Talk:Leopard gecko
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Are these type of geckos parthenogenic?
I'm no expert, but it from the information in the housing section ("A male shouldn't be housed full-time with any less than three females. The male's perpetual sex drive will stress out the females over time. Adult leopard geckos of the opposite sex housed will mate. Each female will deposit eggs every 4-6 weeks in increments of 1-2 eggs per laying.") it seems unlikely that that would be the case. According to the article on parthenogenesis the whiptail lizards that reproduce asexually have all female populations, since there isn't a need for males. --204.76.128.217 07:32, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
They can produce eggs without males. But they won't be fertile.
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[edit] Additional Food Sources
Is there anything else a Leopard Gecko can eat other than insects?
I am a experienced herpetologist and I would say only mealworms, silkworms and superworms with wax or butter worms as a treat,I would not reccomend phoenix worms.
They can also eat crickets and desert locusts.
from what i hear they can also eat pinky mice Manofnut 23:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC) Only adults. Green tomato worms which look like catterpilars are feasible.
[edit] In Captivity
This entire section needs to be removed. Its meant to me an encyclopedia, not a guide /Riverfish
I think it needs to be edited,to be accurate and true Yeah, there was some misinformation about the life span. The world record is 27 years, but the original text suggested that 30 years was a common life span.
[edit] Picture
Where can this picture go? 
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deathgecko (talk • contribs) 06:08, 12 December 2006 (UTC).
I guess anywhere
Over all- Leopard geckos are really good pets. They do live around 20-30 years if you keep them healthy.
[edit] Leopard Gecko age
Well, 27 sounds pretty good. I can totally document via witnesses that mine is at least 47 (purchased as an adult by a friend in 1963 or 1964 at the "White Sands" pet shop in Chicago), which I guess makes me (it) a world record. Cool - having the oldest one in the world is kind of neat.Oldjimh17:21, 10 May 2007 (UTC)oldjimh
[edit] Just a Question...
Okay, I know that this isn't a petcare guide site, but maybe someone knows:
My lizard is approx. 10 months, and is 6-7 inches from head to tail. The people were I bought him at don't help at all.
His stripes have always been a light-coloured gray, and the rest is the normal yellow. Are his stripes supposed to be that light? I've only seen dark stripes on them. Is he okay? lol.
Also, he only has two bumps by his tail, on his underside. He's a male right? No V, and they developed when he was about 6 or 7 months.
Is anyone can anwser me, that would be great! Thanks a ton!!
Bryse 23:06, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, his stripes sound like the right color from your discription. As for gender, I have no idea what the difference between them even is. I've always assumed mine was a girl because that's what the pet store claimed. Orcahuman (talk) 23:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] "hot females"
what does "hot" mean in this context? They're in heat? --Krsont 11:25, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
It must be vandalism, judging by the bad spelling and whatnot. I inserted a hidden comment that says it could be vandalism. Ekansonic55 15:14, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
It's not vandalism. When you incubate the eggs, you can determine what sex they hatch out to be. Using higher temperatures will result in males and lower ones will result in females. A "hot" female is a gecko that hatched out female in a high temperature meant to hatch out males.
[edit] Primary Picture
Shouldn't the main picture be a standard adult gecko? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael.d.collier (talk • contribs) 18:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] links
Please do not link to every breeder known to mankind. IF a commercial site has exceptional information (care for example) not included here, by all means link to it...however try to link to the information itself without the "What's for sale page".--Mike Searson (talk) 19:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Eyelids/Eyelicking
I am very confused as to the eye licking/eyelid thing. It says in the article that they have both, but that sounds strange to me. It seems like they would have one or the other. Also, I've had a pet Leopard Gecko for almost five years, and I have never EVER seen her lick her eyes. From what I can tell, it doesn't even look like she has a long enough tongue to do so. Do I have a mutated Gecko?! Orcahuman (talk) 23:15, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
As a fellow gecko owner, I've seen mine lick her eyes occasionally when I had her on sand - possibly there was a particle that she couldn't remove by blinking. I've since switched her to repti-carpet and she hasn't eye-licked again that I've noticed. Rhonesque (talk) 15:22, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New owner
My 8 yr old son wanted a Leopard Gecko as a pet so we got one. It's a baby and still doing a lot of sleeping. Does it need a companion at some point or will it do fine by itself?
Leopard geckos will do fine by themselves. However, first determine if your gecko is a male. If it is you cannot, I repeat, cannot put another male in with it. They will fight constantly and eventually one will die. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.12.31.23 (talk) 01:16, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cleaned Up Links .
Theres was alot of links some had mutipul ones going to the same site some had the exact same info and some were just for business purposes . Also want to add http://geckofile.top-site-list.com as most of the links are alreay there ,there wasnt a link for a forum and it seems like a very helpful site . If there are not any objections for a week or two I will do this .
Pagosapunk (talk) 17:08, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
