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I'm very very jealous of all your eggs lol

I'd like to know how many eggs a gecko will produce from one mating? I would really love to have a pair breed at least once oneday and i'd love to know how many babies to expect.

Congrats to everyone who has successfully hatched babies!!! I envy all of you

Red

From a single mating, a leo can produce up to 12 clutches, or 24 eggs. This is uncommon though, most make it to around 7 or 8 and stop. I'd say around 14-16 eggs, but not always will all of them hatch/make it. Hope this gives you an idea,
Mac

7-8 clutches usually would be a 2nd or 3rd year breeder. for a gecko who is 1st year, its more likely to be 5 - 6 clutches.
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Thankyou
5-6 thats still alot. weird how they can retain the sperm that long and keep fertilizing eggs....another cool aspect of the gecko

Red

WOW, ok no hanky panky for the geckos until i get a bigger place lol, i only have so many tanks LOL
Red

Hi,
They only need to mate once a year. The female stores the sperm and will keep reproducing. The female will have 2 eggs in most cases maybe 1 and rarely 3. Hope it Helps, R.J.

Thankyou for replying

I guess i won't be breeding geckos for a very long time. I do have quite a few tanks set up and all but i don't want to crowd them should i end up with more hatchlings then i can handle Currently i don't even have a pair that could breed (still looking) but if i do find them (most likely at the Toronto show) i'll be happy just to have them. I have a 36"x12"x12" tank for the male and i'm setting up a 40 gallon for any females i get, hopefully three of differing morphs. I live with my family right now due to a huge breakup of my engagement...and trying to find an appartment with a small dog and geckos is impossible lol so i'm holding out to buy a house....going to be a long wait mind you..........*pout*

Thankyou all for the feedback.
Red