• In the past two days I have gotten emails asking about being requested to provide credit card info in order to register and also to make a post in the classifieds forums. PLEASE NOTE: In no instance will this site ask you for this sort of information. The only time any request for payment is made is if you choose to opt-in for a higher membership level, and that is done SOLELY through PayPal. Anything else is coming from a source other than this site. My guess is that this is coming through Google Adsense, but when I can get someone to send me a screen shot of this sort of request, I will know more.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
    **************************************************
    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

juvenile or adult?

K

kelz0429

New member
Joined
Mar 28, 2006
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
44
Location
Raleigh, NC
Hello All,

I am planning to get another leo and would like some advice:

I think I want to get an adult, as they are already tame and I think they would be much easier to deal with if they are stressed upon arrival.

Are there any advantages to getting a juvenile? Is getting an adult a good idea? What breeders sell adult geckos?

Thanks for your help,

Kelly
 
Well adults can be more tame, but cost more from breeders because they are adults. THe advantage is adults are 100% sexed, no mixups in temp sexing. Depends what your fancy is.
 
The difference between adult and juvenile can be a couple of months. An adult isn't necessarily tame. Some are always a little skitish while others I want to check their pulse. Either way it is part of the fun having them grow to trust you. Also I really enjoy watching the development of their colors and patterns as they age. Something you would miss out on with an adult.

On the other hand you may be able to find a retired breeder or a pet that needs a home for a fair price.
 
Juveniles are fun to watch grow up and change, adults are pretty much developed already. Neither one is "better". I do have a few that are around 10 months that I have for $50-$75 on the fauna ads if you decide you want some older geckos. Chris.
 
I've had more luck health-wise with the ones I've acquired as juveniles. It depends. Obviously, if you definitely know and trust the breeder/previous owner it's different. But for instance, I've had two separate geckos that looked healthy when I bought them, but shortly after started losing weight as a result of not getting the right kind of calcium and vitamin supplements for the amount of breeding they had been doing. The earlier you get them, the more sure you are that they've had the best care from the beginning. Also, even though you can't tell what the exact final color and patterns will be in juveniles, you can get a pretty good idea, and you can buy the same great morph for half the price if you do it before they're sexable. Yesterday I bought a 3 mo old blizzard for $50 bucks.
 
Back
Top