tremper albino?

[tibi]

is she a tremper albino or a tangerine albino?

 

[ChristinaJ]

There's no such thing as a Tangerine Albino strain. There are three strains, rainwaters, trempers, and bells.

 

[tibi]

ok. thx . what do i get if i cross this girl with a raptor?

 

[ChristinaJ]

well I wouldn't cross her with a Raptor unless you know for sure what strain of Albino she is, Raptors are from the Tremper Strain

 

[tibi]

well she is tremper albino. but why shouldn't i cross her with a raptor if she is from a different strain?

 

[Stamuetir]

http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=49197
Hope this answers your question.

 

[tibi]

ok... i get it now. i wasn't aware of this. thanks

 

[ChristinaJ]

I'd do alot more research before you breed her. You need to make sure both she and the male are a proper age, weight, and are healthy. Understand the risks that come with breeding...females can become egg bound, males can prolapse. Both of these can be deadly. Also do you have a proper incubator, you could end up with around 20 little babies can you afford to care for them all? They eat alot, more than adults and grow very quickly and all of them need to be housed individually. Also understand that if a hatchling is born with deformities you will need to cull it. Don't just jump into breeding do research and be prepared.

 

[ChristinaJ]

based on the pictures she is NOT anywhere ready to breed anytime soon, her tail is very thin and she will only continue to loose weight once she started to lay eggs, they only need to be bred once to lay an entire season, there would be nothing you could do to stop her from laying eggs, and at what appears to be her current weight the chances of her becoming egg bound are greatly increased

 

[tibi]

yeah i know she's not ready to breed yet. she weighs 38 grams. i'm going to breed her at 45-50. as for the incubator, i'll use a polystiren box with a thermostat aquarium heater and a probe hygro-thermometer (for now). i'm aware of the risks of breeding and i'm in no rush of doing so. also, i have some more experienced friends who gave me good advice about this matter and who live very close to me. as for the babies, they will be kept in plastic containers (i've collected quite a few) and food won't be a problem because i have several colonies of mealworms. reptiles have been my biggest passion since the day i first saw one and i am really looking forward to doing this...