Friday, November 27, 2009

NEW GECKO!!!





Today i bought a new gecko.
I was at a store buying some crickets and mealworms when i stumbled upon the most beautiful gecko.
I named her Bella which goes perfectly with her chocolate brown and yellow colors.
I noticed her belly hanging low, and even though she is kind of fat (lets say fed well), she seems pregnant.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Goodbye




Unfortunatley today, I lost my youngest member of the silverbrook geckos team.
Leah, the youngest gecko, passed away with a major impaction.
I have learned my lesson about sand, but it is too late.
The reason she died is because about two months ago, i had her on sand. with baby geckos, or any age of geckos, you should NEVER use sand as substrate.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

UPDATED BREEDING ROOM


These are supply shelves.



These are mini habitats for newborn geckos... Each clutch (either 1 or 2 eggs) will be housed in an individual mini habitat for about 1 to 2 months before being ready to sell.



This is my incubator. I will incubate the eggs in this, and make them hatch.

NEW CRICKET FARM





This is my new cricket farm, since my last one was unsuccessful.
Unlike the last colony, these crickets are being housed in a 10 gallon tank. My last colony was housed in a giant tub. I believe that lack of air flow killed them.
Their substrate is sand.
In the tank there are three dishes. One is their food with vegetables on the top to gut load them (so they are healthier for my geckos), one is a water dish (a sponge with water), and the last is wet sand (for them to lay eggs in).
There is also a paper towel tube for them to hide in.

NEW MEMBER OF THE SILVERBROOKE GECKOS CREW







This is Sunnie
Sunnie is a Hypo leopard gecko.
I purchased Sunnie today from Pearce's.
Sunnie will be able to be breed in less than a year.
She is currently adapting to her new, but temporary, habitat of my quarintine tank.
In a month or two, after quarantining, she will be housed with Leah, my youngest gecko.