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Hello, I need some help. I know the basics of breeding, but there is a lot that I need some help on, can someone please help me?

A felmale will lay multiple clutches of eggs after she has been with the male once? In other words, I stick my female in with the male, they breed real quick, I take the female out, she gets pregnant and than lays 2 eggs than 2 eggs again than 2 eggs after that, ect. Is this correct that she will end up laying more than one clutch of two eggs after she has been with the male only one time?

Thanks,
Jesse

"A felmale will lay multiple clutches of eggs after she has been with the male once? In other words, I stick my female in with the male, they breed real quick, I take the female out, she gets pregnant and than lays 2 eggs than 2 eggs again than 2 eggs after that, ect. Is this correct that she will end up laying more than one clutch of two eggs after she has been with the male only one time?"

female leos do retain sperm and will have more than one cotch wothout a second mating but i'm not sure how many clutches are possible after one mating. also i am pretty sure that she should be in with the male longer than what you are saying. they do not breed real quick so i think that leaving her in over night with the male would be a good idea as long as you watch them first to make sure they do not fight. some people even leave the females in all the time or just a few days. hope this helped
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~~~Amy~~~

When I had bred with my friend's female a few months ago I just put them together and they mated. She showd that she was gravid a while after and as far as multipl clutchs it is posible but if it is her first time they may not be fertile even the first 2.

OK, it will be her first time. Can I set up a seprate tank for breeding with an extra 10 gallon tank that I have though? Right now I have a female in one 10 gallon tank and the male in another 10 gallon tanks that I want to breed. But there is so much stuff in both tanks that I really dont think there would be enough room for them to breed so I was wondering if I could take another 10 gallon tank and just keep it real plain and move both the male and female into it at the same time until they breed. Will this work?

Thanks,
Jesse

Actually, your question is very basic and is addressed in detail in The Leopard Gecko Manual. Either you do not have this book (GET IT!) or you need to go back and re-read that section.

I leave my males with my breeding groups 24/7 at least through the breeding season. I cannot afford an infertile clutch with the animals that I am working with.

Steven

Yeah I have that book, but I still didnt understand if they only have to be with the male once and than they will keep on laying clutches of eggs after the first 2 without having to be with the male again.

Can I set up a plain tank to keep empty for breeding? Like I wont keep anything in it until it is time when I want to breed them female and male together, can I just move them both into the "Breeding" tank out of their normal tanks for a day while they breed? Or does it absoultly have to be that the male stays in his same tank he has always been in and than the female is moved into his tank? Does it have to go like that?

Thanks,
Drag

Leo's don't require much space to breed. I'd suggest just throwing the female in with the male for a couple weeks or even the entire season. I've housed a lot of breeder pairs in 10 gal. tanks with no problems. Additionally, if your male is ready to go a move won't disturb him much. I put one of my males in a critter keeper with a female from another tank while I cleaned their cages and within 5 minutes he was chasing her around rattling his tail. (I promptly separated them since I did not want that particular pairing to occur).

OK I am going to set up a seperate 10 gallon tank to breed them in. I really have a lot of crap in the two tanks they are in now an I really don't think they would have enough room.

Now onto the more advanced questions I had that the Gecko Manual dosn't really cover. I have one male Tremper Albino and one frmale Tremper Albino. If I breed my two Tremper Albinos together will all the babies will be 100% Tremper Albino? How will they differ from their parents, will they look better than the parents after they grow up?

Thanks,
Jesse

Hi there,

Yes, if you breed two albinos of the same strain together you will produce all albino babies. There is no guarantee that they will be better-looking than their parents (you should, however, go to Tremper's site and read his "Temperature affects colour" page).

They do not need a lot of space or time to breed, IF the female is receptive to the male's advances. You can use a separate tank if you wish, but it may not be necessary. Watch the female closely when you put them together - if she runs away from the male, or struggles when he approaches and bites her, you will need to separate them and try again later (in a few days). Be prepared for some violence, because even normal mating can look very rough. The male will bite the female repeatedly, tugging at her and climbing all over her in order to get into position. As long as she accepts this treatment, leave them alone!

I keep all of my leos in separate tanks except for breeding. I've tried putting females back with the male a couple of days after breeding, and again after laying a few clutches (i.e., in mid-season) to see if they were receptive to repeat breeding. None of mine have been receptive so far. One breeding per year appears to be sufficient, in their opinion! But then again, others keep their animals together all the time with equal success. Individual animals (and keepers) differ.

Glad to hear you do have the Leopard Gecko Manual. It is a valuable resource. I hope you have also read a few care sheets and perhaps done some searching in the forum archives - there is a lot of information available for you to use. For example, it is important that you properly prepare and maintain your breeding female (she must be at least 9 months old and 35 grams - I prefer to have my females 10-12 months old and over 40 grams before they breed).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Amy

Thanks Amy,

Yeah I already read the whole book twice now! I used to have it about 3 years ago when I had five subadult geckos I bought when they were babies, so I read it once back then, lost it, got a new one sent to me when I got these two new albinos and read it all over again. I forgot a lot of stuff, but like I said, I know the basics and have done a lot of reading, and have some experiance, I just dont understand how the blood lines work and stuff like that.

For example, If I got a Paternless female and bred it with the Tremper Albino male, and then wanted to sell the babies, what would I sell them as? What would I call them?

Thanks,
Jesse