Well, they make a good gecko if you want try breeding. Unlike the leo eggs which need to have the humidity monitored, bibrons eggs are pretty easy. If you choose to keep only females, you won't have the "problem" of fertile eggs. They will still lay eggs but they won't hatch. I've never kept a lone female but the only real interaction I see with Bibrons is the male to female interaction. The females tend to ignore one another. Also, and this may sound cruel, you don't have to keep any fertile eggs if you were to keep a male and female together. Just throw them out as you find them. Personally, I could never bring myself to do such a thing but people feed live mice to snakes and I find that even more disturbing. Besides, I made it sound bad but Bibrons don't produce any more eggs than even the most exotic or rare geckos. You just need to find someone to buy (or to give for free) the offspring. Even local reptile shops might buy them or trade for them. Or post a For Sale on a reptile board.
Most people will tell you a good first gecko is a leo. With no offence to anyone who keeps them, I really don't like leos. But people don't like some of the geckos I keep either. My prefered gecko is the spider gecko. It is also not a hard gecko to keep and breed (although the hatchlings can be a pain) but I don't generally "test the boundaries" regarding their care. I have a few breeding groups. Anyway, I could go on and on. Have you thought about a Crested Gecko? These are like the "new leo". They are very popular and I like they way they look - but never had one. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emma Lomax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [gecko]Leopard vs Bibrons > Hmm thanks for that. Still got a lot to mull over methinks... Not sure I > want to be over run with hundreds of baby bibrons at my first attempt!!! Do > you know whether bibrons particularly mind being kept alone or as > female-female pairs? What other geckos/lizards do you have experience with? > I got a little excited about the idea of keeping a bearded dragon a while > back -i know theyre meant to be quite easy and affectionate but i kept > reading about people who had converted their houses to accommodate them... > not sure my house mates would appreciate me doing that!! I've come to my > senses on that one... maybe someday tho!! > > >From: "maleldil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [gecko]Leopard vs Bibrons > >Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:05:33 -0500 > > > >Bibrons geckos are not hard to take care of. And once they start breeding, > >they never stop. You will end up with more bibrons than you'll know what to > >do with. > > > >The gecko to choose will depend on whether you want a pet to handle or an > >animal to look at. Bibrons geckos do not like being handled and will bite. > >They are quite mean, both to you and to each other. My male has recently > >snapped off the end of a female's tail and they have drawn blood on my > >fingers a few times. > > > >But don't be discouraged because generally, they are a nice gecko - to look > >at. If you happen to have a breeding pair/group, they are very vocal and in > >the mid to late evening they will chirp and squeak. > > > >As for care, I also used to follow the online care sheets but gave up on > >them. I don't agree with much of what is written there. For a trio, I use a > >24" glass tank that is 18" high, with a screen top. I keep them on dry sand > >because I find the female likes to bury eggs in it. I don't monitor the > >temperature but it is somewhere in the mid to high 80s in the day and low > >80s to high 70s at night. Heating is by a heat pad and by a day time > >basking > >lamp. > > > >I have two lengths of driftwood for them to climb on and a small plastic > >cave which is where they spend most of the day sleeping. I also have some > >silk-screen plant leaves for colour and to retain moisture. > > > >I mist them twice a week. I feed them large crickets every other day. It's > >not much harder than that. > > > >Despite all that, you can still keep them on paper towels with a few thick > >sticks to climb on and a cave, the female will then "bury" her eggs under > >the paper towel. Be careful here because those eggs might be stuck to > >whatever is under the towel. > > > >They lay about 4-6 clutches a season consisting of 2 eggs. The eggs are > >sticky all over so they will be covered in immovable sand when you collect > >them. The female does the regular bury and hide, typical of desert geckos. > >Incubate at low 80s and the eggs will hatch in just under 60 days. > >Alternatively, you can put the eggs in a dark container, put them in a warm > >cupboard and they will still hatch. It just takes a little longer. > > > >The babys eat a lot of anything you put in there. They are fast and I lose > >them a lot (don't worry, I find them again but it's hard). > > > >Good luck with your choice. I've never had a leo but I think handling leos > >is easier than handling bibrons but breeding and raising bibrons is easier > >since you really don't have to do anything. > > > >Mike > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Emma Lomax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 8:28 AM > >Subject: [gecko]Leopard vs Bibrons > > > > > > > G'day! > > > > > > I'm a complete beginner when it come to keeping reptiles and i've been > > > planning to start keeping leopard geckos for gawd knows how long-cant > > > actually until i move out of my current house. I know leopard geckos > >are > > > meant to be the easiest for beginners but i've become really stuck on > >the > > > idea of getting Bibrons geckos instead... Is this too ambitious? I've > >heard > > > they're trickier to look after and i cant find an awful lot on caring > >for > > > them on the internet. I think know the basics but does any body have any > > > tips or know of any books/referances on the bribrons(i already have many > >on > > > leopards)? So many of the web sites contradict each other- i dunno who > >to > > > listen to!! > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Emma > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends > > > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Global Gecko Association > > > http://www.gekkota.com > > > Classifieds > > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > > gecko mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Global Gecko Association > >http://www.gekkota.com > >Classifieds > >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > >gecko mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of 56k? 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