I do not care where you put Cresteds or Leachys for that matter they will breed
anytime any where. Burke
Barbie Heid wrote:
> > > 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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