Julie, Have you ever bred the dwarf leo's? I have one female with a perfect jungle stripe. Cyndy
-- Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Hilde, I think runts are possible with any gecko genus, I know I have seen some in R. leachianus, leopards and more. I have seen the bug-eyes in leos only. From what I gather talking to other folks it is likely a genetic deal. With runts there are several possibilities, genetic, disease or incubation conditions. I have a whole bunch of leo runts that were incubated too cool (under 80F). I have some that are genetic. Many folks really don't like the bug-eye deal, I don't have that much of a problem with with it as it seems purely cosmetic in nature. Julie B. Hilde wrote: >The last two shows where I was a vendor, I was shown 2 crested geckos which haven't >grown. Even >though they are about 6 months old, they're both barely the size of a 2 month old >crestie, and >both have 'bug-eyes'. In both cases the owners asked me if I had any input, but I'm >at a loss. >They are not related in any way. One came from a local breeder, one was imported from >the US >(I'm in Canada). Both owners are conscientious enough to know how to properly care >for >cresteds, so I don't think it's their care. The only thing they have in common is >that they are >both being fed the Gargoyle Diet exclusively, but since it's a highly recommended >product, I'm >inclined to think it's not at the root of the problem. All I could think of is some >sort of >thyroid problem, but I don't even know if that could/would produce bug-eyes in >geckos. > >I promised the owners I'd see if I can dig up any info to help them figure out what >happened and >avoid that problem in the future. Does anyone have a clue what causes bug-eyes in >cresties or >geckos in general? Any idea what they can do to correct the problem? For now they're >both going >to feed crickets and mashed fruit along with the gargoyle diet. > >Thanks for any input, > >Hilde > > _______________________________________________ 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
