Is it ok to breed these guy's.

[jimbo2412]

I have a male that I have produced I don't know what female he came from would it be ok to breed to all the females or not

 

[strigoii]

ok

 

[LeapinLizards]

I would say yes, as long as you FULLY disclose the history to potential new owners. I have been in the situation of not knowing the genetics of my geckos, and it is not fun.

 

[Halley]

Yup, just do what Heather said, and let the buyers know.

 

[jimbo2412]

so what would you tell the customers?

 

[LeapinLizards]

That you can not 100% guarantee the genetic history of the animal. Usually, in situations like this, the animal is not full price.

 

[acpart]

I'm not sure if the issue for you is that you don't know the gecko's genetics, or that you're worried about breeding a gecko to its mother.

If you're concerned about its genetics: is there any way to tell which female he came from based on test breeding? If so, you should do that, or else tell a prospective buyer of his offspring about all the possibilities of his genetics based on the females you can't eleminate as not being his mother

If you're concerned about breeding a gecko back to the parent: as long as this isn't done generation after generation, this is generally OK to do with geckos and is done quite commonly.

Aliza