> > Well, I just threw that out as possibly relevant. It may not be. If
you
> > think about it, though, I would imagine that laying a clutch is a strain
on
> > a gecko's physiological assets. I think the problem may be when a lot
of
> > eggs are laid and/or repeatedly in a relatively short period of time.
> > Perhaps in the wild such geckos are more able to replenish their stocks
of
> > vitamins, minerals, proteins, whatever.
>
> A lot of animals have an opportunistic breeding strategy, I.e rather than
> being triggered by day length or other seasonal cue, they breed whenever
> conditions are suitable. These animals are usually native to an
environment
> where conditions are not optimal all the time, so in nature they don't
have
> a chance to "breed themselves to death" before the food supply or good
weather
> runs out. In captivity, when conditions are always good, they have no way
of
> stopping before they exhaust themselves.
>
So, you think it's OK to keep them as a sexual pair, but just change the
environmental end to discourage breeding? I love them dearly, but hate
setting up new enclosures......
Barbie >^,,^<
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