Too much of a good thing

[acpart]

This is the 2nd or 3rd year I've been breeding 6 female geckos. Last year, my live hatchling count topped out at 39, an amount I could easily handle. Though a lot more eggs were laid, there was a fairly high percentage of bad eggs and embryo deaths. This year, things are going much better than I expected. At about the halfway point in the season, I currently have 35 baby leos and 3 baby banded geckos in residence, 3 leos and 2 bandeds that have been sold and over 40 eggs in the incubator, not to mention the eggs still in the leos.

I am kind of overwhelmed. This is like getting 16 desserts on the same evening. I know this isn't much to you big breeders, but I'm starting to get worried about housing everybody. I do have a plan, and I'm sure it's all going to be OK, but this is a great example of "be careful what you wish for". I'm going to be thinking carefully next year about who and how many I'm going to breed.

Aliza

 

[Ehatcher]

Lol, I hope to have your luck when i begin breeding. THE MORE THE MERRIER

 

[ajveachster]

We have been doing planning for awhile. We have decided to plan for the most, but realistically know we should end up with less. That is why we have ordered another rack. I think I would also be feeling overwhelemed if I were in your shoes. I bet there are some big breeders who have been in the same boat, but on a larger scale. Good Luck!

 

[millworkman]

I will gladly take some off your hands for you....

 

[Olimpia]

I was so excited to start collecting some nice breeders this year so that I could start a breeding program next year, but honestly, I'm already overwhelmed! haha I have 12 leos (plus 3 cresties that I wouldn't be breeding) and I already don't know what I would do if I had more.

So I don't think I could handle having 40+ geckos! Maybe when I get out of school and I start working and have a more stable life. But at this point, with me doing internships and stuff during the summers, having any more makes it difficult to find people to look after all of them.

 

[ElapidSVT]

yeah!
they can really pump out the eggs