My latest edition

[IrishGecko]

This is Suzi, I got her a few months back. She's a fiesty little one!

Here she is again during one of her many strolls

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RBlake/suzi5.jpg

This is the male I plan to set her up with, he's a norm.. as you can see, his name is Arnie. Any tips on introducing them would be appreciated.

 

[Kazska]

Awww Suzi is gorgeous! Her and Arnie will make a beautiful couple

xxxXXX

 

[Norman22]

both are nice... why not set her up on a shtct also? i think normals are dominant morph, and you'll gonna have a normal babies... well i'm just suggesting... it's only a newbies opinion... anyway good luck...

 

[cindy]

Wow, she has a really nice carrottail!!! Arnie looks really lovely to! He seems very large on the photo, do you know his weight?? I think they would make a really nice couple. And although he is a normal, that doesn't mean he and here can't produce some very nice looking offspring, right? ;-)
The most important thing, to me, is that the animals are healthy and well fed. I find there colours much less important. And Arnie is a very nice example off how beautifull "normals" can look! Just look at his spots, and the yellow base colour. :drool:
If your female is ovulating, you can simply introduce her with your male. As long as they have the ability to hide seperate from each other in their enclosure, it shouldn't be a problem at all. But if Arnie is chasing your female, and she seems really agitated, it's better to wait a couple more days with the introducing.
Good luck with your couple!
Kind regards,

Cindy

 

[IrishGecko]

Wow, she has a really nice carrottail!!! Arnie looks really lovely to! He seems very large on the photo, do you know his weight?? I think they would make a really nice couple. And although he is a normal, that doesn't mean he and here can't produce some very nice looking offspring, right? ;-)
The most important thing, to me, is that the animals are healthy and well fed. I find there colours much less important. And Arnie is a very nice example off how beautifull "normals" can look! Just look at his spots, and the yellow base colour. :drool:
If your female is ovulating, you can simply introduce her with your male. As long as they have the ability to hide seperate from each other in their enclosure, it shouldn't be a problem at all. But if Arnie is chasing your female, and she seems really agitated, it's better to wait a couple more days with the introducing.
Good luck with your couple!
Kind regards,

Cindy

Thanks to all(Cindy, Kazska, Norman) for your kind advice. I really appreciate it as I've only had geckos since last October. Regarding Arnie's weight; I don't know what weight he is but I'll be getting an electronic scales soon.

I plan on re-introducing them this weekend. So I'll let you know how I get on.
Regarding Suzi ovulating, how do I know if she is or not. And at what age do female Geckos start ovulating at? Suzi is roughly 10 months old.

They have only met briefly so far. And didn't really seem bothered by each other, I had put the male into the female enclosure. He seemed to just go wandering around her tank(it use to be his) and didn't really seemed bothered with her. Although she just kept an eye on him the whole time...and eventually went into her little cave.

I have recently purchassed a new vivarium with the plan to house the two of them within it. It's quite a big enclosure(36 inches long, 15 inches hight and wide ) with an oak finish. i would love to breed them as a project. But, do it correctly and not cause them any stress..for they are my pets.

Rob

 

[cindy]

Hi Rob,

It's best for Suzie if you wait untill she is, at least, 12 months old and weights about 60 grams, before you breed her. Than you can be absolutely sure she's in the right shape to produce some good eggs. But don't be worried iff her first eggs are infertile (did I spell it correct??) That's normal for a young female who just starts breeding. If you do not have the room to seperate the male and female, you can place them in the same vivarium with something in between them. a plait off glass, or something like that.
Keep me updated on how your lovely couple is doing, oké??
Good luck and kind regards,

Cindy

 

[djinnie]

Hello,

what a nice couple that is going to be. The offspring of this pair is not going to look like normals, tough. The male is a normal, the female a super hypo carrottail. The offspring wil ly inbetween. Hypo's we call them in the Netherlands.

What we do when we introduce new animals into an existing group is redecorate the vivarium. Make it a new habitat for both old en new. We do this because in the past we had some dominant characters and that could give some fights, even between females and female/male. So now we change their environment a bit. And make sure that all the animals have a hiding place of their own. Although they could choose the same hiding place because that fits the best circumstances, if they don't want to be together they have a choice...

I hope you understand my english, it is sometimes a bit difficult to type in english.

Regards,
Tamara