Nothing Short of a Miracle!!

[TheVirus]

I have a pair of leopard geckos that will be nine years old this year. I keep them on a deep dirt substrate with retes stacks. When I clean up the enclosure I dig up and discard the eggs. I have a hard time determining when the female is going to lay because, the way I have them set up, I rarely see them.

Today when I was feeding them I saw a baby in there! Not only did I miss a clutch of eggs, but I missed it enough times for it to cook long enough to hatch. Also the parents didn’t eat him!

So as much as I don’t want another leo (boring) I feel this one has defied death enough times to deserve a long life (opposed to some kid killing him slowly). Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

[LJean]

That is pretty cool!

 

[Jasper's Mom]

Wow, that's amazing! We would love to see some pictures of the little survivor.

 

[LJean]

Yes, pictures would be nice!

 

[TheVirus]

I took it out the day I saw it and put it in to a different enclosure. I haven't seen it since. If I don't see it in a couple days I'll go looking for it and take pics. Thanks!

 

[TheVirus]

I took this pic a couple days after I found him.

Cute little thing, ain't it

 

[ronni1221]

Oh my gosh! He's so tiny! Pretty coloring too! Name him yet?

 

[sunkist]

He's soooooo cute!!!!

How can you tell a male from a female gecko?? I know I have one female cause she laid eggs prior to getting #2. I don't know what #2 is though. It looks different enough from the female that I think it's a male.

 

[foolsgold]

http://www.repticzone.com/articles/sexingleopardgeckos.html
Leopard geckos need to be about 30G before you can tell for sure what sex they are (then they can still confuse you at times lol).
Heres a bit more info and better pictures imo http://www.vmsherp.com/LCBreedingLeopards.htm

 

[TheVirus]

Hey,

I probably won't name it. Of all my lizards only three beardies have names.

I saw the two babies feeding yesterday. Its the first time I saw them since taking them out of their parents enclosure. I thought they were from the same clutch, but the first baby is much bigger and its stripes are starting to break up. These things grow fast