Male or Female

[koloj]

Which do you prefer to hatch, does the time matter?

 

[Taquiq]

I usually incubate for females, because I can keep them together. However, if I want a particular morph, I would probably incubate male because I can breed it with multiple females a year.

 

[im faster]

does the time matter?

Not to sound like a jerk but if your asking this you shoulden't be breeding geckos

 

[koloj]

Not to sound like a jerk but if your asking this you shoulden't be breeding geckos

I mean does it matter to you if you'll be waiting around 60 days or 90 days? More time=less chance of survival in my opinion

 

[im faster]

its basic breeding 101
hotter temps= less incubating time

 

[UnicornSpirit]

Not to sound like a jerk but if your asking this you shoulden't be breeding geckos

He never said he was breeding, he was only asking a question.

Females are good because they can go into group communities but if you have enough spare room it's good to have some males too. Personally, I think a 3:2 female to male ratio would be perfect. If you just offer females you may be losing some potential clients who are looking for a specific male morph. This year I've decided to play around with the median temp to incubate for 50/50 male & female.

Eggs incubated at a higher temp (most likely male) and will develop faster thus, hatch sooner than eggs incubated for females.

 

[UnicornSpirit]

I mean does it matter to you if you'll be waiting around 60 days or 90 days? More time=less chance of survival in my opinion

Eggs that have a longer incubation time seem to hatch out larger/fatter/generally healthier babies.

I don't mind waiting... good things come in time.

 

[Thorgecko707]

I have automated incubator chambers so I dont mind waiting. More female hatchlings means more eggs for albino mutation projects.

 

[softballstud_1099]

I currently have two incubators set up. one set at 82 and the other at 88. I put one egg from my females in the 82 and the other in the 88. that way I get a chance of getting a male and a female. Its just how I do it.

Brent

 

[im faster]

He never said he was breeding, he was only asking a question.

I know from his other posts that he is breeding

 

[koloj]

I know from his other posts that he is breeding

Look do you have some problem with me? :argue:I'm just saying that if you incubate longer you have more of a chance of something going wrong.

 

[im faster]

No problem at all..

 

[koloj]

I know from his other posts that he is breeding

Look do you have some problem with me breeding leo's? I've done my research, I'm just trying to get some people that have bred leos and have some good feedback....

 

[im faster]

again no.. I don't have a problem with you.

You said you have done research but you dont know that it takes longer to hatch females over males..

When I started learning that was one of the first things I remember learning

 

[Thorgecko707]

again no.. I don't have a problem with you.

You said you have done research but you dont know that it takes longer to hatch females over males..

When I started learning that was one of the first things I remember learning

You are right! It's a conspiracy! But what if, meow, you, meow, incubated at really, meow, high temps and got one of those "hot" females, meow?

 

[im faster]

Am I jumping around all nimmbly bimmbly?

 

[Thorgecko707]

Am I jumping around all nimmbly bimmbly?

I love your profile pic. I wonder if you can hatch a gecko that is both.

 

[GeckoGarage]

i incubate mine at 85 for half and half so there is no chance for hot females or cold males