Breeding questions, along with some photos

[Ira]

Hey guys. I had a couple questions for you. What do you use for egg laying boxes for your geckos?

Also, if any of you have been breeding hets to hets, have you generally been getting the statistical average of 25% amelanistic, or have your results varied? I'm just curious.

Here's some photos of my trio's. I'm very happy to be working with these guys. Thanks for the help

-Ira

 

[chad ramsey]

well i'd get them alot bigger before you think about starting to breed them, and i'd replace the sand with reptile carpet or something.

 

[Ira]

I'd rather keep them on a naturalistic substrate. They all have access to peat moss/sand mix. I've kept fat tails, normals, for years back in the late 90's, never hets.

 

[kimo]

I think more naturalistic will be a mix of sand and peat moss or coconut...

 

[Tariq Stark]

I've bred this species for quite some years and always had succes with a small plastic nestbox filled with spagnhum moss. I used some limestone as a lid, just to give it a more natural look. But a plastic lid works just as well ofcourse. The female did guard here eggs though and could get snappy while removing them. Good luck breeding your fattails.

Tariq

 

[Ira]

Tarik and Kimo, Thanks for the replies. I hadn't thought about a piece of flat rock to cover the top of the lay box.

I appreciate everyone's opinions. I'm glad to be working with them again.

 

[Tariq Stark]

No problem. Here is a old picture of my animals egglaying box. Best of luck with your fattails!

Tariq