Can a Melanististic leopard male gecko, mate with a tangerine leopard gecko to fertilize its eggs succesfully?
They can mate and fertilize eggs in general. The problem may lie with the individuals involved. Male and Female both need to be old enough (18 months at least) but not too old and in good breeding condition (ie. good fat reserves esp. for the female). The first couple clutches a female lays can sometimes be infertile. After that you need to make sure your set up is good (store bought incubators are best, homemades can be made but take a little more tinkering with). Any mistake in temperature or in transportin the eggs (don’t move them around, or tilt them in anyway, this will kill them) can cause an otherwise viable egg to die. Also, never give up on an egg untill it starts to smell or deflates. I’ve had viable eggs grow mold and still hatch out wee ones. www.kingsnake.com has a great forum to ask questions. But why would you want to breed a melanistic to a tangerine. Both are highly line bred to get those individual colours. By mixing them you will be dilluting the gene pool and will
