Think I'm getting close to having some eggs!

Geopard Lecko

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Poor Carmella looks like shes about to pop any day

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Kinda hard to tell from the pic but it looks like shes got 2 eggs

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And here's Pikachu, shes a couple weeks behind Carmella an poor things shedding again

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I think shes only got one egg though..

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Incubators already setup and running with the egg trays an cups
 
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Pikachu. What a name for a gecko :lol:

Im surprised none of mine have been named after pokemon. I got my 8 year old daughter obsessed with pokemon a couple of years ago and its all i ever hear about.

Good luck man! I take it its both their first clutch?
 
Geopard Lecko

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Pikachu. What a name for a gecko :lol:

Im surprised none of mine have been named after pokemon. I got my 8 year old daughter obsessed with pokemon a couple of years ago and its all i ever hear about.

Good luck man! I take it its both their first clutch?
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yep first clutches!

ya my daughter named her pikachu lol
 
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Geopard Lecko said:
yep first clutches!

ya my daughter named her pikachu lol
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Well i hope theyre all fertile! From my first clutch, i think 1 is fertile and 1 i think might be infertile but obviously i will keep it incubated.

In other news i have made steps towards making my rack. Had a real ball ache finding the right size containers and still struggling to find some heat tape. I can only get it from America :(

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Geopard Lecko

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what do the breeders on your side of the pond use then? all are using american style stuff? looks like your on the right track.
 
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Geopard Lecko said:
what do the breeders on your side of the pond use then? all are using american style stuff? looks like your on the right track.
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Heat tape just simply is not available in the UK. I dont understand why. Only things you can get over here heat mats and heat strips. Heat mats obviously would be no good as i would need tons of them. And heat strips are really expensive for what they are. Basically a length of heat tape with a wire already attached.

https://www.reptilecentre.com/prore..._39lh0FsMDCsjNWsKgeoV2uOrPNdz2SBoC_10QAvD_BwE

How much do you pay for heat tape?
 
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Heres where I got mine from:

https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/thg-heat-tape-3.html

I also got the "connection kit" and had them install it for me just to make things easy for me.
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See, you can get 10 feet of heat tape for the same price it would cost me for 3 feet of heat strip which cant be cut down.

I looked on that site but appears i missed that they will ship internationally, will see how much its going to cost, thanks.

It would be so much easier if i lived over there :lol:

Even the containers have been a nightmare to find. Bet it took you 10 minutes in home depot :lol:
 
Geopard Lecko

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See, you can get 10 feet of heat tape for the same price it would cost me for 3 feet of heat strip which cant be cut down.

I looked on that site but appears i missed that they will ship internationally, will see how much its going to cost, thanks.

It would be so much easier if i lived over there :lol:

Even the containers have been a nightmare to find. Bet it took you 10 minutes in home depot :lol:
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yeah just dig in an do some research hopefully you can find something that'll work for you, maybe talk to other breeders an see what they use an stuff..

and i actually found my bins by accident in home depot i was gonna look at walmart but when i saw them an that the lids came free i had to scoop them up lol
 
Elizabeth Freer

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Well i hope theyre all fertile! From my first clutch, i think 1 is fertile and 1 i think might be infertile but obviously i will keep it incubated.

In other news i have made steps towards making my rack. Had a real ball ache finding the right size containers and still struggling to find some heat tape. I can only get it from America :(

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When I click that link this is what I get:
"Your Malwarebytes Premium blocked this website because it may contain spyware.

We strongly recommend you do not continue."

I do have Adblock Plus installed on my laptop. I turned it off for GU.


EDIT:
It's Malwarebytes Premium that's not letting me see Grabilla links. I can't disable that. The safety of my browsing depends upon it.
 
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Geopard Lecko

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poor girl has been in an out of the box for the past few days, doin her leg exercises and such

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pikachu looks like she has 2 eggs now, as if one dropped down or something, she is probably a week or maybe two behind Carmella and has gained another 2 grams
 
Elizabeth Freer

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No definitely no spam :lol:

I just learned how to upload my first pic. Yey me.
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There are 2 steps to posting pics. After you drag your photo to add it, look to the right. First click Insert Inline, then click Done.

After you click done, your photo will be out of the Attached Thumbnails box like it's showing now.
 
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Geopard Lecko

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got the pregger girls out of them silly totes and into their new homes (this is the boaphile i paid way to much for)

i swear they gotta pop any day now! its been over 20 days since the initial breeding and about 17 days since the last pairing, Carmella is def bigger then pikachu though..

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Geopard Lecko

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starting to wonder when these eggs are going to come out.. they both look like they are gonna pop tho carmella is larger in the belly and both have been spending alot of time in the lay box digging.

pikachu was mated with sarge on 2-26, 2-27, 3-3, and 3-5.

carmella was mated on 3/11 that i saw, i did leave sarge in with her over night a couple times about a week or so before that but didnt see any confirmed mating but since then i've been keeping an eye on them and logging everything and removing the male (sarge) after copulation.

from what i've read 15-20 days is fairly normal for these guys but we're pushing a month here.. i dont see any signs of impaction or anything out of the normal besides that they spend more time in the lay box and dig alot and do seem kinda like a pregnant lady lol. pikachu has even been eating this whole time but carmella not so much, maybe a few times here an there but not like pikachu lol.

oh and carmella went from 57 grams to about 64-65 grams, pikachu went from 54 to 62 grams.

thoughts [MENTION=8562]acpart[/MENTION] ? or anyone else?
 
Elizabeth Freer

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:banana:: Carmella!

That's awesome, Geopard Lecko! Are you feeling like a potential grandpa? What did your kids say?

You're doing a great job with all your leos and their homes.
 
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