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What do you breed?

TAOreptiles — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:16:47 GMT

I am just curious, what do you breed now? And what do you plan on breeding in the future? I have been breeding Columbian red tails, Dumeril's boas, blue tongue skinks, crested geckos, and corn snakes. In the past I bred bearded dragons and leopard geckos. I am getting into breeding kingsnakes and milksnakes.

I am just wondering for the animals that you have successfully bred, how did you sell off the young? Personally, I sell most online, and then what ever I have left, I sell to petstores. I just want to see what everyone else is doing.

Cresteds

senior beaver — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:37 GMT

Do you leave your male in with your females, or remove them after breeding season ? Where do you live (State is fine) ? I live in Harford Co. MD & I used to remove my males but it seems like they shut themselves off around this time of year anyway so I leave them in now, & they start up again in the spring.

Should I breed?

Mocha Muffin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:57:43 GMT

I love animals, and have been raised by a dog breeder. I love breeding dogs, but I think there are plenty of homeless dogs as it is. I own a ball python, and was wondering what, if any, herp species I should look in to breeding. I'm really not after money, I just love babies! Any advice?

pleeeezzzz help

woozy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:11:43 GMT

my dragon just laid eggs and i dont no wat 2 do next

breeding giant African bullfrogs

Zoofew — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:38:56 GMT

hi does any one know any tips on breeding these guys also i bought 3 babys that i dont know are related if i breed them and they turn out to be siblings is there birth defects or stuff.

Breeding, Albinism, and Ethics?

Venomlust — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:28:57 GMT

I tried posting this at the kingsnake.com forums, but had no luck with responses. Hopefully someone here will have something to say.

I recently adopted a male leopard gecko (Bell Stripe APTOR) and discovered it has vision problems. The best he seems able to do is sense shadows that pass over his eyes. He has no reaction to feeding tongs being placed very close to his face or his eyes. At times it's very difficult to feed him, he doesn't realize it's a mealworm tapping his chin.

Being an albino, this makes sense. It was silly of me not to have thought of that beforehand. I don't regret adopting him; he's large, healthy, inquisitive, and quite beautiful. I'd like to take the credit for him getting comfortable in his new enclosure so quickly, (with one of my females) but his previous owner kept him in good health. Plus, leopard geckos seem amazingly resilient in general, so maybe the lizard deserves most of the credit.

I have 3 females that I've been keeping for years, going through a slew of problems but figuring out through trial and error the best habitats I could provide for them. One dropped a tail when I temporarily housed them together a year or so ago, but other than that, no serious problems.

I adopted this male with plans to breed him and my females, but this vision problem has me hesitating. Unless I'm mistaken, vision problems seem well known among albino morphs. I realize that this is a pet and not a wild animal, but I feel guilty even considering breeding creatures with a mutation that impairs their vision. My females all have good eyesight. I'm often impressed by how accurately they strike at their prey. They're voracious and formidable little hunters!

Perhaps I'm looking at it from a blatantly human perspective. In the wild the odds are definitely stacked against an albino animal surviving. Yet in his enclosure, I do everything I can to guarantee he thrives. From a survival perspective in captivity, his vision problems really aren't a detriment, I half-grudgingly admit.

I'd like to hear how leopard gecko breeders and animal breeders in general feel about this issue, because I'm assuming it doesn't just apply to leopard geckos but is an effect of albinism many critters experience. However, I've read a bit online that says this type of problem may happen with too much exposure to bright lights; that while vision problems exist this is the extreme end of the spectrum. This is the first albino animal I've ever cared for, so please, I'd love to hear from those of you with more experience.

- Alex

beardee breeding

woozy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:27:05 GMT

yesterday september 28 one of my dragons was attaking the other one vilently i was shocked but i notice that one of them had a very dark beard and it hit me that he horny and trying to get it on with the female soo after the first time he totally missed then an hour went bye and he was on her like flies to s*** and he got her in position and it went down so i guess my question is now what? do i have to seperate them or keep them 2gether or just wait or wat?

danx in advance 4 any advise

Small biz grant for breeding and what not

Uncle Vinny — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:41:38 GMT

So I'd like to start a biz breeding select herps and selling them online, among other ventures in the herp biz. I applied online for some grants at grantsgov.info and received a call a few days later. The rep told me when all is said and done, I could get up to 200,000 bucks. Yup. Catch is they have to take 375 bucks from my checking acct. for the lawyers fees (its a grant brokerage firm...apparently...) etc. I think it might be a scam, checked out the United Economic Agency (the brokerage firm) via BBB and came up with very little. There hasn't been a (-) report or complaint as of yet. Still, I'm skeptical. Thus, I checked out the Small business association of America's site. It sucked. Wasn't very helpful. Does anyone know if grants even exist for an unemployed vet like myself, looking to start something lucrative? Any help would be great...

Frog Eyed Geckos

randy91 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:18:54 GMT

I have 2 males wonder geckos and 3 females wonder geckos

I want to breed them...
I have some questions:
*what is the mature size and age that they can be mated?
*how big the best size of the cages is?

thanks for the answer, that's so helpful

Looking into to breeding Tokays and Red Eyed Tree Frogs

Uncle Vinny — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:28:30 GMT

How simple is it to breed those two species? I have the available equipment etc. at my disposal... I'm knowledgable in many facets of herpetoculture, but I've not bred yet. I've read TONS on the subject, but would like to hear from some voices of experience...

Feedback???

New breeder

diehardLSU — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:10:24 GMT

I have never bred a reptile in the past, but my bearded dragon is getting close to that age and i was wondering if it was a good idea to start out breeding bearded dragons?

Leo breeding

Zoofew — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:54:53 GMT

The title says it all

Anoles

fred60655 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:35:58 GMT

Can anyone tell me about breeding anoles

budgett frogs info inquiry

arzerkle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:31:22 GMT

I have 2 greater budgetts frogs female is the size of my hand & male is the size of a sm orange. I cannot find any info in books or on the web about breeding them only basic care info. I know they are aggressive and i dont want either one injured in my attempt to spawn them-Any insight appreciated...Amy

I'm looking for a breeder

hupababy83 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:40:07 GMT

Okay, I'm looking for a couple differant species breeders,

1. Leechy's aka Giant Caladonien Gecko's

2. Tokay Gecko

can anyone help me?

Crevice Spiny Lizards

Reptile Maniac — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:35:38 GMT

Does anybody know of the breeding habits of the Crevice Spiny lizard? I'm going to hopefully purchase a few CH babies (not more than a week old). How old is a good breeding age? Should I have a cool down period? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

looking to buy baby leopard geckos from breeders.

gecko121 — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:40:02 GMT

i am looking to purchase leopard geckos from a breeder,please reply if u are interested in selling geckos.

Gravid Female

Spoty — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:25:09 GMT

So I just bred my 8 year old Leo today, Spoty. Is there any way to tell if she is gravid already?

African Fat Tail Breeding.

Reptile Maniac — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:11:57 GMT

How easy is it to breed AFT's? Could you rate it on scale 1 to 10, 1 being the easiest, 10 being the hardest. also, is this a begginer species to breed?

Eastern Glass Lizard Eggs - HELP!

Jill — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:53:23 GMT

Hi, I found an Eastern Glass Lizard and placed it in a 5 gallon tank as my intention was to show it to my daughter when she arrived for the weekend and then release the Lizard. However to my suprise she has laid eggs. Now what do I do!!!!!! Do I release the lizard and keep the eggs? Set up a bigger tank and keep them both until the eggs hatch? Please advise on what is best... I don't have an incubater - what are the best odds for the eggs to hatch?

So far the only info that I have found is that it takes about 2 months for the eggs to hatch and that female typically stays with the eggs until they hatch and then leaves the hatchlings to fend for themselves...

Thank you,

Jill in Central Florida

Leopard Geckos....

sgtpepper0 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:56:16 GMT

I have a big problem. I purchased a female leo, she's 5.5 months old now. The breeder I purchased her from told me that if I put her in with my 6 month old leo male, they wouldn't mate until they were older. Unfortunately, my female is showing possible signs of being gravid: she has a pretty chunky belly and she is eating alot more food/calcium. I haven't seen any actually eggs in her tummy, but I don't know if they actually mated or not.

I'm extremely worried about her, and I feel extra retarded for allowing this to happen. Please don't get angry with me, I just need help. These guys are my babies, I don't know what I would do without them

Supper Ball

Jeff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:16:15 GMT

I was wondering if any one has ever breed a ball python x borneo short-tailed python hybrid aka the supper ball.I saw a picture of one and it was beautiful.

corn snake breeding

Animalgirl — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:18:24 GMT

I am going to breed Holly when she is old enough and the right size. But what is the right age and size? I heard 3 years and 39 inches, but I want to make sure.

Bismark Ringed Python Breeding Project startup!

Auballagh — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:46:17 GMT

I am starting up a local, Ringed Python Breeding Club, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
This is a photo taken by Bill Love of a juvenile Ringed Python,

Last Year's Post, that I put up here to hopefully startup a local club, unfortunately didn't go very far......
But, this year I'm hoping there might be a bit more local interest in this awesome snake species. This is a Video filmed by Kingsnake at the 2008 (?) Reptile Expo in Daytona Florida, of Tom Keogan with a juvenile and 14 year old adult female Ringed Python. Provides a really great visual reference of what these beautiful snakes look like, that he is selling these days.
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The plan is to purchase juvenile Ringed Pythons for our local breeder club, at this year's (2009) Expo at Daytona from Tom Keogan. NO ONE these days has such amazing color and contrast in his adult Ringed Pythons as Tom does in his - but, he's been developing this line since 1995..... So, James Severts of Virginia Beach, (Pet Paradise) and myself, are going to be starting this breeders club. But, we are both certainly welcoming any new, interested members to join up with us.
We will be purchasing the snakes in August. James and his brother Josh, will both be travelling to make their annual 'pilgrimage' to Daytona in August to attend the Expo, and they will purchase the baby Ringed Pythons then and return with them to Hampton Roads. The plan is to get our snakes hopefully at a cheaper, Expo price and with definitely, NO SHIPPING payment!
If interested, and you are a local Hampton Roads area, Virginia resident? Respond here, and I'll send you some contact info to work out the details.

breeding fire belly toads

herpsrule13 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:01:56 GMT

guys, i got a female oriental and my male is all over her and she dragged him through the water a bit and he helped kick and she made some trill sounds

how do i know she is mature enough to mate?

is there a certain temp to keep?

couldn't find much online

CRICKET BREEDING HELP!!!

herpdude — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:12:22 GMT

I have been tring to breed crickets for about a mounth and has had no sucses i was wondering if some people could help me by telling me some tricks and tips please i cant afford to buy crickets for my pets and i need to breed them. thank you so much!

its driving me crazy.

moonglows

dansexotics — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:38:41 GMT

im wanting to create some moonglows that are outa this world looking, the color and patterns eventually i would like to try to produce some super moonglows anyone know what genes are needed to create a super moonglow?

breeding tips and suggestions

ciceromike1970 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:54:04 GMT

I just wanted a forum so we all can share info on breeding reptiles,of any species.From anoles to anacondas.If you have information and would like to share it with others post here. thanks all

Boy... I am setting my sights high.

mississippiensisman — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:08:17 GMT

I am getting a part time job this summer and have done the math. If I work for three hours a day for eighty days, I will make over one thousand five hundred dollars, not including taxes and stuff. So since I have a female fifty percent het female, I will get a low-white het male piebald to breed with her and hope to god that they turn out to be pied. But first I have a question-is it safe to breed sibling pythons?

Uroplatus

dislatecoya — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:22:36 GMT

I was wondering if anyone in here breeds any species of uroplatus!

Breeding Paddle tail Newts

Kaiguy — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:15:28 GMT

I ordered a crocodile newt/mandarin newt from a pet store and i got a paddle tail newt i know enough to keep it but what about breeding it is it possible in captivity

Skunk Geckos or Madagascar Giant Day Geckos

Grant — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:08:09 GMT

I am trying to decide between a few herps to get (see my signature) and two of them are 1.1 Skunk Geckos (Gekko vittatus) and 1.1 Madagascar Giant Day Geckos (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) to breed. I am not worried about profit or anything. Just breaking even would be great, this would be just for fun and I know I could find homes for all the babies. I would house the parents in an 18 x 18 x 24 enclosure (either species) and make sure they had great husbandry. I was just wondering which would be better or more fun to breed? I am not worried about money, but I don't want a gecko that every batch of eggs is infertile. And how would I breed and house the hatchlings of each of these species? What do you think?

Breeding Corn Snakes

Animalgirl — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:59:45 GMT

I am planning to breed my corn snake next year or whenever she is the right weight. I know the basics of breeding like how much they lay, the weight... but does anyone have tips on breeding them? And is there any way to make a home made incubator?

Skink breeding

Reptilian Spartan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:52:54 GMT

Since I'll have a few skinks that I'll be collecting from the wild soon, I want to breed them next year and start a business by breeding them. But I don't know how to breed them. Does anyone know how to?

breeding emerald tree boas

dansexotics — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:49:06 GMT

whats the best way to breed emeralds? 2 females 1 male? special lighting and heating needed? any suggestions to help me become successful at breeding them

What lizard should I breed?

Reptile Maniac — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:05:15 GMT

Once again, i can't decide on what to breed. I got my mind fixed on small to medium terrestrial desert lizards, perferably from n. america, but dosen't have to be. i would like to breed a species that isn't to commonly bred, but is readily avalible. i was thinking collard lizards or spiny lizards. what i decided to do is get rid of my salamander, monitor, and golden gecko. i will use my monitor's large cage. what else do you think i could do?

Operation Emerald

Sorrak — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:36:56 GMT

Well,as you know,I haven't had an anole in a while but,my petstore is selling green anoles that are captive bred!Anyways,there is a tank you can buy there too and it's about $60 and it's a 10 or 15 gallon tank.Anyways,since Freckles took over my anole tank all I have is a travel tank but still!My mom said I'd have to pay for it all but,I'm planning on breeding green anoles and selling the lil' ones to a pet store.I'm calling it "Operation Emerald"I'm gonna see if I can do some jobs at other people's houses.I get $10 a month and I have about $15 (I bought a new hide for Freckles as well as my camra memory card)so....just any support?I won't take money...unless you insist.

Operation Hermit Crab

Animalgirl — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:52:41 GMT

I have four hermit crabs- Peppermint, Tweetie, Tiger and Cookie. I looked and found that Peppermint was a female and Tiger was a male. I know it's really hard but I'll try to breed them. It's crab breeding season and I did some research on breeding land hermit crabs. So I know what kind of tank to put them in and everything. Does anyone have anyone have tips on breeding hermit crabs? Because I know it's unlikely that I can get them to breed.

Nikita: now that you're here, go to page 2.

Spotted Python Breeding Age

SpottedPythons3 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:18:26 GMT

When do spotted pythons reach maturity and are able to breed?

Gem Snow Leos

izzy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:37:44 GMT

i have recently gotten into breeding leopard gecko. I acquired a trio of Gem Snows for a great deal. I had never heard of the morph be for but I went online and found out they do exist, but i haven't been able to find anything on the genetics behind the morph. if any one knows anything it would help alot
thanks