ULTIMATE LEOPARD GECKO BREEDING SETUP!!! SnakeBytesTV

[@GeekyGeckoCreations]

Leopard Geckos are awesome! We have a CHANNEL dedicated to them :D :D

[@POLISHCRAYON507]

NO WAY I FOUND ONE OF YOUR COMMENTSSSS

[@sarahsunshine8455]

I’m going to MISS YOU SO MUCH BRIAN! Thank you 🙏 for everything you’ve done ❣️🫶🏻 my first baby Leo is going to be named Brian❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@Volkswagenitalia.]

I likely wouldn’t keep an adult Leo in a 10 gallon. By the time you’ve added a hide/basking spot, cool hide, and shed box, you’re out of space

[@kadenbane]

I'm sure that none of the leopard geckos in this video were kept in a tub larger than 5 gallons.

[@stjuliensreptiles9213]

@N R exactly what I just did bought a bunch of 20 gallons for $25 at petco till they were out of stock spent a lot of money but was a great deal

[@AdrianCastillo-wp4ih]

I thought cluttered was good for them so they feel hidden

[@101mylo]

that moment you realize a leopard gecko gets laid waaaaaaay more than you

[@404EncrytedError]

Gg

[@venganzamujer354]

Lol

[@cccslim]

Ikr

[@cccslim]

This comment made me laugh so hard Lol

[@TheREALShrekEvergreen]

IKR

[@itspina7923]

who else remembers the old days with chewie

[@stonedduck4208]

I was just thinking of him lol

[@Wow88z]

Was just thinking of him right now!

[@josettetaylor5176]

NEW TO LEOS: Leopards are great for a starting reptile. They rarely bite and even if they do, it really doesn't hurt. The biggest thing to be aware of, IMO, is stuck shedding. If you see that they have shed and you don't see where the shed is off of the toes area, it can actually constrict blood flow and cause you to lose a toe on the animal. You can mist it down with a water bottle or, if it has toe shedding, give it a very very shallow warm bath, maybe a fourth of an inch of water, and let it walk around. Then use a damp paper towel and gently rub on it's shedding for it to come off. When you start to see your gecko looking faded looking, then it's probably getting ready to shed. You can mist it with water at least once a day and that will help the shedding process. Also it is possible, if it gets loose or another critter gets a hold of its tail, it can come off. But they can grow their tails back. They use their tail to store extra fat. I used to have picky geckos that didn't want mealworms. They only wanted crickets. But in either case, just make sure you dust their food with a vitamin dusting powder so they don't develop issues. You can use the coconut substrate, or you can use a reptile carpet. Good luck! ❤️🐍❤️

[@heartex891]

can you use sand

[@King_Tenacious_]

@@heartex891 I'm disappointed.

[@heartex891]

Why lol

[@dyl-knightzy3660]

@@heartex891 NOOOOO its very bad for them

[@heartex891]

Dyl-Knightzy oh FuCk

[@maddiebutton2329]

I just can't get over there cute little arms and toes ah loll

[@quicksilver4269]

You should see a blue tongue skinks 😍😍😍

[@wayneberry3453]

maddie button their

[@noodle7882]

maddie button mind checking out my channel it’s about my little one :)

[@marcel11011973]

@@noodle7882 yeah sure why not atleast you don't promote your channel and upload fortnite vids lmao

[@inqty_archie2372]

thx brain for making my day awesome love your video can you plz just show us in one of your video or vlogs how to tell if your gecko is a male or female

[@Morgan-bk4vb]

*there little face always gets to me 😂💖*

[@wayneberry3453]

-Smiley Mo- their

[@kylat.35]

@@wayneberry3453 Why the hell do you feel the need to go through the comments and correct everyone? This isn't the only one. Grow up.

[@chickenlittle1117]

How do you keep those racks warm to 90 or so?

[@paulbassett5047]

Heat tape

[@darwinmounsey376]

How do you maintain those temps in the rack system?

[@michaelwendt8107]

I'd like to know the same thing. I'm guessing he just keeps the entire room near 90 in the day & near 75 at night. Otherwise he'd need a heat tape & thermostat for every single cube. Or a heat tape for every cube and a thermostat for every column? Hopefully we'll hear back, but based on the lack of replies to all the other comments... I'm doubtful.

[@pewpewcat7679]

Heat tape if that. Might just have the room at a certain temp. I wouldn't put that past him. He isn't the greatest source for care. He may be a breeder of many years and know genetics but when it comes to care guides he is dead wrong on most stuff.

[@fuzzycows-im3bz]

Where do you buy your deli cups that you put your eggs in?

[@goblingamer1557]

Emily Anderson you can buy them on amazon for about 8$ a cup

[@disneyparaniñostoy]

excelent video my friends.

[@Morgan-bk4vb]

*i read that meal worms have the exoskeletons so it can impact them? So if that's mainly there diet should I worry about any impactions*??

[@coolcool4730]

No they will not but make it 50 crickets and 50 mealworms, that's a percentage

[@pewpewcat7679]

@@coolcool4730 no. Dubias are the top feeder insect and on top of that their diet needs to be VARIED not just 50/50.

[@mariarailean4154]

I have a question. I wanted to know which side I have to put the moist hide on.cool side or hot side?

[@pewpewcat7679]

Middle is fine

[@PkmHax]

Do you have to mate the females after every egg lay or just once a season?

[@ally7614]

You guys should do a video all about hibernating/brumating colubrids and getting them ready for mating

[@RavynKarasu]

Love leopard geckos. Want to breed them and maybe a few ball pythons in the future. Nice little hobby, y'know? But leopard geckos are awesome. No matter how big or small they are, any bite is nothing. We had a giant and he bit and grabbed onto me (he didn't like the shirt I was wearing), it took me a moment to realize he was even attached. Left a heck of a mark for a while, but didn't really hurt at all. It looked worse than it was. Taming the geckos is an absolute walk in the park. Again, since the bites don't hurt, they get over the defensive response really fast and become little scale kitties lol.

[@mohamedkhilman2307]

Hello brian thanks for making my day wonderful

[@chriscordova4576]

How much should you keep humidity level?

[@beatap6250]

Nice video 👍👌👏👊

[@mohmita4407]

I have an urgent problem. I got recently a patternless telescopus dhara or also known as a cat snake or also tiger snake.... To my surprise there is not much information about it in the net... And I want to know what temperature they live... What they eat how to care for them and why my snake wrapped it self like a ball python and just sat there... Not eating not drinking.... Did it hybernate... The room temperature is like 20 degrees Celsius

[@allenw3752]

Hey Brian, Question, why do you say that geckos should not have shed on the toes?

[@emjayw3018]

Always wonder if there is a blooper reel somewhere, there be one heck of a mouthful you're getting through with het pos and neg, then T pos or neg all in one sentence as well as the genetic variants lol 😆👍 Awesome job, I'll be damned if I would be trying to get through that with a straight face error free. Have an amazing week mate👍.

[@lordvalak]

Brian, I just wanna say thank you, it is because of you that I have cinda overcome my fear of snakes, you have showed and explained to me that they are not that dangerous, before I watched your videos on this chanel I coulden't even look at a snake, but I just said to my self "Ok, let's just get rid of this fear" so I started watching you videos and now I can look at a snake and not being scared of snakes but I have not yet hold a snake, but I will. Snakes is now one of my favortie animals, and the patterns and the colors of the Lizards and the snakes, they are so cool and beautiful.

[@keribrightman3569]

Do you ever get any Firewaters? I have an Atrophic Firewater at home.

[@seppevandenberk8209]

Where in those boxes do they have a hot spot ??

[@brettmorris7984]

Where does he buy the racks for snakes and geckos ?

[@VaultTheorist]

Can you use moss? For the hatching thing

[@nancyvelasquez3173]

mixed furs no it has to be dirt like so she can dig and burry it

[@Im_Scaleless]

Great video! That dark snow gecko was crazy looking. I've never seen anything like that before. I was wondering if you could make a video about more of the genetics side of things. Help us plebs to understand a little bit better whats going on. I know you've covered it a little bit but maybe a more in depth video on just genetics with examples from multiple species could make for a really cool and informative video.

[@harrisonhager5590]

I remember when he was talking about getting into geckos 🦎🤘

[@jinbae480]

I have a Mandarin Tangerine Leopard Gecko that is 66% NDBE. What would I be able to breed it with if ever considered in the future? (Of course, after I do 100% research)

[@elinan83]

My leopard gecko is Radar Albino and he's so cute and beautiful! ♥

[@TheHudsonRiveraPodcast]

love this video its the bomb keep doing what youre doing

[@HugoCornellier]

Awesome video! The one at 12:48 is so beautiful

[@Hicks401]

What about babies,how long can you keep them together

[@jessicaberreth2388]

I wouldn't put uv on a leopard gecko. I made that mistake with mine since I had a tube UVB and figured what could it hurt. He ended up getting what seemed like sunburn on his tail, it was shiny and peeling. I turned the uv off the same day, the peeling was taken care of with his next shed and he hasn't had the problem again leading me to believe the uv was the problem.

[@zacharylimbaugh2214]

Jessica Berreth uv is actually beneficial for leos. You should only keep it on for 12 hours and have a 5.0 uvb bulb because it is not too strong.

[@jessicaberreth2388]

Zachary Limbaugh Maybe I got too strong of a bulb. He should be fine without the uv anyway since I use calcium with beta carotene.

[@zacharylimbaugh2214]

I don't think that beta carotene helps. You should feed with calcium and multivitamins feeding calcium twice then multivitamins and repeat. I'm just saying uvb is beneficial but not necessary but it is even better if you offer the right amount of uvb.

[@jessicaberreth2388]

Zachary Limbaugh Sorry, my brain got a bit mixed up the beta carotene is in the multivitamin I have and there's vitamin D in the calcium. I hope it didn't come off like I was trying to argue with you, I know you were only correcting me on the whole uvb thing. I think the uv bulb I have now is a 10.0, it was a brand new one that I had leftover from my tortoise who now lives mostly outside.

[@zacharylimbaugh2214]

Oh ok

[@lucca1713]

I just got a leopard gecko a month ago. He is so nice he is not fully tamed yet

[@clearB2UTY]

Not necessarily a breeding question, but would caring for a knobtail gecko be similar to leopard geckos?

[@sunnywalls7679]

If you have a leapard gecko as a pet do they need to hybernate? Or can they stay active all year long? Would be good to know so i can educate people properly.

[@reptilesplus4481]

I love how excited you seem about all the different morphs! I recently acquired three leo's as rescues and really have no idea what morphs they are lol

[@pinecone_pythons5867]

you should have seen the red-headed skink I saw today... he was a good 10 to 12 inches long this thing was huge biggest one I've ever seen in the wild

[@SuperNa-_-]

Can I use reptile-only sand as a flooring material when breeding Leopard geckos?

[@davisanderson4732]

슈퍼나 no it will cause impaction.

[@SuperNa-_-]

thank you

[@pewpewcat7679]

@@davisanderson4732 thanks. This was one of probably 2 sensible comments in the entire section lol

[@SerpentAlchemist]

Giant is actually a co-dominant trait like the snow. Unless they changed it when I wasn't looking, but it has proven true in my group. I guess I can see where it could be line bred but from my experiences and research it's suppose to be co-dominant. Haha Please correct me if I wrong and point me to the article! It's just how I've seen it for years now.

[@savannahdiary836]

Hey Brian I was wondering if I keep my reptile room at above 82 degrees, do I still need heat mat or other heat source for leopard geckos?

[@nancyvelasquez3173]

No you don’t if the thermometer in the floor of the tank reads 80-85

[@pewpewcat7679]

They need a temperature gradient. The hot side should be about 90 with the heat mat (on a thermostat) and the cool side could be as low as 70-74. I've even read from a vet that nightly temperature drops are beneficial for the animal. Either way the tank needs to have cooler spots for the animal to thermoregulate itself

[@chriscordova4576]

When breeding do the female and male go off feeding at any time ??

[@pewpewcat7679]

Yes. It's common they stop eating during breeding season. You should monitor their weight either biweekly or monthly to get a baseline during the "normal" months and then see how much they should be regaining after breeding season. Females are especially prone to this since they lay eggs regardless of if they have been bred or not. Infertile eggs of course.

[@chriscordova4576]

PewPewCat I’ve had my two female Leo’s for over 7+ years and they have never laid an egg... yes I’m positive there females cause they don’t have bulges on their under side

[@Jnglfvr]

After coming out of brumation do you pair the males and females after one week or wait for the females to ovulate first? Ii thought that the females do not ovulate until 2 - 3 weeks later. Since subsequent fertilization does not require pairing them again in the same cycle I guess that means that it make no difference if the female is inseminated before they ovulate. Secondly if you do not attempt to provoke ovulation but are waiting for it to occur spontaneously do you wait until the female has ovulated to pair them or does it occur with sufficient regularity during the breeding season that they can be paired at any time with the male?

[@zessufuma8500]

I need to know this as fast as possible i'm going to breed my leopard gecko, i'm getting another one soon but i NEED to know if assorted leopard geckos are dominate or co-dominate, if they are co-dominate then how do i get assorted leopard gecko babies?

[@whathasmylifebecome9033]

I'm getting a chocolate albino and a super snow wholesale and I'm super excited! I've been binging reptile videos for like a week.

[@Snows_collection]

leos are awesome iv got 4 2 bells 1 blizzard and one that was a rescue not sue the genetics but its solid yellow with a bunch of black spots I think shes a normal but could be wrong

[@joshuahull9982]

My leopard geckos breed every year on their own without a cooling period. They start breeding on their own January and quit on their own in June.

[@darthyetgon]

Is it bad for them to eat superworms and not mealworms just a ? Have 6 all have only eaten superworms they were not babies when I got them all where at least a year old or older

[@katygifford7971]

How much do you sell the babie leopard geckos?

[@thepap000]

is there any super black geckos

[@glittergirl9968]

I have always wanted a Leopard gecko they are my favorite

[@lucca1713]

I put my hand in his tank every day what else should I do to get him tame

[@josettetaylor5176]

Lucca17: You can handle him carefully over his tank once or twice a day until you get used to it and he gets used to it as well. Make sure to handle him over his tank because sometimes they can get startled and man, they can run! Good luck!👍

[@johnathanclark6901]

Very nice episode Brian!!! Can you do a Snake Bytes episode on CARPET PYTHONS???????? Thanks Brian!

[@mcgecko3009]

I have a Mac and cheese colored gecko (male) And a max snow (female) how what do you think the babies would look out of your collection of geckos can you show me what it might look

[@abidbaltistani4037]

i want to sold my gecko male leopard anyone who want to buy

[@gersonm2368]

nice 2 vids today!!👌😎

[@TheGameKilla]

Hey brian, how many mealworms should you put for just one gecko?

[@tsr_cr4ck3d36]

Feed them how many they'll. Eat

[@leashpets-eo1sc]

My leapord gecko has bit me 3 times but all three times she thought my fingers were her food that was my sign that she was hungry and couldn't find any of the food I put in for her. Sadly enough my leapord gecko is blind in her left eye after a shedding in exanthema and it is hard to feed her.

[@thearizonanbreeder2061]

Hey Animalbytes can you tell me where I can you tell me where to get a rack system? soon I'm gonna start breeding leopard geckos

[@AdrianCastillo-wp4ih]

I like how some of the leopard geckos climb him and he grabs them and they just look at him like why

[@janellekean9055]

So beautiful!

[@Jgimple]

I have a question. I have two female leopard geckos and one is pregnant. Can they lay fertile eggs with no males?

[@NoahEB]

No! Males contain sperm, and with no sperm there will be no fertile eggs. Fertile eggs will hatch, infertile will not.

[@staticfishing3932]

amazing animals Brian what dose it mean when a lepard gecko has blood in its feces???

[@staticfishing3932]

have you experienced this or did you just read this online if so you should give me the website page if you can what will get rid of it

[@ellajohnson1177]

static420 take it to the vet. Bloody feces can be a symptom of many things that someone on the internet cannot tell without seeing the animal. Hope your little guy gets better!

[@staticfishing3932]

Crazyloveforanimals 16 I appreciate your comment and concern thanks

[@damiantroyer4157]

static420 does*

[@Eclipsed_Cass]

Hey, I'm a massive fan. I have a sort of problem and was wondering if you'd be able to help me. I have three geckos, two female one male, and I'm trying to get them to breed. Problem is I'm not sure if my male is doing it right or if he's old enough yet. One of the females has bred a few times before so we thought ok she has experience so we put them together and kept our eyes on them. He bit her a few times and flinched but suddenly he got extremely aggressive and did and really big flinch. I panicked and separated the two with care. Then I tried with the other female who has never bred. He bit her and then quickly got extremely aggressive like he did with the last one. I did the same thing as before but then saw how the female was lifting up her tail and kind of curving it around so I don't know what's going on. All three are the right weight. I'm just not sure if I should wait for the male to get a bit older and bigger because I feel like he's young so he's not doing it right cause of being so aggressive

[@Eclipsed_Cass]

I do know that geckos are aggressive breeders but he seems to be being way more aggressive then any males in videos I have seen

[@Eclipsed_Cass]

Mavis Nightshade what?

[@PhilBeverage]

Sweetheart Puff ask people on forums, or Reddit not KZbin. Or just look stuff up online

[@Eclipsed_Cass]

Jake N I've tried searching up about it but I can't seem to find anything

[@senhorkano262]

were did i get information about the genes?? please help me

[@jacobphelps8293]

I am a beginner and would like some pro tips

[@gregdunlop4032]

Wat would happen if you bred two triple hets?

[@TheGrimReaper532]

You could produce 8 different combos one being a very high chance with the other 7 being a very slim chance

[@DustinSeiger]

great episode Bryan. thank you as always for your enthusiasm.

[@acepowdercoating3089]

Nice!

[@angelahaines3640]

This guy is awesome, just opened a Reptile zoo near me and we have already been twice lol!

[@danreyes9317]

I love episodes like this keep them coming Brian. I would like to see some more Roswell. one crazy awesome looking gecko

[@jaydubau8755]

This reminds me of the Matrix scene of all those people laying down in pods feeding electricity to the grid

[@Goth_tears11]

what size tub is a good size to house the geckos in?

[@pewpewcat7679]

20 gallon for 1 gecko.

[@acsballpythons1607]

I have my gecko on slate now so easy to clean. where can I send a photo for you to give me the mix of her please. also advise on what would be good to breed her with and what others I should be looking to add into my collection to breed etc

[@jamesstraub4981]

Great vid Brian. Lots of great info. Love what ur doing with Leopard Geckos. Beautiful animals. Hope to purchase soon.

[@Tanner-xl5dt]

for you lepord geckos how do u get dead skin off there toes mine has trouble i have done the warm water baths but its not really helping ... please help

[@92mahl]

Tanner0024 I suggest spiking the humidity in the enclosure and providing a moist substrate to walk on. eco earth with enough water absorbed that it feels like its good for a garden (not too dry or too wet) will help with both hydrating his feet and stabilizing the humidity around the 30-40% range (use a hydrometer). make sure he has a high humidity hide too.

[@sndszoo4538]

Tanner0024 try a damp Q tip, watch leopard gecko talk

[@Kendog-yy7iv]

Tanner0024 I fill a plastic tub with like a inch of warm water and leave it in there for a few min and then massage it off.

[@Tanner-xl5dt]

well i havee tried the warm water thing but he has a hard time getting it off his toes i mean im kinda worried cause 1 of his toes has fallen off and i can see he is shedding again and i want to make sure he is ok .... would it help to spray the tank with water as well to add moisture

[@404EncrytedError]

What you need to do is soak your leopard geko in warm water for about 15 min and if you have tweezers just try your best to get the skin off.

[@alejandrav6524]

I have a leo that I would love to breed. i believe I have a male leopard gecko but I am clue less of what kind of breed he is. I need help if anyone can help

[@ryanadams2681]

Were you able to figure out what you have?

[@herverthrodriguez5569]

You can watch geckopia he has many information about genetic leopard geckos

[@michaelnicholson5203]

I think I may have to add one or two to my collection! Thanks, great video

[@blakesichel8596]

What expo are you going to in Orange County California Your doing great Why don't you breed crested gecko

[@rosalvamartinez1553]

I like them a lot

[@oopsie9207]

My leopard gecko is a girl and is a adult and I’m thinking on breeding with my friends. My friends is a male and he’s smaller then mine so we might breed them but we would have to wait if he don’t grow we can’t lol

[@cona1881]

The male should usually be smaller than the female dont worry about size thought. But make sure they're at least 35-40 grams

[@pewpewcat7679]

45 grams

[@713isaa]

Is it ok if the female is a bit bigger than the male and you want to breed them?

[@randomloser9926]

for one or two as pets not to breed how big of a tank would be best?

[@brockskinner3705]

Destini Kelley 10 Gal. separate tanks.

[@pewpewcat7679]

20 gallon and seperate tanks. 10 is too small! You need 3 hides!

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

A lot of people hate on this guy for keeping the reptiles he breeds in a rack system but the reality is 95% of reptile breeders use a rack system to breed leopard geckos and ball pythons. And the reason that it works so well without killing the animals is because ball pythons and leopard geckos are nocturnal so they don't need UV light so breeders are able to heat them with just under tank heater or heat tape. And a lot of people complain about this when it comes to reptile breeders but if you have a nocturnal animal that doesn't require UV light and only requires under tank belly heat. And that animal doesn't see the sun in the wild anyway because it's in caves or in a hollow tree during the day and the only source of heat that it has is from the ground. Then the rack system actually makes sense both for the animal and economically and FUN FACT: there was a study done on ball pythons that were kept in aquariums versus rack systems and the ball pythons that were kept an aquariums frequently went on hunger strikes. Where they wouldn't eat but the ball pythons that were kept rack systems always ate and this is because nocturnal animals don't want to see the light anyway. And when you keep them in an aquarium it actually stresses them out and disturbs them because of the light that gets in and then that can cause some reptiles to go on a hunger strike and not eat.

[@alexyaboi1098]

How do you clean out there systems? Do you just wait for them poop then start or what?

[@beaukeneson5944]

His the best animal expert ik

[@zimtri6115]

Still watching

[@TheJackaz]

i get told so many ways to lift my leopard gecos up dose someone have the rite answer

[@jacobleib6830]

Right

[@stoneybrotha7540]

How do you train them to enter from the top of the lid?

[@BrainFogSessions]

Brilliant....absolutely Brilliant.....So much great info, and 1001x more info than ANY pet store would even THINK to share with you...With the "BigBox" pet stores all they care about is the "Bottom Line" and How much profit they can get out of you on a monthly basis.....Thank you for this channel..... Ryan

[@pewpewcat7679]

Well his info wasn't 100% correct. They aren't nocturnal and they need a 20 gallon minimum and they DO need uvb lights. So don't take everything he said and run with it. Just because he is a breeder doesn't make him infallible. There are researchers and vets dedicated to leopard gecko care, they should be your resource.

[@FullmetalAngyl]

I wanted to see a Jungle. I never hear anything about the Jungles anymore! (stomps foot and whines petulantly) 8'( Leopard geckos are such cool little animals! The "Angyl" part of my name is from one of my leopard geckos, "Angyl". She's over 12 years old and her mommy, "Sci-fi", is 17.

[@scalesos.6452]

Epic geckos you are so amazing at your jobs they look in top condition

[@Paul-gv6sz]

I love that bold bell white and yellow!

[@cutefoxywoxy1469]

How much are you selling baby gecko?

[@alanmejia4669]

omg I think I recommend this video to him

[@grimlock5208]

How many females are you keeping in a tank of what size I wanna know so mine can hav fens

[@pewpewcat7679]

They should be kept seperate. They can fight, even the females. Even if they don't fight right away it is always a possibility they just start. 1 gecko needs a 20 gallon tank. 10 is way too small. They need 3 different hides minimum, cold, warm, humid. That doesn't work in a 10 gal and leave room for them to walk.

[@joshuabailey8944]

Brian your awesome I'm about to move into my first home. and I'm proud to say shortly me and daughter will be purchasing our first snake from you. it's a honor to just own one of your animals, thanks bhb