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So my female crested laid eggs (2 clutches so far) and i was a bit suprised, as she has been without any male company for about 7 months now. I assumes they were dude, knowing that it is possible for captive reptiles to lay infertile eggs on occassion, but then learned from my biology professor at UMiami, that it is possible for geckos to retain sperm for months, even years before laying eggs!

Regardless, i was not expecting eggs, so I am not sure if they are fertile or not, and doubt they are as healthy as they should be as they were not laid in an oprimal egg-laying environment and substrate.

can anyone help me out, firstly, by helping me find out if the eggs are even fertile or duds, and if they are fertile, how to best get them to a healthy status?

Much Respect,
Pete

Go to this website and read under the breeding section - should be helpful in finding out weather or not the eggs are fertile
http://crestedlady.com/crestedcare.htm

Crested geckos can retain sperm, so even if she hasn't been with a male for 7 months there is a change the eggs are fertile. Only way to know for sure is incubate them. If they are infertile eventually they will collapse and go bad (typically in a week or two), if not then you can continue incubating till they either rot or hatch out. If you don't want to hatch them at all, freeze them over night then throw them away or flush them in the toilet.

As your female is still laying eggs, fertile or not, keep a proper egg laying bin in her cage and ensure she gets extra calcium. This way she won't egg bind trying to find a place to lay eggs and you can find them, just in case they are fertile and do manage to hatch in the cage.

I have a female now who I separated from a male about 6 months ago and she still lays eggs (been doing it since separation) but they are getting smaller and smaller lately, but i am incubating them still, so far they are still hatching though the last pair I don't think will hatch.
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