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SketchingGecko — Leopard Gecko Hatching
Published: 2011-08-28 01:30:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1481; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 12
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A Hypo Leopard Gecko hatchling emerging from her eggRelated content
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My new Leo is that color! [link] Is the morph just called 'Hypo' ?
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Thank you. She's not so little anymore... but no less cute!
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Congrats on the baby! I am planning on breeding my two leopard geckos soon. What are some tips you could give to a first time breeder?
I don't know about you, but I would feel like John Hammond from Jurassic Park watching these little guys hatch lol, minus everyone flipping out that I bred raptors.
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Be sure your female has adequate fat reserves in her tail (I usually say wait until they reach 60 grams in weight, unless you're dealing with giants) before breeding her. A group of 1 male and 2 or more females would do well, but don't house your single female and male together year-round. The male would constantly horass the female, causing her excessive stress. Instead, when the weather warms up after the winter and your female is ovulating (you'll see a pink spot the size of a pencil eraser in her mid-abdomen), let them spend some supervised time together to get the job done. Re-introduce them every other week to improve your chances of fertile eggs throughout breeding season. Provide your female with a plastic food storage container with a hole cut in the top partially filled with moist sphagnum moss to lay her eggs in. I use this incubation method in a Hovabator Turbofan incubator [link] . Have patience... don't touch your eggs unless necessary once they are in the incubator. Best of luck!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to give me some pointers! I will seriously take this to heart
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No problem! Glad I could help.
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Hey, don't know if you remember me but I asked you questions about how to breed my leopard geckos, and I was wondering if I can ask you for some advice once more
My leopard geckos bred successfully, and I have the eggs in the incubator right now. What kind of tips would you give to first timers? I am use to hatching ducks, chickens, and geese but lizards are a bit different. Thank you!
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Congratulations on your new baby. What does Hypo mean in the name? I just acquired some leos and one of mine looks like your hatchling does it refer to the color or the genetic line? I am totally ignorant of what distinguishes one type of leo from another.
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Thank you! Hypo is short for Hypomelanistic, a morph that displays reduced melanin (black coloring). The morph is co-dominant. As she grows, this hatchling's banded pattern will fade, small black spots appearing in place. She will display fewer spots on her body than a Normal morph leo. Hypos and Super Hypos (leos with NO spots on their bodies) can be difficult to tell apart from Normal leos at this age. Often, their background color is brighter and more orangey than that of Normals.
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Thanks for all the info. I clearly have a lot to learn about the leo morphs. My daughter has been instigating to get leos and we just bought three babies, one that looks like your hatchling, an albino that is pink with white bands, and a lavender spotted one. All adorable and eating well thank god. I was amazed to see that they really do take the powdered calcium right out of a dish! I can tell I'm going to get addicted to these things. They have so much personality!
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You're welcome! I've been into leos for years, and I'm still learning. Complicated stuff. I'm glad yours are doing well! The changes they undergo as they grow are amazing to witness. Take lots of pictures! Welcome to the addiction.
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Thanks for the encouragement and the info. I've been doing some research online, but there's so much out there it takes time to sift through it all. Unfortunately my camera died last month and I haven't been able to replace it yet. I want to get something with a macro lens, so it's a little more of an investment than the point and shoot I had. I'm going to have to break down though cause in addition the the baby leos my crested geckos first clutch of eggs just hatched, one thursday and the second last night. So I have five infants I need to capture before they grow and change. Speaking of addiction, I saw a great tee shirt last night. It said "I have a reptile disfunction" I think I need to have it!
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I agree with you; there is unfortunately loads of false information on leos out there. I'm also in the process of upgrading my old camera to a DSLR. Congrats on your first crestie hatchlings! I actually just purchased my first 2. What a great shirt! I have one that reads "ADD- Amphibian Dependency Disorder".
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The problem with the internet is that anyone can post stuff and a lot of it is worthless. It takes time to evaluate and compare what is being said. Some is just so wrong it's scary. Good luck with your cresties. I love them. But they are very different from the leos from what I am seeing. The cresties love to jump so be prepared! They will leap through the air without warning. Love the ADD shirt! Another one to add to my list!
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Thanks for the heads-up! I've noticed their acrobatic skills when handling them. (Yes, I know to leave them alone for a while to let them settle into their new home. However, one juvenile I've recently acquired wasn't being kept humid enough by his/her previous owners and had retained shed built up in his/her eyes. I've been handling the gecko to treat the problem. He/she has improved greatly!)
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Sounds like you have your hands full! It's fun getting to know the different varieties of geckos and how they differ. I try not to handle new animals unless I have to. I try to respect the animal's point of view and be as non threatening as I can be. But sometimes you just have to to things. Obviously the shedding thing is a big issues. I am so paranoid about that, constantly monitoring humidity levels and watching to see they are not retaining any old skin. It's terrible when they lose toes or even limbs for something that could have been prevented. And around the eyes, that is just awful. Hope it goes ok.
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Thank you. He/she seems to be doing well.
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