Leopard Geckos are hard to sell.

little_dragon_ · 07-20-04, 10:07 AM

Is anyone else having trouble like I am finding new homes for your baby leopard geckos?

CanadianJackson · 07-20-04, 10:13 AM

Oh yeah, I have lots of babies and no one seems to want them.

thunder · 07-20-04, 10:21 AM

i dont breed any of my animals unless i know i can place the babies, or i am able to keep all of them. this way i dont get an overload, or end up with clutches of normals that no one is interested in. i can understand the temptation to breed them, because it is really fun, but there are just too many unwanted babies out there.

serpentor · 07-20-04, 12:34 PM

Petstores in your area won't buy them? Around here they sell like hotcakes. I over heard 2 guys talking at a booth at a repshow that I went to earlier this saying that they were having problems selling their leo's and one guy said he started using them as feeders....... but I didn't hear for what.

little_dragon_ · 07-20-04, 12:49 PM

Probably for snakes and monitors, poor little things

VooDooMafia · 07-20-04, 12:51 PM

Leos are easy to move in my area if teh price is right.

Problem with leos and other more common kept herps is they breed easy so alot of ppl have babies to sell.

672 · 07-20-04, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by little_dragon_
Probably for snakes and monitors, poor little things

Would you day that about an anole, or a house gecko? It's the same thing, they are easily bred and there were so many that they've mainly become feeders as opposed to pets...

little_dragon_ · 07-20-04, 01:29 PM

I hope they don't become feeders, when you look in to a baby leopard geckos eye's you can see they are very social creatures.

Samba · 07-20-04, 01:44 PM

Geez, send them to me! LOL I've never heard of anyone having trouble selling leos, but maybe your prices aren't competitive enough? Just an idea... personally if I ever bred my girls I wouldn't want to get rid of the babies!

It's sad that leos are becoming an inexpensive food source, I agree with Little Dragon... it does seem that creatures with such personality shouldn't be used as feeders. However, we have to respect other's beliefs...

djc3674 · 07-20-04, 02:12 PM

hmm?? okay so what about rats. They are social creatures and from what I have read, they are quite intelligent. I have lost count how many rats I have fed off to my boas. Why is this more acceptable? I am not saying at all that I agree with feeding off leopard geckos. We recently acquired our first leo and he/she is so damn cute I personally would never feed a leo to any animal. But someone else may find rats just as cute as some people find leos.

thegeckoteam · 07-20-04, 02:20 PM

Hi-

Actually I not having a hard time selling. This is our first year with babies to sell and I've sold quite a bit already. At this point I only have 1 left that's ready to go, but I will have a few more in a few weeks. I had more customers than I had babies. Also, I checked into our local reptile store and he said that if I had any left overs that I couldn't sell he would buy them off me (at a reduced price). But, at least I have a place to go with them. Maybe there is a difference between Canada and the US when it comes to the leopard gecko market?

Denise101 · 07-20-04, 02:44 PM

yea i have lots of babies too but no ones intrested

little_dragon_ · 07-20-04, 02:48 PM

The difference between using a rat as a feeder and a leo as a feeder is.....Rodents-rats are the most common food source for snakes in the wild and in captivity...unless you have an animal from india, pakistan, afghan, iraq that preys on leo's in the wild as a main food source that's your difference.

Siretsap · 07-20-04, 02:54 PM

Actually, many of the snakes we feed mie and rat in captivity wouln't be eating those as often in wildlife... Many of the milksnakes we keep would actualyl be eating other snakes.

An anole is just as sad to feed to a snake or lizards as is a leopard gecko.

djc3674 · 07-20-04, 02:59 PM

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The difference between using a rat as a feeder and a leo as a feeder is.....Rodents-rats are the most common food source for snakes in the wild and in captivity...unless you have an animal from india, pakistan, afghan, iraq that preys on leo's in the wild as a main food source that's your difference.

Your missing my point. You keep leos as pets, you breed them, you love them. You would never even phathom the thought of feeding one of your leos to a snake. However, there are people outside of your "place" you call home, that keep rats as pets and would never phathom the thought of feeding one of their pet rats to a snake either. The point is who is to say one of better then the other?