First potential breed. Don't know if I should

[Kwaynebb]

I acquired an afghan female a little over a month ago and noticed while cleaning/weighing everyone that she had began to ovulate. I don't really know much about genetics and morphs but I would like to get some opinions on whether I should breed her to my tangerine male or not, and if they could have any potential for producing good offspring. I know they will not produce any spectacular babies but I am really wanting to do this for a personal achievement.

It would be my first time to breed, but I have been preparing for something like this for months now. I have an incubator I made out of an old wine cooler that I have been testing for several weeks with flex watt and dry runs using perlite and vermiculite to make sure the temp would be constant.

The female is about 9 months of age and is tipping the scale around 49g. She has been a beast when it comes to feeding on superworms, and dubias. I have had calcium in her cage at all times and also have some with d3 on stand by.

I think I have all areas covered, but I just wanted the opinions of the forum veterans.

-kyle

 

[acpart]

Some will say that you should wait with her till next season, though I have bred females at that age and weight, had them produce well and continue to grow and gain weight. It sounds as if you've done your research. The babies will have some to all of the characteristics of the parents and some may be nice tangerines. Some people say that the only way to go with breeding leopard geckos is to produce high end offspring and sell them for high end prices. I think there's something to be said for producing nice looking, healthy geckos and selling them at reasonable prices ($25-40) to people who aren't hooked on the more unusual morphs. Until recently, the most I ever got for a gecko was my first season when a regular old Tremper albino went at an auction for $55 because it was big, healthy and nice looking.

Aliza