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we have had a trio of golden geckos for about a year and a half, we have always assumed they were all female but never really knew. then today I go in to feed them and there is a single egg layed on the side of the tank. A caresheet I read says duct-tape a deli-cup over it and increase the heat but do i need to put vermiculite or something in it, does it need ventilation, should it be removed once in a while to check the egg, and how long before we should expect a little one?

Thanks.

If it was stuck to the wall of your enclosure, it may be infertile. I had a leopard gecko do this once and the egg was no good. This could be the case since it was your golden gecko's first egg. Usually they lay their eggs in a moist box/environment to increase the chance of its survival. But then again, you never really know. If you don't have an incubator, I would (that is if you can) take it off the side of the enclosure (remembering of course which side of the egg is facing up), and put the egg in a tupperware with vermiculite and water.(Ratio of 1:1 water to vermiculte) You don't want the vermiculite to be soaked, just damp. Put the egg right side up, as it was on the enclosure in a little hole in the vermiculite. Close the tupperware and either put it in an incubator at 85 degrees F, or just put it somewhere warm (either in your tank, or somewhere that it won't be extremely hot, just warm. That's the best advise I have for you. Good luck, I hope it hatches for you. It's awesome seeing a newborn gecko....Oli
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DO NOT REMOVE THAT EGG!!!!Geckos in the genus Gekko,like your Gekko ulikovskii, glue their eggs.Leave the egg alone.You shouldn't have to do anything.There is a slight chance an adult will eat the eggs but usually only if they don't have enough calcium.It is also rare that the adults will consume the baby when it hatches.If you need to than remove the adults to a different cage as the deli cup cover doesn't allways work so well.

One more thing,if the egg is fertile it will turn pink and then to grey as it gets further along.It should take anywhere from 60-90 days depending on temps.

Wow, I wish I would have read this earlier! I hope you followed instructions from the book you read. Goldens are not LG. They do "stick" their eggs on any surface. Tape a small ( like a condimint cup) over the egg. Getting more heat to it is a matter of preference, I don't and my hatch rate is a good mix of male and female. Just keep your cage that way it is, she picked that spot for a reason. The only should put the cup over the egg is to retain humidity. Oh, and stock up on pin head crickets, even one baby will eat you out of house and home!