Breeding Crested & Gargoyle Geckos- Help?

[Mackenzie_Paige]

I'm interested in purchasing one or two crested geckos within the next year. I just got a leopard gecko about two weeks ago, so I want to make sure that I'm good with what I have at the moment, and that I can care for it properly.

I've read a bunch of Care & Breeding sheets for Crested Geckos (and Gargoyles), but have a few additional questions.

I would of course consider my situation, how much time I had, and whether it would work for me first.

Anyway, here are some of my questions-
1. Will crested geckos and gargoyle geckos breed year-round?
2. Is there any problems common with hatch lings that would require additional vet visits?
3. Is it likely that a problem will occur during breeding that will require a vet ( I know about some, but I just want to know if it's common)?
4. Are there any cheap ways to house baby geckos (like sterilite bins for example)?
5. Are there any breeding racks that are better for these geckos since they like to climb?

Thanks in advance!

 

[acpart]

Here's my shot at answering your questions. Note that I breed gargoyles, not cresteds:

1. Will crested geckos and gargoyle geckos breed year-round?
I find that my garg pair that I keep together (and there's no guarantee that you'll be able to keep a pair together, since they are often nasty to each other) breeds from about April to July. In the past 2 seasons, each of my 2 gargs has laid 3-4 clutches.

2. Is there any problems common with hatch lings that would require additional vet visits?
3. Is it likely that a problem will occur during breeding that will require a vet ( I know about some, but I just want to know if it's common)?

Reasons for vet visits in breeders include egg binding, signs of MBD because of poor supplementation, severe cuts and lacerations from over-enthusiastic breeding. Vet visits for babies could include abdominal hernia (not a pretty sight), birth defects, poor calcium absorption.

In general, healthy and well supplemented geckos will produce healthy offspring and vet visits will not be required, though, of course, there's no guarantee.


4. Are there any cheap ways to house baby geckos (like sterilite bins for example)?

I keep my baby gargs in 6qt sterilite containers stacked in three's (luckily for me I haven't had more than 6 babies at a time). Each container has a coconut or other hide, a piece of cork bark to climb on, paper towel substrate, water dish and CGD dish.

5. Are there any breeding racks that are better for these geckos since they like to climb?
Gargs, at least, are more semi-arboreal so a regular rack works. I don't know much about racks.

Aliza

 

[CrestedRick]

I have never bred my cresteds but I do know that a female only has to mate once and can lay up to 8 clutches with usually 2 eggs per clutch about every 30 days or so. So that's a lot of babies and if your planning to sell them it may be hard since the market is saturated just some food for thought. Also the male is mature before the female so that can lead to becoming egg bound which could be deadly for her, another thing is the male will try to mate constantly causing her stress which is not good either.