I took several pictures of some of my rhacs. I'll be featuring many of the pictures in an album at my table in January at Repticon in Atlanta. These are just a few of the pictures that I took.
I haven't used my light box in some time, but I'd have to say these are some of the best pictures that I've gotten with my light box.
I will try to post the pictures that I took of my leachianus and chahoua geckos, but for now, here are a few crested geckos and my gargoyle gecko. I will try to get upload a few of the holdback crested geckos that I am keeping from this year.
Breeder Male - Spade Reptiles
Breeder Female
Breeder Male - goReptiles
Breeder Female
Breeder Female - One of my first crested geckos
For some reason, I don't take too many pictures of my gargoyle gecko. Armor is such a pretty red retic gargoyle. I would love to find him a female one day. I am just not sure if I really want to get into breeding gargoyles again. My first trio wasn't very prolific, laying just one egg that resulted in Armor.
Armor - Only gargoyle hatchling I got from my trio
Again, these pictures and more will be in an album at my table at the Atlanta Repticon show this upcoming January.
These pictures are a little dark, but I think they're pretty good with my first shot at my light box in over a year.
These pictures are of a few of my holdbacks. I have other holdback quality geckos that I will be offering for sale at the Atlanta Repticon show in January.
Dubia roaches make great feeder insects as long as they are appropriately sized for the gecko. These roaches can get rather big, so you wouldn't want to feed an adult dubia roach to a leopard gecko.
It takes only a few of these roaches to subside the hunger of a reptile when compared to crickets.
When breeding dubia roaches, I found that my geckos loved them. I did not.
I ended up feeding off my younger roach nymphs before they were old enough to reproduce. My dubia colony was great while it lasted, but I needed something that was easier for me. I ended up selling off and feeding off my entire collection.
For many, though, dubia roaches are the ultimate feeder. They are great for crested geckos, leopard geckos, bearded dragons, and most other insect eating reptiles.
They are a heavy body roach, but the nymphs are softer, which make them fine for younger reptiles.
These roaches are not available for all states. I am not sure of the full list,but I know that Florida has strict laws on dubia roaches and other species of insects. Before ordering your feeder roaches, make sure to check the state laws. Some insect sellers, will specify on their websites to which states they will not sell certain roach species.
When trying to find the best feeder insect for your reptiles, definitely consider dubia roaches. You may be pleasantly surprised as to how well your reptiles like them. Just remember that offering appropriate sizes to your reptiles is very important.
I took these shots a week or so ago, and just now have a minute to post them. They are pretty neat, in my opinion.
These are baby mealworms. It only takes minutes to completely skin an apple.
I've tried breeding mealworms in the past, but ended up finding a better staple diet. I have decided to try them again in order to add them to my diet as a supplement. We will see how long this lasts, but for now, breeding mealworms has not proven to be a challenge.
I was never a full believer in the Roomba vacuum, but these guys are great! I made a huge mess last night in the reptile room, cleaning snake tubs. I had bark and substrate all over the floor; the pictures below don't even show the full extint of the mess.
I figured if anything, this would be the true test for the new Roomba. It worked! It was awesome, and I didn't have to lug the regular vacuum throughout the house to push in the reptile room.
The Roomba did all the work for me.
You can see part of the mess as the Roomba vacuum cleans. Keep in mind this is reptile bark, moss, aspen, CGD powder, moss, dust, probably a few dead cricket legs, and whatever other debris that is on the floor.
Generally, I just do spot cleans and sweep the floor, but with the help of the Roomba, my floors are definitely much cleaner.
I suggest these for anyone with pets, whether that be a snake or dog. As you can see, you can still make messes on the floor with pet snakes.
I love this one to death. Although, Motley is probably my favorite leachianus gecko, Quinby is super special. I am almost positive this one is a girl, but she's still a little young to tell for sure. Quinby is a GT Type B leachianus gecko that I expect big things from.
I hope to get her a male when I'm sure she is a she. I already have a name and everything picked out- Kaiser.
I haven't had this guy long, but since I've had him, he's nearly always been a pale coloring, like many leachianus babies will be Well I found him fired up, so to speak, and grabbed this shot. He's still brown, but I have a feeling within time, he'll be a nice green color. He'll be a great match with Mirrah my pure Isle of Pine female.
I've made the decision to try making jewelry again. I think that I have grown a lot and will be able to better the look of my jewelry. I have always had a creative eye, but I've definitely grown from the lampwork beads and large glass beads. I'm wanting to create something a little more elegant when compared to the more dress-up/ costume jewelry look.
I have just purchased loads of Czech seed beads, silver round beads, string, clasps, glass beads, and other filler beads, and I'm bidding on several Swarovski crystal beads.
I've, also, purchased some blown glass gecko necklace/earring sets that I will be selling. I'm trying to get some nice crystal frog necklaces as well.
I want to add to my tables at expos, to include my reptile drinking glases, CGD, jewelry, and reptiles.
I am not sure what I will be able to have in January, in regards to jewelry, but I will definitely have the CGD, drinking glasses, and reptiles. I will probably have some plain decals similar to the designs on the glasses that can be purchased to place on cars, laptops, mirrors, etc.
I wrote another post for GeckoTime, which was published on December 7, 2010. I'm quite pleased with the article. I used a good bit from my caresheet that I posted here, but I added to the caresheet with personal experience and a little more information.
If you're interested, check out the article clicking on the link below.
I definitely recommend checking out the GeckoTime blog. I have an RSS feed at the bottom of every post on my hub. The blog offers plenty of information on different gecko species, care, health, and much more. You'll find commonly asked questions and scenarios answered, as well as things you've never thought about.
I try to check out the blog regularly, but on occasion miss a post and have to go back later to read it.
There are different authors who post on GeckoTime, and you'll find different experiences and opinions.
I'm really trying to go out of the box and add products to my list of available things. I used to make bead bracelets for family and friends, and they were loved. I had nice clasps and closures with lampwork beads, glass beads, and charms. I mixed up colors, patterns, and designs, as well as bead sizes and styles.
So, thinking about all of this and what I was able to produce, I'm thinking about investing in more beads, clasps, closures, crimps, and charms, so that I can start making bracelet and necklaces. I may even venture into earrings, as I dabbled with those before.
I haven't 100% decided yet, as I need to figure out how much time I'll have to devote to making jewelry, but I think that it would be something interesting and different to add to my available products.
I will keep all updated via this blog as to whether or not I've decided to begin this endeavor.
I'm trying to branch out a little, and since I have the geckos, I figured that I might as well sell the food. I have 1/4 pound bags, 1/2 pound, 1 pound, and 2 pound bags of Repashy Crested Gecko Diet available.
In order to get these prices, you will need to mention this post. I am offering these discount prices to those customers who subscribe and view my blog.
You will find that these prices are cheaper than you'll find anywhere else.
In order to get the fastest response, please email me at goreptiles @gmail. com
If you do not mention my post, you'll get my regular prices, which are still going to be below most other sellers to include Pangea, Pro Geckos, LLL Reptiles, and others.
I will have the meal replacement available at the Atlanta Repticon show in January. If you want to purchase now, you can pick up your bags at the show at no cost. Just make sure to let me know that you'll be at the show, so that we can work out payment. I will do either paypal payment before the show or cash upon pick-up, whichever is easiest for you.
I still have plenty of these cups available in black, blue, green, and pink. I will ship via USPS Priority or whatever method will be the cheapest for you.
If you want custom orders, I can do that as well, but the prices will vary depending on the size of the cup, colors requested, and the overall design.
These cups are priced at $5 for online orders. Expo prices may vary. If purchased online for $5, I will be at the Atlanta Repticon show January 29th and 30th, and will offer free pickup at the show.
When caring for animals of any kind, it is always good to monitor the growth of the animal so that you know that the animal is growing normally.
When it comes to reptiles and measuring their growth rates, it's not always the easiest. First, you will need a good digital scale that is a small window of accuracy. It's ideal to find a digital scale that has less than 1.0 gram accuracy; this way, you have the closest and most approximate estimate of your reptile's weight.
Some reptile keepers will not only weight the reptiles regularly, but they may also take the lengths of the reptiles. This is most common with leachianus geckos, as keepers want to monitor the weight and length that the gecko grows, as these are rather large geckos.
I prefer to just stick with keeping records of my reptiles' weights.
I have several charts that I keep up with the animal, date or weigh-in, and the weight in grams. This helps me monitor the health and growth better. This is a great tool for growing younger geckos to adults, as well as monitoring breeding females.
There are many different methods to keep track of your records. I prefer an excel spreadsheet and a printout that I can just hand-write the info on until I have a minute to sit down at my computer. But, there are many keepers who prefer using record keeping software.
Metzcal is a popular herp software that allows reptile keepers to track genetics, diet and feeding schedules, weights, and much more. You can easily download the software to your computer and keep track of all the important information regarding your reptiles.
No matter how you decide to keep track of your reptiles, it is highly recommended that you monitor their growth, development, and feeding. This will help you notice any fluctuations that may be a sign of illness that you may not have otherwise caught in time.
But, I am super thrilled with my new Thirty-One soft wallet. I didn't want to buy a new wallet, as I just bought my hard case wallet from Kohls a several months ago and just couldn't justify spending $20 on another wallet...
I had been holding out, but I finally bought the wallet last month, and got in in today.
I am super thrilled with my purchase, as it fits my cards, checks, and check book much better than my other wallet.
The Thirty One Gifts soft wallet is a zippered wallet that zips all the way around the wallet. It has 4 slots for checks, bills, and your checkbook inside the wallet, as well as 11 card slots, and a slot for your ID. There's also an exterior zippered pocket for lose change and dollars.
The 31 wallet comes in different patterns, but I'm a fan of the paparazzi dot, which matches my small zipper bag and coin bag that I tote in my purse.
The thirty one products are awesome; even though some of them can be a little pricey, they're still worth it.
But, I swear, I'm not a girly girl!!!
Last night, I set up 2,000 super worms from Premium Cricket, and I set up a new box for about 8,000 baby lateralis roaches that should come in this week. I even cleaned out my other two tubs of lateralis roaches.
So, see just because I buy thirty one and know a good wallet, that doesn't mean that I am a girly girl. I play with roaches! Ha
My new Thirty One soft wallet is the wallet on the bottom of each picture. The wallet on the top is the hard wallet that I bought from Kohls several months ago that has now been replaced.
