i have a general question on what i could breed my geckos with to get nice morphs

[Samantha]

all i know is what can be told from the look of them and i posted pics of them and everyone on here thinks i have 2 blizzard females and a temper albino female what should i breed them with and i also have an aptor(sex unknown) that i plan to breed in the next few years so let me know what you guys would suggest!

 

[Samantha]

please help i am new to the genetic aspect of geckos i only know what they look like not what they are because i rescuded them from a not so good home

 

[neubauer geckos]

I personally am partial to super snows so I would reccomend that.If you breed them to the blizzards,you will get mack snows get blizzard which can be bred together to get mack blizzards and super snow blizzards which are awesome.and I you breed the ss to your tremper(which is a reccesive trait just like blizzard)you will get mack snows get tremper which can be bred to each other to produce super snow trempers which are also awesome.

 

[BSM]

as stated above anything blizzard wise would be good choice but make sure you will have room for baby's as there going to be hard to sell even for cheap. One thing to consider before going down this road

 

[sunshinegeckofarm]

to breed to the blizzards I would breed a blizzard, blazing blizzard or Diablo Blanco or Het blizzard of some sort.
To the Tremper Albino, I would breed a Tremper Albino, aptor, Raptor, or whatever would be het Tremper albino.

Im not a big fan of blizzards or patternless because in my opinion there isn't too much variation in them. Personally I am a huge fan of Tangerines and various albino strains. But anyway

with recessive morphs its best to breed them to a like recessive or at least a het of the same recessive trait.

 

[Samantha]

thanks guys i hope my aptor is a male so i can breed him to my temper albino. what would happen if i breed my aptor with my blizzards

 

[Samantha]

i think i will keep some of the babies and just give the others to a local pet store that is very good with reptiles...how long do you guys think it will take for my 3 month old aptor to be ready to breed???

 

[JordanAng420]

Unfortunately most pet shops only deal with wholesale dealers. They don't bother with private breeders, even if the price is right. Most pet shops have contracts with these wholesalers, they get x amount of geckos every x amount of days.

Samantha, please allow yourself to understand genetics and actually enjoy your leos as pets before you make the decision to start breeding.

As I told one person before, a gecko might be sexually mature as early as 5 or 6 months, but that doesn't mean they're really ready to start producing eggs. It's the same thing as a 15 or 16 year old planning to have a baby...there are many more physical complications that go along with it....

Here's a short list of everything you will need to have money to pay for: Housing for the hatchlings, hides, food dishes, calcium, cage substrate, vet visits when necessary, feeders, heat, insect gutload, containers FOR the insects, calcium rich vegetables for your feeders...

Are you prepared to deal with a hatchling that YOU need to euthanize?
Are you prepared for the cost of veterinary services when it's necessary?
Do you have room for everything?
and most importantly, will you have the TIME to be able to take care of EVERYTHING to the best of your abilities?

I'm not trying to come down on you, I just don't want you to get in over your head before you realize it when it's too late and you have animals you don't know what to do with. There are a lot of people who produce more animals than they're physically capable of being able to care for.

 

[T-ReXx]

Unfortunately most pet shops only deal with wholesale dealers. They don't bother with private breeders, even if the price is right. Most pet shops have contracts with these wholesalers, they get x amount of geckos every x amount of days.

Samantha, please allow yourself to understand genetics and actually enjoy your leos as pets before you make the decision to start breeding.

As I told one person before, a gecko might be sexually mature as early as 5 or 6 months, but that doesn't mean they're really ready to start producing eggs. It's the same thing as a 15 or 16 year old planning to have a baby...there are many more physical complications that go along with it....

Here's a short list of everything you will need to have money to pay for: Housing for the hatchlings, hides, food dishes, calcium, cage substrate, vet visits when necessary, feeders, heat, insect gutload, containers FOR the insects, calcium rich vegetables for your feeders...

Are you prepared to deal with a hatchling that YOU need to euthanize?
Are you prepared for the cost of veterinary services when it's necessary?
Do you have room for everything?
and most importantly, will you have the TIME to be able to take care of EVERYTHING to the best of your abilities?

I'm not trying to come down on you, I just don't want you to get in over your head before you realize it when it's too late and you have animals you don't know what to do with. There are a lot of people who produce more animals than they're physically capable of being able to care for.

VERY well said. I totally agree.

 

[Tony C]

Unfortunately most pet shops only deal with wholesale dealers. They don't bother with private breeders, even if the price is right. Most pet shops have contracts with these wholesalers, they get x amount of geckos every x amount of days.

Samantha, please allow yourself to understand genetics and actually enjoy your leos as pets before you make the decision to start breeding.

As I told one person before, a gecko might be sexually mature as early as 5 or 6 months, but that doesn't mean they're really ready to start producing eggs. It's the same thing as a 15 or 16 year old planning to have a baby...there are many more physical complications that go along with it....

Here's a short list of everything you will need to have money to pay for: Housing for the hatchlings, hides, food dishes, calcium, cage substrate, vet visits when necessary, feeders, heat, insect gutload, containers FOR the insects, calcium rich vegetables for your feeders...

Are you prepared to deal with a hatchling that YOU need to euthanize?
Are you prepared for the cost of veterinary services when it's necessary?
Do you have room for everything?
and most importantly, will you have the TIME to be able to take care of EVERYTHING to the best of your abilities?

I'm not trying to come down on you, I just don't want you to get in over your head before you realize it when it's too late and you have animals you don't know what to do with. There are a lot of people who produce more animals than they're physically capable of being able to care for.

I have refrained from posting anything because every time I started it just sounded too harsh. Your post was very well written, and I agree completely. :main_thumbsup: