko Time about breeding leopard geckos on a small scale. Since its publication, the article has consistently been the second or third most read on the site. Now that I ‘ve been breeding geckos at this level for another 3 seasons, I thought I would update my views and advice since new issues have arisen that I didn’t consider earlier in my breeding experience. More

by Aliza August 30, 2011, 9:00 am
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New Breeder Chronicles: Incubation Questions Answered

A lot has happened in the last month. A second super hypo has hatched, my first hatchling is an eating machine and my Mack Snow has finally bred and laid her first clutch. More

by Justin Hansen August 16, 2011, 9:00 am
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Living my Dream with Reptiles

Like most young children, I fantasized that when I was older, my dreams would come true and I would be living my ideal life. However, unlike most young children, my dream was to keep and breed reptiles, and I followed through with it.

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by Haley Phillips August 2, 2011, 9:30 am
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Fun with Hets: Leopard Geckos Teach Genetics 101

A successful reptile breeder, in addition to knowing the mechanics of breeding and caring for hatchlings, must also understand basic genetics in order to plan and execute reptile pairings. In addition, the only way to make a positive contribution to herpetoculture requires the ability to provide the genetic history of the animal he or she produces. More

by Aliza July 26, 2011, 9:30 am
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New Breeder Chronicle: It’s a Girl!

It’s a girl! Well, maybe. I did incubate the eggs to err on the side of being female so I’m hoping that things work out that way. In either case I am ecstatic to announce to the world that the remaining egg from the first clutch that was laid has hatched after 49 days to reveal the cute little gecko below. More

by Justin Hansen July 19, 2011, 9:15 am
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Chronicles of a New Breeder: Eggs!

So much has happened since the last article I have a hard time keeping my thoughts organized. First, and most exciting of all, my SHTCB female has laid her first clutch of eggs. More

by Justin Hansen June 14, 2011, 9:00 am
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The Yearly Cycle with Geckos

Caring for geckos is a skill that can be learned quickly at a basic level, but can deepen over the course of years as the keeper learns more about a species in general and his or her own geckos in particular. More

by Aliza May 24, 2011, 9:00 am
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A Leopard Gecko’s Sad Tale of Woe

It’s been a long road and bumpy road for this lovely leopard gecko. She was sitting on a vendor’s table at a reptile show last summer, July 2010, marked “RAPTOR F needs work $10”. More

by Laney Simmons April 19, 2011, 9:00 am
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The Chronicles of a New Gecko Breeder – Part 2

Whether you are an experienced breeder, a novice breeder, a breeder “wanna-be” or a confirmed “pet only” gecko keeper, the experiences of Justin Hansen, newly returned to leopard gecko breeding, should be an interesting read. In the second installment of his New Breeder series, Justin continues to establish his gecko and feeder breeding colonies: More

by Justin Hansen April 12, 2011, 9:00 am

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