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How do u get the females to stop laying eggs. I heard somewhere that they dont need males in order to lay eggs, sometimes they just lay them???? this true?? anyway to get her to stop laying?? She is getting realllllly skinny and cant get ehr weight back up someone PLZ HELP!!!!!

sure there are no underlying conditions. Make sure she is by her self, so no other Leos stress her out further.
Yes, they can lay infertile eggs without a male. I don't know how to get them to stop, maybe someone else wil, but I do know you can try silkies and waxies. I owuld even include some babyfood (love to fall back on that), something sweeter like peach cobbler or banana yogurt babyfood. You can also try the meat (chicken/turkey) babyfood, but they prefer the sweet things.
I'm sure other opinions will follow shortly.
Good luck.
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I guess you could stop her from laying eggs with some really expensive and probably dangerous surgery, nut yes sometimes they do lay eggs without a male, and if they have mated with a male they can retain sperm for up to two years. You can try offering her a pinky or some waxworms or butterworms but just make sure she has mealworms available at all times. There may also be another underlying problem when you feed her stay and watch to make sure she eats. A fecal exam would not be a bad idea either but if she is eating it is probably not neccesary.

I dont believe you can stop the laying, except as noted with a surgery(ouch), let nature take its place. all my females have lost weight mostly in their tails after a few clutches but have all recovered fine when their done laying for the season. a pinkie every couple weeks during this time is good if shell accept them.
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If leos are anything like chameleons, feeding the females less will reduce how often they lay eggs without being mated. Don't try that, though, I'm just throwing this out to see what people think about it. It might be dangerous for a leo.
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