[caleytkd]

Originally Posted by Hardknox

I got your original post, you have been quite careful to emphasize you are simply interested in peoples perspectives on the topic and not trying actually do it. This is something I certainly appreciate as sometimes the best way to fully evolve your own stance on a subject is to explore other peoples stances. I find it terribly annoying when people spout off about how wrong it is but never take a moment to discuss the implications which make it wrong. Often times these people have no clue why its wrong they just know somebody they respect said it is. Knowing why you believe is often more important than simply knowing what you believe, which is all too lacking in our society.

Thank you! It makes me happy to know someone gets where I'm coming from. I did try to research it before I posted this, but is incredibly difficult to find opinions that are more than just people getting angry. I wanted to know the substance behind the opinions and have a genuine discussion without people trying to kill each other, lol.

[Riverside Reptiles]

You should search these forums a little harder. There's some very good thought out discussions about this topic on here. There's some big blow out fights too. It's a volatile subject. This topic comes up about twice a year.

[caleytkd]

Hello again Riverside Reptiles,
Just wanted to let you know that I finally had some time to sit down and really sift through a lot of posts- and I did, in fact, find some great information on the issue. Also, I can tell this topic can turn ugly fairly quickly so I thank you for still allowing me to inquire on my own thread.
-Caley

[Gekk O]

Hybrids can be rewarding and not effect the gene pool of the pure species if kept responsibly. I actually have 1.1 hybrids of a Sonoran Gopher snake and a Corn snake. In many cases hybrids can be physically superior. In many cases the hybrids are more fertile than the parent species. My snakes have grown very fast and are voracious feeders. Unfortunately some hybrid breeders have been passing off there snakes as pure so I have gotten a lot of crap from "purist" snake keepers. I don't know if gecko hybrids are as healthy as colubrid hybrids but if they are healthy, happy animals I am fine with it. Also I am very against breeding a Hybrid back to the parent species because those are the kinds of hybrids that muck up the gene pool.

I am curious, are there any known hybrids of the genus Gekko?