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    Egg Question

    Thanks Saskia I read you needed 78 - 82 fr females so I figured 78 - 79 would be safe. I have upped it to 81 now. I have attached a pic of the eggs for you to look at. The humidity in the container is at 75% and my other 2 are at 86%. This one is still climbing as I just put the hydrometer in...
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    Egg Question

    My female finally laid her eggs last night but not in the nesting box. I found them this morning in her warm hide. They were a perfect shape and completely white!! I marked them right away and placed them in a container in hatchrite and into the incubator they went. Between when I found them...
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    Gravid Female not eating

    First of all, sorry for all the posts. This is my first time breeding and I thought I had it all figured out but more questions come up and unfortunately the only other ppl I know that do the same thing are here............... So I have a female which was bred on January 8 and since then she is...
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    I have my very first 2 eggs.........I have a question though

    Hey Guys, So I thought I was ready for breeding and then the eggs show up today and all of a sudden, a question did too that I never thought about........... My female has been in her nesting box for the last 3 days digging to the bottom of the container (plastic showing now) and finally...
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    Breeding Rack.........

    Does anyone know a good site to buy a rack for my gravid females? I was hoping to get about a 21 qt shoebox/rack.......... Thanks
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    Breeding my Male Raptor

    Hey GU, Just a quick question.............now that breeding season has started I wanted to breed my 2 jungle females with my male raptor. I introduced the male to a female tonight and we have a successful breed. My question is.............How long should I rest the male for (in his separate...
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    New Rack Issues and questions

    Hey Guys, I built myself a new rack system to be prepared for breeding season for my Leopard Geckos. The rack has 4 shelves containing 12 Iris 6qt tubs (3 per shelf) and then an additional 3 shelf's with 13qt Iris tubs. The top 4 shelves are powered separately through a HydroFarm thermostat and...
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    Male or Female Leopard Gecko

    Hey Guys, I have a Juvie Mac Snow and I was wondering if you could help me sex he or she. I am pretty sure it is a Male but the breeder was unable to tell me what he/she was incubated for. He/she is only about 4 months old but I thought I would give it a try before adding him into another...
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    DIY Leopard Gecko Hides........sealer??

    Hey Guys, I was wondering if anyone else out there has or is making their own hides for their leo's? I have made quite a few and I am down to the painting stage. So far I have carved them out of the Pink Panther Styro board, glued them with Weldbond and 3 coats of a non-sanded grout. I bought...
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    Cleaning the tile in the Leopard gecko tank

    Hey Folks, I currently have tiles down in my Leo's tank and I am cleaning them out and noticed that after I wiped the tile down (twice), there was still and odor from it. I know you can get special cleaning products that are safe for reptiles and I will look into them but for now, I was...
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    Questions about breeding..........

    Hey Folks, I had a couple of questions about breeding my Leo's.........I am not sure I am going to do it yet or not but I am just asking the questions to learn more. I currently have 1 male and 4 females..........These were given to me by people that wanted out or their kids lost interest and...
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    Where to put the thermostat probe

    Folks, I was told the thermostat probe should be on the surface of the moist hide but then I was reading that the thermostat probe should be on the surface (tile in my case) of the hot side..... Which one should it be?? Also, what temperature should the moist hide be at?? Thanks
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    Heat Tape Vs UTH pad.........

    Folks, Well I thought I had this all figured out and went out and spent a lot of money housing and caring for my male Leo and his 4 girlfriends.........BOY I was wrong!! Thanks to the helpful people here at GU, I have figured out a lot more information I needed to know before starting. So, I...
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    Some advice please??!!

    SO i decided to get back into Leo's after about 10 years and boy things have changed!! I am trying my best to provide the best care for my Leo's as possible but every time you read a new article, it is telling you something different for the last one you just read!! Here is what I have...
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    2 year old Leopard gecko stopped eating

    Folks, I need some help with my male leopard gecko. I got him about 8 days ago from someone local. When I picked him up, he was paired with a female (breeding pair) and they have been living in his enclosure together for about a year. On the way home, we stopped at the local pet shop and I...
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