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DierdreDreamwalker

DierdreDreamwalker

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Hey guys!! My husband and I are leopard gecko breeders, and are looking into other reptiles to breed in order to be able to offer some variety, etc. I recently got my first veiled and I'm in love! We are already looking into purchasing another to add to our family. It got me to thinking about breeding them as well. Let me first say that this is not something that we would be doing ANYTIME soon. (for all you that are like this woman has lost her mind. lol) If we ever did decide to do this if would have to be after a LONG period of carefull consideration, and then and only then if we are 100% sure we can take it on. Now that you know I'm not just going to be carelessly spawning lizards everywhere, I'm curious. Exactly what does breeding chameleons involve? Level of difficulty? Supplies, etc.?
 
Hello! :)

Well, I'm sure a ton of people will chime in here (and I hope they do) but from my experience - and I've got over 100 eggs in the incubators, but it's #1 expensive - be ready to spend a lot of money: Feeding, lighting, cage, misting, gutloading, everything.. it adds up.... it's hour by hour care when they hatch (so a TON of time as well) - It is truly worth it, IF you have the time and resources.... :) IMHO....

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Thanks guys!! :) And thanks for the link!! :)

Like I said, if this is something we do decide to do it will definitely be on down the road, but I am hoping that our gecko projects expand enough to where we will have more money, space and resources. I had read that it costs an arm and a leg to do, but since we breed out own feeders, that may help a little cost wise. (lol) Why do the babies require hour by hour care? Not that I have a problem with that, I just want to be well informed. lol
 
I'm new here and have never done any breeding, but Ma'am, you ound like your gonna carelessly spawn reptiles! Lol =D ok once again I've neverdone this, but I've bee tudying a bit. What happens is when your female reaches a mature age for breeding, she becomes gravid. At this point in time you let her lay in a mixture of soil/sand, where she'll di a hole and lay her eggs. Note, that you should not watch her when she begins digging. You will interupt her, and she may lay infertile eggs. After the pooping, uh I mean laying is finished. Remove your female, carefully remove ALL eggs. Now here's where location comes into play. I know a few people incubate, ad others just leav their guys in a closet. But this is where your research comes into play, temp wise, your species your breeding. They shoul incubate for 311-365 days until the sweat and the bautiful little monsters pop out to commit evil acts upon earth... uhh yeah... ok so the lil doodes are born. A rubbermaid clear ote works, lay some vines down and let them relax. I do not recommend hndling babies, infact if you do Satan will appear befre your eyes and chop ye friggn had off. =D ok ok that's all I've grasped on breeding so far,but I encourage you to do some research yourself besides asking. Its well worth it. Typed on a phone, so sorry for typos
 
:) Well "hour by hour" might be me exaggerating:eek: a bit - :) It's just a lot of time commitment - feeding, misting etc... :) Sorry, didn't mean to be so literal... But sounds like you're heading in the right direction.....
 
gwilliams said:
:) Well "hour by hour" might be me exaggerating:eek: a bit - :) It's just a lot of time commitment - feeding, misting etc... :) Sorry, didn't mean to be so literal... But sounds like you're heading in the right direction.....
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(lol) Well I have read a few places that they require a lot of time and attention, so I was wondering if you were being literal or what. I was like OH GOSH!! (lmao)
 
i gave my self 5 years with chams before i decided to breed and tht year had my first jacksons batch and veileds (back in 1998)..i ended up spending about 600 on the babies..caught me by suprize..so i suggest while you "think about it" collect equipment for raising babies, and incubating eggs as well as maybe starting a breeding colony of crickets or dubia roaches, so you can supply all those hungry lil mouths with micro feeders..and if you bail on the idea of breeding, you can always sell the extra stuff you accumulated :D
 
sdheli420 said:
i gave my self 5 years with chams before i decided to breed and tht year had my first jacksons batch and veileds (back in 1998)..i ended up spending about 600 on the babies..caught me by suprize..so i suggest while you "think about it" collect equipment for raising babies, and incubating eggs as well as maybe starting a breeding colony of crickets or dubia roaches, so you can supply all those hungry lil mouths with micro feeders..and if you bail on the idea of breeding, you can always sell the extra stuff you accumulated :D
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We gave ourselves a while with our geckos before we bred them as well. We had ours for about 2 1/2 years before we started last summer. I think that's how people should do it, just so you're positive that you're making a sound, informed decision to take on such a responsibility. :) We've already started our breeding colony of (actually) Dubias and crickets for our geckos. It got too expensive to buy those things from the pet store. (lol) So, we're already ahead on that front. (lol) I thought about do that too. Just go ahead and begin aquiring supplies for the "just in case". (lol) Right now we haven't really even gotten out of the reserch/ idea phase yet. (lol)
 
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