Petco has a lot more different kinds of reptiles than Petsmart for sure. Good thing there is not one close to me! Lol! 
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I usually try not to even go over to the enclosures but I wanted to see if they had any tarantulas. They didnāt.
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Ultrasound was this morning, fairly confident sheās got some babies cooking. She would not be very far along but there are a lot of blobs that look consistent for early gestation. Here are some updated pictures in the sun.
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Iāll definitely follow along the progress then. Iād seriously be interested in one when/if she lays. Definitely a cool species for sure.
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No way!! Theyāre so cool!
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Heās so tiny and adorable! Where did you get the Pothos?
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Technically, they are sheās. All mourning geckos are. Got the pothos from Loweās.
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Outstanding markings on her! I hope she goes for ya, sounds like you already may have some pre-ordersš
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Ok so hereās a dumb question but if all mourning geckos are female then how do they reproduce?
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Armadillo lizards are so crazy looking! Great find!
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Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think they produce via parthenogenesis.
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They reproduce through parthenogenesis. Basically meaning; at around 9ish months old, the mourning gecko will start laying eggs regularly. But because there is no male all the babies are just gonna be female clones of the mom. Iām not sure how it works but it does lol.
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Iāve heard that if you want eggs, you should still keep at least two, because they kinda need another conspecific to āpretend mateā with them to kick-start their reproductive process. Even though their āmateā is also female and isnāt actually inseminating them, they still have to go through the motions, as it were.
Iāve never kept mourning geckos and am not 100% sure if thatās true, but I do remember reading/hearing it from more than one source.
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That is my understanding as well. Jackie said we are going to let nature run its course in the enclosure and see how things turn out as far as future babies.
And we have already had to use some strategically placed paper towels to keep the locking system escape-proof!
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Yeah, Iāve heard theyāre escape artists! Probably helps to be tiny.
Youāll definitely want to be sure to plug up even the tiniest gaps before you have any hatchlings! Their babies are practically microscopic.
Your little gals are super cute. Iāve recently been thinking about some smaller species I could potentially put in some sort of little bioactive enclosure, and mourning geckos are one species Iām considering. Iāll be curious to see how things go with your pair!
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She is so stunning. Thatās so exciting that sheās likely gravid! Canāt wait for baby pictures.
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Iāve been wanting some williamsi geckos, a pair, that we can put into a super well planted bioactive 18" cube I saw.
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Yeah, the williamsi geckos were another species Iād looked at, along with a few smaller species of day geckos.
Iām basically thinking either frogs (Whiteās tree frogs, red-eyed tree frogs, and dart frogs are at the top of my list) or some sort of small gecko. Or maybe even something like green anoles. Ideally Iād like to pick something that could be safely kept as a pair or small group.
Iām still quite a ways off from being ready to purchase any animals, but Iām probably going to try to start building the enclosure and getting it planted within the next couple weeks. Just gotta decide on what size enclosure I want to go withā¦which to some degree will affect what I ultimately put in it. Decisions, decisionsā¦
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I was informed today that all future reptile acquisitions are on hold until enclosures are upgraded and the wife gets her dream lizard, a Pine Island Leachie.
So it looks like Iām going enclosure shopping!
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