Eggs

Well, as of today I have added 2 more eggs in the incubator. I'm hoping for some APTORs, but we'll see as the het APTOR female was accidently paired with both the blazing blizzard and the het APTOR male. Somehow I mixed up my cagings and, also, paired a blazing female with the het APTOR male for a few days, so we're really in for a surprise this season.

Rain

Well, rainwaters that is... Las Vegas Rainwaters... I'm looking at investing some money in a small breeding group of Rainwaters. Preferrable tangerine jungles. But, well see what I bring in. It's just nice to add something different besides the average, or above average, Tremper strain albino leopard gecko.

I'm, also, debating on purchasing a Mack Snow het Bell male, and a few nice bell albino females. But, that project may have to go on the back burner for now. I'm thinking of moving in the rainwaters first.

I've never really been a fan of the rainwater strain, but lately I've seen a few nice individuals that have changed my mind completely. I think I may definately have to get my hands on a few...

:-)

goReptiles Site Updates

I added two sections to the website today- Articles of Interest and Names.

If you have any articles that would be relevant to the site, please email me the link, and I will consider them for the website. My email is in the 'Contact' information on the website.

If you have any name suggestions, again email me, and I'll see what I can do.

Problems with Your Reptiles

With pet snakes, a big problem can be mites. My Snake Has Mites! goes over a few solutions for getting rid of mites in your snake's enclosure.

Leopard geckos are usually pretty hardy little critters. That's why they're top on the beginner reptile list. But, sometimes they will stop eating. The following article goes over a few things to consider and some possible solutions to getting your gecko to eat again. My Leopard Gecko Quit Eating

Reptile Projects

I'm finding it hard to decide which current breeders to keep, and which projects to continue. I have decided that I will be working with Diablo Blancos. No, I do not plan on purchasing one from Ron Tremper, but I do plan on creating my own. With the current RAPTOR that I have purchased, I will breeder her to my blazing blizzard male, incubate for males. I will keep three males, and breed them to my blazing blizzard females from VMS. This will keep all bloodlines separate. Hopefully, by keeping three possible het Diablo Blancos, I will luck up and get one that is het, in order to produce the Diablo Blanco, itself.

I would like to work with my Tremper Sunglow, and purchase two very orage female Trempers, to enhance the coloring in sunglows. My goal with taht project is to produce VERY orage Trempers with carrot tails. I have two females in mind, but I'm not sure if I will be purchasing them any time soon, since I have added so many new breeders to my collection recently.

My AFT group will be loosing its male soon. I haven't had any luck with the particular male, so I'm planning on placing him up for sale and purchasing another male. I'm not sure when I will be doing so, but that's in the works as well. If that falls through. Then you will be seeing all of my AFT breeders available.

Bearded Dragon Diet

I have two bearded dragons. After researching and begging for one for probably two years, I finally got a baby bearded dragon for my birthday one year. She was so small. I knew right away she need crickets and veggies. Many people don't know that...

Bearded Dragons join leopard geckos on the top kept reptile. Although the two vary in size and diet, they are both docile reptiles, which make great pets, especially beginner pets. But, sometimes their diet, isn't followed through correctly. I've heard people say that they've NEVER fed their bearded dragon veggies. WHAT? Not good. Well, reading Bearded Dragon Diet you can see the different produce items that you can feed bearded dragons as well as how much to feed them.

Ball Pythons

Ball pythons are by far my favorite snake. They're very docile and reach a decent length- not too big or too small. But the one thing I absolutely HATE about ball pythons is their known reputation for being finicky eaters. Feeding Habits of Ball Pythons will give you some guidelines when it comes to feeding ball pythons. Some tidbits and experiences of my own and stories of experiences of others. Hopefully, by reading the article you will figure out why your snake isn't eating and what you can do for him.

Feeding Frozen is another good article about the frozen feeder rodents versus live feeder rodents. Now, I will go ahead and say that I feed live. Not by choice, but because my ball python won't eat frozen. Now, his last feeding, he grabbed and fully took a thawed mouse before I gave him a live small rat. That, to me, means he's ready to comply. I'm choosing to wait 3-4 weeks before feeding him again, so that he's good and hungry. Then I'll be attempting a thawed small rat.

Leopard Gecko Caresheet

I thought because I introduced a new leopared gecko into my collection today, I would post a leoard gecko caresheet. (This is almost identical to the caresheet on my website.)

Leopard geckos are one of my favorite gecko species. They come in SO many morphs (colors), ranging from tangerine, yellow, albino, jungle, red eyes, black eyes, etc. There are so many possibilities out there for the Eublepharis macularius species. On top of that, leopard geckos are one of the most owned reptile species due to their ease in captivity as well as their very docile temperaments. But, just because many people own leopard geckos, it doesn't necessarily mean they know how to properly take care of them.

Here is a basic caresheet for Caring For Leopard Geckos.

Female RAPTOR Leopard Gecko

UPS so lovingly delivered me a gorgeous little female RAPTOR this morning. She flew from Maryland all the way to Georgia in less than 24 hours. Don't you wish you could do that? Well, anyway, Matt from Lizards of Oz sent me this gorgeous little thing with one solid red eye and one 50% snake eye. I debated between this one or another with two solid red eyes, but somethign about this little girl screamed, "Buy Me!" So, I did.

She should brighten up as she grows. I have some nice plans for her. I may get a few more RAPTORs in the future as I have so many ideas that just one lil female can't do it all. Which, makes me sad that I didn't get the other female that I was debating about, but I'll get over it.

Choosing A Pet Reptile

When deciding upon getting your first reptile, it can be a hard decision. Trying to maintain a docile pet that you can hold, yet appealing. It's always best to do your research before purchasing any animal. Here's an informative article about the best beginner reptiles to have. The information in the article is taken from person experience and word of mouth from other reptile hobbiest.

Best Beginner Reptile

Once you have decided upon a reptile of choice, you then need to decide where to get it. Before You Buy Retail Reptiles... is a great article about retail reptiles. It goes over the pros and cons about buying reptiles from corporate retail petstores. Personal experiences were used as examples in the article.

New Leopard Gecko Breeders

Although, I had believed I was finished for the year purchasing new leopard gecko breeders for next year, I found a great deal. I have recently purchased a gorgeous little RAPTOR female from Lizards of Oz. She'll be in on Wednesday. I'll post pictures of her promptly.

Other recently purchased breeders include:

• 2 female SHTCTB from Geckophiles
• 1 female SHTCTB from VMS Herp
• 1 male SHTCTB from Aubrey's Reptiles
• 1 male Tremper Sunglow from Gecko Genetics

You can see our plans for next season are growing rapidly. Tangerines, Raptors, Sunglows, Trempers Jungles, Blazing Blizzards. As well as our AFT morphs and crested geckos.

The above geckos are two of my most recent purchases. The SHTCTB at the top is the male from Sean Aubrey at Aubrey's Reptiles, and the gecko on the bottom is the female from Sean Niland from VMS Herp. Both look much more tangerine in person and will produce lovely tangerine hatchlings.

goReptiles Welcome Intro

I have recently gotten into the world of online blogging, and felt the need to have an updated blog about my hobby business- goReptiles. At goReptiles, we breed and trade high quality morphs of leopard geckos, African fat tail geckos, and crested geckos. In the future, we have plans to add ball pythons, kingsnakes, and gargoyle geckos to our list of breeders in our collection.

Currently, our collection extends from RAPTORS, Tremper Blazing Blizzards, Tangerines, and Tremper Sunglows. We, also, have a small breeding group of Amel and stripe AFTs, as well as harlequin and pinstripe crested geckos.

Our projects include:
Tremper Blazing Blizzard
Tangerine Tremper Jungle
APTOR
Blizzard
Tangerine
Amel AFT
Stripe AFT
Banded AFT
Harlequin Cresteds
Pinstripe Cresteds

Our future projects include:
Bell Jungle
Tangerine Bell
Bell Hybino
Stripe Amel AFT
Red Cresteds
Red Pinstripe Cresteds

Because this is my intro to me and goReptiles, I thought it'd be nice to throw in the intro to reptiles. Reptiles have had an interesting start in life. I mean who would have thought that reptiles evolved from fish? I wouldn't have... Well, it's all in theory. This article give a short description about the evolution of reptiles. A Brief Evolution of Reptiles