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    Diplo breeding retirement

    Hi All, I know to increase the longevity of a lot of geckos, it is best not to "breed them ASAP"; but I was wondering how many seasons most of you get out of breeding pairs of Diplodactylus? I am coming from not the standpoint of 'profit' but as a hobbyist, if I am offered.... '08, '09, '10...
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    Xenosaurus keepers

    Hi All, I just acquired a pair of Xenosaurus grandis and was looking for others with possible Xenosaurus experience to share ideas with, etc. I’ll post some pictures of the lizards after I let them settle in a bit. Anyone willing to share any keeping tips or shoot me a PM to converse about...
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    how I build my cages (with little $$ involved)

    Fisrt you start off with some old free windown... I then grab a beer and gets the glass out of the window frames (I use a copeing saw to cut threw the joints and pull the frame apart) You end up with this *be sure an recycle the can!: I then grow a stash and get a wife.... ... and then cut...
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    My Newest Pachys

    I believe these to be a local of P. affinis that has not been seen in the states before and thought I would post a couple pics as I got 'brave' enough to take them of these fast little guys (brave = the right combo of coffee and beer - hahaha) I dig them, and from what I have of the genus, a...
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    One more from the Cali boys in AZ

    Yup, I was part of the pack that cruzed out to AZ for a weekend. Overall a really fun trip with excellent people… I would do it again any day my wife will let me...hahaha. I wasn't too impressed with any of my pics but here are a few token ones... C. molossus - A Tucson banded gecko One of...
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    A few African Geckos....

    Just showing some pics of a couple of geckos in my collection... Homopholis fasciata and a darker male... A couple Geckolepis.... (I'll say G cf. anomala... ha ha ha... I kinda hate that 'cf') Lastly... Hemidactylus platycephalus.... quite a bit bigger than your average 'feeder gecko'...
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    some of my pachys

    I thought I would share some of the pachydactylus that I have recently had the luck and privilege to aquire.. So far they are great animals, will let you observe them... watch them eat at dusk, etc... but defenitally not hold.. ha ha ha .. fast little suckers.. First a couple P. serval...
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    A little herping in North Baja

    Here are a couple of the okay pics from the trip to North Baja I took with a friend last weekend. Sorry for the delay for those of you that have been asking for this... (here ya go Bruce!) As we got off the toll road, we saw some junk on the side of the road and I flipped this nice Desert Ig in...
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    New Geckolepis!

    I snapped off a couple of pics of one of my new Geckolepis and wanted to share as I am really excited about them. I am leaning twards G. anomala but am not quite sure. Does any one have a good key, or any other info on these guys. Sorry the pics were quick, I'll have to get better ones after...
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    Xantusia!!!

    Hi all, I though I would post a couple of pics of one of my favorite species to find in the field.... Xantusia henshawi... I have only had a camera for the last couple months.. so all of these were photographed in the 'dead' of our CA winter. a young one... a couple more.... This...
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    Homopholis fasciata

    Here are a couple of pics of my pair.. I have had these for quite a quile and they have breed for me a couple times. I have heard different things about incubating the eggs... 9 months?!?..... a temp drop after 3 weeks... any help would be apreciated. Thansk and enjoy the pics... (sorry about...
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    lurker comes out....

    Hi all, I think I have been lurking here since the forums conception and have finaly decided to become a 'participating member'.... I have kept and breed all kinds of geckos and other herps, sold it all off due to school, and am now building back up. I will post pics of what I have in the right...
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    breeding Chondrodactylus

    Hi, I just picked up an adult pair of Chondrodactylus and want to make sure I have everything set up to hopefully get a couple eggs next year. From what I have read, people cool these a little bit in the winter - to mid/low70's - for a couple months, then warm them back up come feb/march and...
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