[gecko]Changing established breeders....

[Julie Bergman]

You can always try repairings - just observe them closely to make sure 
there is no sustained aggression.

Julie B.

Chad Osborne wrote:

> I think that would work. They may not produce this year. It’s more of 
> a wait and see kind of thing. I’ve had them and replaced one after 
> they had been together 20 years (because one died) with no problem.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com 
> [mailto:gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com] On Behalf Of Hitchiner, Jim
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 1:55 PM
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Subject: RE: [gecko]Changing established breeders....
>
> Chad,
>
> Each of the pairs has been together for at least 2 years. I have had 
> egg production from both. I have paired up other so-called monogamous 
> animals before, with other mates, but I usually let the original 
> animals stay by themselves for a few weeks before I do a 
> reintroduction. Do you think a lengthy separation of at least a month 
> should be OK or??????
>
> Jim
>
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>
> From: gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com 
> [mailto:gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com] On Behalf Of Chad Osborne
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 1:08 PM
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Subject: RE: [gecko]Changing established breeders....
>
> How long have they been together?
>
> chad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com 
> [mailto:gecko-admin@lists.gekkota.com] On Behalf Of Hitchiner, Jim
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:55 PM
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Subject: [gecko]Changing established breeders....
>
> Hi All,
>
> I’ve 2 pairs of P. standingi. I would like to switch their respective 
> mates around as I have found out that one pair could be 1st cousins, 
> while the other pair is completely unrelated. All 4 of the animals 
> have grandparents and great-grandparents that were w/c. Since I 
> understand that this taxon can be monogamous, do any of you foresee a 
> problem if I perform a switch to break up the possible “cousin” pair? 
> All are relatively young animals, the “cousins” pair were hatched in 
> different months in early 2003, and the other pair were hatched in 
> different months in late 2004.
>
> Best….
>
> Jim
>
>
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