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incubation temperature.At25-27°Calmost
100% females hatch (after 70-90 days), at
31-32°C almost 100% males (after 35-40
days). The ideal is an incubation
temperature of 27-28 °C, where the eggs
will take 50-70 days to hatch and will
usually produce around 75% females and
25% males among the young. The
youngsters are around 8 cm long on
hatching and striped - in thewild form. In
thedesignergeckos itdependsverymuch
on the strainwithwhich you areworking,
as some characters are genetically
dominant and thus immediately apparent
in juveniles, while others are recessive (=
hidden). In the lattercase it is impossible to
tellwhatcharacters thegeckoswillpasson
to their offspring. So you need to be
familiar with the Mendellian rules if you
want to get involved in the demanding
task of breeding color strains of the
LeopardGecko.
Ifyouarenow filledwith thedesire tokeep
LeopardGeckos, then your pet dealer can
undoubtedly order them for you from a
wholesaler of his acquaintance, for
example Tropenparadies in Oberhausen,
Fax+490208-665997
Lexicon
LeopardGecko
Eublepharismeans“with regular
eyelids".
maculariusmeans "spotted
Designer LeopardGecko.“R.A.P.T.O.R.”
Designer LeopardGecko.“SuperHypoTangerine”
Designer LeopardGecko.“Eclipse”
Designer LeopardGecko.“Jungle”
