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ETA: they loaded out of order, lol. the last pic is the first gecko. the first one (pic1), I flipped under a small rotting board out in the desert. the second one (pic 2-3), I flipped under a piece of old roofing tar paper on the back of my folks' property. he was smaller than the first, and...

agreed. pic through the glass.

I'd go deeper than 2 inches on the laybox, myself :)

It will be held this year on September 12th. Doug Taylor has once again agreed to be our mostly-gracious host; his place is a little ways north of Seattle proper. As in prior years, we’ll have a potluck-style dinner. Please bring a food or beverage of your choice, and expect fun shenanigans and...

it all depends on appearance. I've seen adults from $30 up to several hundred. eh, IMO live plants are easier. misting every day or every other day is enough to water them, with maybe dumped water in once every couple of weeks in the winter when you run the heat and the air is drier. the cork...

she just needs to see more baby photos and she'll come around. hatchlings are pretty darned adorable.

this is a great source of information. she also has several youtube videos of candling during incubation. I'd be inclined to remove them for incubation. moisture can vary pretty wildly in a viv and you don't want to drown or dessicate them in the substrate. also, it's a myth that breeder girls...

pothos is great for cover. I've planted senseveria several times and it seems to need to be replaced a few times a year as the roots don't really establish well for me. jade is the same. ficus are great if you have a nice tall viv. for sturdiness, I drape the pothos through and around sticks...

here is a viv I set up recently for a gecko that has very similar care requirements (a juvie B boivini ~6" long). the pothos will fill in more over time, and will eventually need to be cut back. you don't have to use bamboo or the cork bark, although I like the way it looks and watch for sales...

and don't forget the insane iridescence!

ha! the longer I'm in this the more I'm convinced that it's better to buy juveniles of known and sex and coloration if you're trying for certain offspring. it's fun to watch them change, but it's definitely rolling the dice. here's mom (Xochitl), dad (Quizno), and the single baby out of 8 that...

here's a gratuitous pic of my girl laying eggs, but it's also the best substrate pic I have, as an example. I spot-clean the moss and swap it out entirely if there's any suggestion of odor, but as I also have isopods in there it generally doesn't have to be changed entirely more than about twice...

When posting questions here please remember that if you fear that your gecko is sick, the best step to take is to get them to a vet who can visually and physically examine and diagnose your problem(s). There is a wide variety of experience level of members on a forum like this and not all of...

so this little girl is around a year and a half old. she was born to a free-range pair of tokays in my friend's turtle room in early 2012. I've had her since she was pretty tiny, and she's been awesome to keep. she's named Erzebet, after the Blood Countess of Bathory, because...well, she has...

welcome to GU!