marieandchrisx4
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hi everyone ok ive got 2x baby geckos and not realy sure of age there about 6-7 inches long both female and male i was told there about 3 months old then was told 5 or 6 does anybody have any idea please thanks
help needed plz not sure of age of ma babys
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MissCookie
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Umm , you might want to add some pictures so we can see your leos.
marieandchrisx4
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I can not help you with the age of your Leos but you did say a male and female. I just wanted to let you know, in case you were not aware that it is not recommended to keep a single male in the same enclosure as a single female.
He will mate with her whether or not she is physically ready and it can lead to many problems.
Here are a few of the issues that may arise - it can shorten her life span, in fact in some cases kill her as producing eggs when to young or underweight can cause severe deficiencies, as well it can cause major stress to the female, it can cause her to loose weight, it can cause the eggs to have improper shells due to lack of calcium and her to have MBD, it can lead to egg binding, etc.
I just took on a male, female pair that used to be housed together and the female was having many of the issues I mentioned above. I have since separated them and she now has finally put on some weight, she is far less stressed, calmer allows herself to be picked up, not roaming the tank all day long when she should be resting, she is gaining tail fat, as well not a single one of the 10 eggs she had laid this past breeding season were viable, nor did any of them have enough calcium for the shells to not collapse with in a few hours of being laid, as well the male was the more dominant personality and would not share the heat spot with her so she was not getting the heat she needed for thermoregulation and digestion, now she has all the heat she wants and finally she was also having shedding problems, likely due to the other stresses and those have been almost completely resolved (only one foot left to shed properly).
Feel free to do your own research, but I just wanted to give you heads up to potential problems.
He will mate with her whether or not she is physically ready and it can lead to many problems.
Here are a few of the issues that may arise - it can shorten her life span, in fact in some cases kill her as producing eggs when to young or underweight can cause severe deficiencies, as well it can cause major stress to the female, it can cause her to loose weight, it can cause the eggs to have improper shells due to lack of calcium and her to have MBD, it can lead to egg binding, etc.
I just took on a male, female pair that used to be housed together and the female was having many of the issues I mentioned above. I have since separated them and she now has finally put on some weight, she is far less stressed, calmer allows herself to be picked up, not roaming the tank all day long when she should be resting, she is gaining tail fat, as well not a single one of the 10 eggs she had laid this past breeding season were viable, nor did any of them have enough calcium for the shells to not collapse with in a few hours of being laid, as well the male was the more dominant personality and would not share the heat spot with her so she was not getting the heat she needed for thermoregulation and digestion, now she has all the heat she wants and finally she was also having shedding problems, likely due to the other stresses and those have been almost completely resolved (only one foot left to shed properly).
Feel free to do your own research, but I just wanted to give you heads up to potential problems.
marieandchrisx4
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hi thanks for the replie i have now seperated the babys there still in the same tank but ive but a divider up and put my big baby spot lol in a 2ft in our bedroom , ive finaly waighed them and the babys are 25 grams is this underwaight i have been told by the guy who breeds them there bout 3 months old
marieandchrisx4
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ty topaz yeh im glad to lol as would hate for my ickle girl to get hurt why is it women have more problems than me its the same with animals lol we get the hardest part of life hehehehe just thought id add that lmao
marieandchrisx4
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men lol cant even spell now
marieandchrisx4
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hahahahaha somebody agrees lmao
marieandchrisx4
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so is that for both male and female , how can i enlarge my photos ill post some better ones
Allee Toler
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They're not 8 months old unless if they're stunted. My 7 week old is 6" long. If I had to make a guess, I'd say around 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months of age. No more than 3 1/2 months old, though. My 5 month old is 8 1/2" long.
marieandchrisx4
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ok ill go with the lowest age just to be on the safe side as i want to breed these but not if they are not old enough
marieandchrisx4
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ok people to stop the arguing lmao , ive read this about leos
Sexing Leopard Geckos
Once you've decided to breed your leopard geckos, you must make sure that you have a male and a female, otherwise you will not any babies. Plus, putting two males together in hopes of breeding them, will only cause injury and possible death, so first, you must make sure that you have one male and at least one female. It is hard to determine the gender of leopard geckos until they are about six months old, so when checking a baby gecko for its gender, a male may resemble a female.
please read the bottom bit and ive had a look at my male and hes got a V shape forming ,its now the female im unsure about ,
heres the link--- Breeding Leopard Geckos
Sexing Leopard Geckos
Once you've decided to breed your leopard geckos, you must make sure that you have a male and a female, otherwise you will not any babies. Plus, putting two males together in hopes of breeding them, will only cause injury and possible death, so first, you must make sure that you have one male and at least one female. It is hard to determine the gender of leopard geckos until they are about six months old, so when checking a baby gecko for its gender, a male may resemble a female.
please read the bottom bit and ive had a look at my male and hes got a V shape forming ,its now the female im unsure about ,
heres the link--- Breeding Leopard Geckos
My 8" leo Taquiq is 11 months old!