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Breeder of high-end Leopard geckos. Suburban Geckos is operated by Chris Charlton.

My passion and enjoyment for herpetoculture and more specifically, Leopard geckos, drove the desire to take my hobby to the next level. With experience in breeding and raising reptiles well over 20 years, I take great care in producing quality animals for the hobbyist and breeder alike.

29/07/2024

I've put off posting this for a while now, but I've received quite a few messages lately asking why I have so little available on my website, etc. After a lot of thought, consideration, and conversations, due to both the economic situation in this country, in addition to the current state of things in the Leopard gecko hobby, I made the difficult choice to essentially take the year off from breeding for the first time in 14 years doing this. While many times I'd considered posting some lengthy rant about the state of things, the truth is I just don't have the energy, nor do I have any interest in being the old guy yelling at the sky.

Rest assured, I did not stop breeding entirely, but have scaled the operation back this year by about 95%. As a result, if I do have anything that I will release to the public, it will be VERY minimal. At the end of the day, taking some time off, producing less, etc. is not a bad thing for the hobby. As it stands currently, the supply has far outweighed the demand for at least a year, and continuing to produce hundreds or thousands, only to raffle them off for $25 ea only serves to exacerbate the problem. While we have a few examples of this in our current breeder pool, I will not contribute to such things. Time to take it back to basics and what started it all, the passion for the animals. So, yes, I am still actively working on my key projects, and will continue to move the needle until the time I decide that it's best to shut the doors for good. Hopefully that doesn't happen anytime soon, but this is objectively the worst state that the hobby has been since I started.

We've needed more people curating this community/hobby for years now that will define and stand up for what is acceptable and what is not, but sadly that has not happened.

I'll post some pics here and there of some of what I've produced this year, but I would not anticipate much from me for the remainder of 2024. Best of luck with your seasons.

24/05/2024

W/Y Mack Bell

09/05/2024

Well, it's been about four months away from social media, so figured we should get something going here. :)

What to do when you're feeling bored? Remove the black from Firebolds, of course.

19/11/2023

***Website updated***

03/11/2023

As a passive project, I've been working on refining my own high-contrast Tremper line for the last handful of years. The 'base' was predominantly Atomic/G-Project, that was selectively crossed with other hand-picked, 'by-product' geckos from various other Tremper lines/projects I had over the years that displayed features that I liked.

It's finally to the point where I'm getting pretty consistent results.

02/11/2023

Firewater (Lava line)

31/08/2023

W/Y Firebold Bell project

05/08/2023

54 new geckos posted to the website.

03/08/2023

First group for 2023 hitting the website in the next few days. Should be around 70 geckos. 😴 Subscribe for email notifications on my website, watch FB/IG for posts once they go live. I'll be posting to Morphmarket as well, but always the website first.

As always, first come, first served.

10/07/2023

W/Y Red Stripes (from original Red Stripe lines)

05/07/2023

W/Y Tremper

15/06/2023

W/Y Bell

12/06/2023

Black Night x Carbon (F2)

22/05/2023

Carbon x Black Pearl/Charcoal x Black Night

There's no way around it, some things just take time. This is the first of the F2 generation to hatch out from the crosses I've been working on for a few years now, and the results are finally promising. The goal = build an overall stronger melanistic line than pure BN, while still incorporating the visual appeal of BN.

I've also been working in parallel with Carbon x Black Night, and the results are even more impressive. This is a marathon, not a sprint. You want a more 'interesting' Leopard gecko hobby? Then be patient and plan; less focus on instant gratification.

What are YOU doing to make it more interesting?

Stay tuned

08/05/2023

W/Y Rainwater

05/04/2023

Firebold x Clown

03/03/2023

Gecko Genetics x Blood

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Videos

Suburban Geckos 2017 Season Update

Just a quick video on some of the animals we've produced so far this season.

How We Keep Our Leopard Geckos

This never gets old! Ha!

Leopard geckos hatching (two sisters)

We were lucky enough to catch these girls as they were hatching out at the same time. We don't get a chance to witness this too often.

2014 Hatchling update

Just a couple of geckos from this year. Still waiting on some other cool projects to start hatching out, and some things we're just keeping under wraps for now. :) Thanks for checking out the video and stay tuned!

The other day we were lucky enough to catch this Total Eclipse just as she was beginning to hatch. Subscribe to our YouTube channel...many more videos to come. Enjoy!!

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Who is Suburban Geckos?

Suburban Geckos is operated by Chris Charlton. My passion and enjoyment for herpetoculture and more specifically, Leopard geckos, drove the desire to take my hobby to the next level. With experience in breeding and raising reptiles well over 20 years, I take great care in producing quality animals for the hobbyist and breeder alike. What started off as just a couple of aquariums, has grown into quite the operation in just a few years, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!