[Animal34343]

hey all, im new to gonis and to the forums. i have 1.2 wc luii and was wondering what would be the best ways to get them to reproduce for me. the 3 i have are prettty thin so the first thing i need to worry about is fattening them up quite a bit. so any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Brian]

The best way to get them to breed for you is not to try right now.

I'd seperate them while you get them to gain weight. I have checked and for me single animals put on weight quicker compared to ones kept in pairs 1.1 or 0.2 initially.

I'd feed them everynight as much as the want. If you have time put in two crickets. Come back a little later put in another until the crickets stop being eaten. If you have a good eater it may eat them immeadately if you send it into the hide. Do not stress them out with a lot of food running around. If they get into a routine you may even be able to hand feed them from a hide, but they strike hard.

Remove the poop promptly in the morning.

Once they are at least average weight you can put them in a group. You may get some eggs, but you'll probably have to wait a little bit.

However, a healthy female can bang out 6+ eggs that will probably hatch. Fresh crappy import females have smaller and much fewer eggs.

There are exceptions to all of this, just what I'd do.

[Animal34343]

what is considered a good or average weight for adults

[Brian]

Don't know about grams since I don't have a scale. These are thin animals, but shouldn't show bone. Ribs shouldn't be visable, backbone shouldn't be visable, hips shouln't be visable. Original tails should look muscular and thing like original banded gecko tails. regenerated tails should be a bit plumper.

[Animal34343]

ok thanks, ive only had them a week and they are gaining weight pretty fast

[Brian]

If you want to see about winter cooling then check out the Eyelash Gecko book. I'd stay away from the minimums the first winter though.

[Animal34343]

well i live in florida so them getting too cold shouldnt be a problem