Introducing NEO

[diablohogs]

i noticed some noices coming from my incubator last night and when i opened it to check it there he was...at 2.7 grams Neo seemed less than thrilled to be here (should have taken the blue pill).

He is the offspring of Spot from Marcia at Golden Gate Geckos and
Lillie from Rics Dragons and Serpents.

Im dying to see what this little guy (who was baked at 88-90 degrees for 40 days) will turn out to look like.

[diablohogs]

heres another picture...

[Vince]

nice, Neo the Leo Geo. my little guys should be comeing out any day

[Lee Slikkers]

Great looking little guy....I love the "spot" inbetween his shoulders...very neat pattern.

I am living vicariously though you folks as my females have yet to drop their eggs....but soon, any day now and they look like they will explode anytime :)

Congrats again...

Lee Slikkers

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Awwww!!! One of my little 'great-grandgeckos!'

[diablohogs]

just thought i would post a pic of NEOs parents.

heres his mom (Lillie):

[diablohogs]

Spot from Golden Gate Geckos. Thanks Marcia!

[diablohogs]

hopefully hell keep those blue eyes...

[Vince]

they only laid one egg?

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Hey, Chad! Nice looking parents... should make for real nice offspring! What's with the faint spotting on "Spot?"

[All4Sky]

Great looking hatchling, keep up the good work!

[diablohogs]

one was bad. i have 4 more sitting in the incubator from this pairing. i think Lillies done laying this season, it being her first season. i also have another red stripe female that i got from rics dragons and serpents taht will be laying very soon from a pairing with Julius my screamer tangerine male. ive decided to take a picture of NEO once a week and post in on this thread to show the metamorphisis that these leopard geckos go through as they grow. i find it facinating.

marcia... as far as faded spots... what do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino? elephino.

he did however just get seperated from the female (Lillie) a couple of days ago and those pictures were taken last night minutes before i posted them. sometimes those spots are darker...sometimes lighter. look at how rich the orange is on his tail... dark, dark orange. and he still has that signature black spot on the bottom of his tail.

[diablohogs]

here he is at two weeks old. you cant really tell in the picture but hes begining to develope alot more tangerine. im going to start taking pictures every two weeks however... i feel that every week might be too soon.

[Vince]

post the parents

[diablohogs]

with 2 hour old sibling.

the orange is really starting to show now. i cant wait to see what developes in the siblings.

[diablohogs]

heres Ziggy another of NEOs siblings born on 3/27/04. a hatchmate of the sibling pictured above with NEO.

[diablohogs]

I've contacted Ric from Rics Dragons and Serpents and confirmed that neos mother was in fact a super hypo as opposed to a hypo. this means all the eggs laid by her will at least be hypos. im excited. just thought i would share.

Hey Marcia,

any word on Spots lineage?

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Chad, I will have to wait until I get all my paperwork back from the CPA to confirm his parentage. (Arrrgghh, TAX!!!) Like we discussed on the phone, if he is a Group 7 offspring, then his father is a hypo-tang from Ray Hine's lines and the mothers in that group are from Albey. They are all hypo-tangs with some degree of CT, but they are not necessarily "super" hypos or baldies, but they consistently produce supers.

Now, if Spot's a Group 3 offpring, then he is one of Logan's babies with either Lizzy or Leslie (on my breeder page). Logan's parental group is Group 7, so he is either Spot's brother or his father. BYW, the photo of Logan was taken when he was about 10 months old... he now weighs 102 grams!!!

[diablohogs]

i look foward to learning more about spots lineage.

thanks again.

[diablohogs]

heres Neo.... hes starting to grow a decent amount of carrot tail, it looks like.

[diablohogs]

heres a couple more pictures.

[diablohogs]

(outside)

[KelliH]

Aww, he's so pretty. Isn't it the best watching them grow up?

[USAGECKOS]

Wow, he is gorgeous. Thanks for posting the pictures throughout the stages, it is cool to see how much they change.

Keep up the good work!

[diablohogs]

heres Neo*. didnt turn out as nice as i had hoped but i think the head pattern is unique.

*im learning my new camera so forgive the poor picture quality. ill post new pictures once i get this thing down.

[diablohogs]

i snapped some shots of them too. but be warned they also have poor lighting. ill post some new ones of them too, once i get my new camera down.

heres Ziggy...

[diablohogs]

and tango...

[Sluefoot26]

Very nice, he looks very healthy as well.... Congrats to you and his Grandgecko- mother. :spinner03

[gurnham4]

did all of your geckos hatch? if not I am interested in having a small clip of a leo hatching. You will be reimburst for the tape and the shipping to send the tape. are you interested in doing this?

[diablohogs]

all of my eggs for this season have hatched already, sorry.

[diablohogs]

so would you guys say that Neo when bold? i look at the older picture of him and than look at him now and his markings seem much bolder. what do you guys think?
:shrug01:

[diablohogs]

how do you edit messages with this new system?

well i meant to say WENT bold, not when bold.