This week held three little surprises for us. 3 years ago we started the search for Blaesodactylus Boivini (giant Madagascar velvet geckos). There were none to be found in Canada, top Canadian breeders and importers said they had not seen any for 5-7 years and to their knowledge none had ever been captive bred and born here. We were intrigued by these guys and sought out 5 from the US, legally importing them and adding them to our family. After months of eggs with no babies, we gave up and began enjoying them simply as interesting pets. Over the past few months the 2 youngest died, leaving us with 3 older pet B. Boivini.
Fast forward to this past week ... on Sunday, July 15 a daughter noticed a baby in the cage! Wednesday there was another! Then another on Thursday! What a crazy and unexpected week, 3 babies from pet geckos that we had no intention of breeding. We did nothing with the eggs and they hatched in the adult tank. These are the first known Canadian captive bred, captive born B. Boivini in a decade, and likely even longer!
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