Mainland/GT Appreciation Thread!

[Michael]

It was mainlands that first got me into chahoua, and while I don't keep them anymore, I do sometimes look back on old pics and think about how they get a bad rep for not being as beautiful or interesting as PIs. Here are some of mine from over the years - who else has pics to share?

 

[Gray Sky Exotics]

One of my favorite mainland pairing:

 

[Michael]

One of my favorite mainland pairing:
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I miiiiiiight need a baby from you this season. These two are gorgeous!

 

[Gray Sky Exotics]

I miiiiiiight need a baby from you this season. These two are gorgeous!

They producing amazing colored babes. This is a sub-adult daughter of theirs unfired.

 

[Michael]

Have you guys ever seen Jonathan DeBoer's GTs? He owns Jecko's Geckos and I'm thinking about scooping up some of his animals to restart a GT group.

Example, from Jecko's Geckos:

 

[Rufus]

 

[Rufus]

This is my first chahoua. It was from a shop, sold to me as male, (they were disappointed it wasn't female) I couldn't see any pores or bulges, but being my first chahoua I wanted to be sure so had it checked out by someone experienced....I paid £100 or 126USD, white collar and turned out to be female . Her hobbies are eating, sleeping, laying eggs (duds) and aggressively protecting her vivarium when she lays eggs. She looks very mainland compared to my others which I think are mixed locales.

 

[Michael]

This is my first chahoua. It was from a shop, sold to me as male, (they were disappointed it wasn't female) I couldn't see any pores or bulges, but being my first chahoua I wanted to be sure so had it checked out by someone experienced....I paid £100 or 126USD, white collar and turned out to be female . Her hobbies are eating, sleeping, laying eggs (duds) and aggressively protecting her vivarium when she lays eggs. She looks very mainland compared to my others which I think are mixed locales.

I wish the pet shops over here sold Chahoua! I'd have gotten into them a lot sooner! She's a cutie

 

[Canvas_geckos]

Yay! I have MLs here. I have found them just as beautiful in color and pattern as PI. It is kind of difficult to find other breeders who work with ML. Could we pin a post with people who actively work with MLs?!

Some pics of my crew.

 

[Canvas_geckos]

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Have you guys ever seen Jonathan DeBoer's GTs? He owns Jecko's Geckos and I'm thinking about scooping up some of his animals to restart a GT group.

Example, from Jecko's Geckos:

I have one from Jecko!

 

[Gray Sky Exotics]

First year mainland breeders; Cyrus (KrypticMorph Euro line - Anemone x Dory) & Inora (from my Sienna/Rico..pic earlier in thread)
First clutch due to hatch within 2 weeks (or so); and she’s due to lay her next clutch any day now.

 

[Michael]

Yay! I have MLs here. I have found them just as beautiful in color and pattern as PI. It is kind of difficult to find other breeders who work with ML. Could we pin a post with people who actively work with MLs?!

Some pics of my crew.

They are all gorgeous, but the pattern on that last one is particularly awesome!

RE Pinning a post of GT breeders/keepers, sure! Start a thread and I'll pin it!

 

[Michael]

This thread is making me kick myself for selling off my remaining GT pair last year

 

[Canvas_geckos]

Cute pics of Pocket tonight, watching me from her enclosure. I didn’t see any other threads where this would be suitable, so putting it here. She is a ML.
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[Michael]

Cute pics of Pocket tonight, watching me from her enclosure. I didn’t see any other threads where this would be suitable, so putting it here. She is a ML.
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What a cute smile!

 

[Canvas_geckos]

Need a good name for this unsexed baby.

 

[Michael]

Need a good name for this unsexed baby.

Is that one from Jecko's? Its beautiful!

 

[Canvas_geckos]

Is that one from Jecko's? Its beautiful!

yes!

I am getting another adult male and this baby. All ML of course. They’ll be with me this fall.

 

[Canvas_geckos]

One of my favorite mainland pairing:
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I really like that red....

 

[Canvas_geckos]

New pics of Adam, with his fresh coat of paint