New here, not to Geckos =]

[mcwendle]

Hi all,
My name is Chris. I've had lizards amongst other pets since my first job in a pet store 20+ years ago.
My house consists of 2 dogs, a Lovebird i raised from 3 days old, and 3 leopard geckos.
I keep my Leos in a 55 gallon tank in my living area, which is a scene in the works. Making new fake rock hides with my daughters.
Raise my own crickets, a project to save on feeding costs, and teach my daughters a thing or two.
I am now starting a small breeding group of Tremper Albino leos. I own atm 3 females, a high yellow, a rainbow and a Tremper albino. All normal sized.
I have been wanting to get into the Giant and Super-giant sized Leos. Well I just did.
I just ordered a Giant Male Tangerine Tremper albino striped (Awesome looking, Here)And now am Looking for another giant striped albino female. I think I have found the one I want, just making sure the better half OK's it before i spend more on my hobby.

I will be spending time on these forums, looking forward to getting to know some of you.

 

[acpart]

Welcome to GF. Good luck with your projects. Which Springfield are you in?

Aliza

 

[indyana]

Welcome! Sounds as though you have some beautiful geckos, and I'd love to see some pictures of them and their setup if you ever get the chance. That new Tremper you've picked out is beautiful.

 

[Kristi23]

Welcome to GF! You'll find a lot of great breeding info in the leopard gecko section.

 

[mcwendle]

Springfield Missouri. And I'll post pics when I get home of my others.
My newest juvenile decides she's not wanting to eat so I'll be separating her to a 10 gallon and getting her small crickets. I'm going to try taping her nose with mealworms later today.

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[mcwendle]

And thank you for the welcomes! =]

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[mcwendle]

Got my juvi female to eat some crickets while she was alone. Guess she just won't eat worms.

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[mcwendle]

My girls and their girls. They want to learn how to be breeders. So they each have a female in desperate tanks. One on the left is a normal we just got for her yesterday, 3+ year old female. The right is her one we got two months back at repticon Springfield mo. A high yellow.
I'll show better pics down a few.

They love Leopard Geckos. All they talk about.

Now for closeups. =]

Aurora the normal. So chill and great with the girls. Been handled a lot by previous owners.

This is Dora our explorer she is my youngest daughters. She loves to walk on your hand when you put it flat in front of her in cage. Enjoy hanging out on shoulders watching what's going on.
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This is Cricket. Only thing she eats I found out. Brat. She's lost a bit of weight since I've owned her. Got her at same repticon as Dora. I was told she's a rainbow, but the kid was selling it was about twelve with his dad selling boas... she's about to shed. Really pastel looking after shed. I'll update later.

This is Wash. Since her spots look washed off Lol. She is a semi rescue from a pet store. She is doing great now. I'm guessing Tremper Albino.

And now. The male I ordered is a Giant Albino reversed striped tangerine. He's half played off. He's going to be the base for my giant to super giant project.

Sorry so pic heavy. Thanks for looking.

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[mcwendle]

Tried fixing a link in thread...
Didn't realize I reposted it 3 times!!!! Sorry

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[acpart]

No problem, I deleted the duplicates.

Aliza

 

[indyana]

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing. It's great to see kids interested in animals, especially reptiles.

Most of the girls look fantastic. I'd definitely keep an eye on Cricket if she doesn't start plumping out though. She's starting to get that "too thin" look. Things to consider would be whether she's being bullied or intimidated by more dominant females and whether you should get her checked for parasites.

 

[mcwendle]

Update:
every girl has her own tank now.
Cricket is in the 55 by herself and loving life now. Already putting on weight and feasting on crickets.
The rest prefer to have bowls of mealworms. Honestly so do I.


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[indyana]

That's great to hear!

As easy as mealworms are, I'm a big believer in rotating food and giving them a good variety. Helps keep them from getting too picky.

 

[mcwendle]

Yeah. I rotate crickets and superworms with the others. Dora loves supers, wash prefers mealies. Its funny how they are so different. Just like kids.

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[Tongue Flicker]

Hey chris welcome aboard!