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Hey Guys can you tell me how to get my female leo to ovulate?
how much should it weigh?
how much sleep should it get?
how much should it be fed?

any input or advice would be appreciated Thanks,Josh
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Leos are da bomb

Ive you read up on ? I would . , before i even think of breeding.
i bought a female leo pregant and i ending up loosing the first clutch becuase i did not have a incubator. in time for it.

you get more eggs then what you bargain for , your first time

read up on it
all your questions can be answered in a book from trempers site.

butt
i would suggest breeding at 50-60 grams
they sleep durning the day normally there nocturnal.
females such be giving more calcuim then normal if breeding and food to gutloading .
i hope this helps if im wrong on anything correct me , anyone.

good luck/. i had 6 hatch out of my 12 eggs for her first breeding season .. ."

Firstly, I recommend that you purchase a copy of "The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos" by Ron Tremper. This book is quite literally the "Gecko Bible".

Leopards can breed at approximately 35-40g. Most don't like to breed them unless they are 50g or larger as they can and will lose some of their fat storage during the breeding process.

Once your gecko has reached that size you would need to put it through brumation (cooler temperature-72F for 30 days with no food-still plenty of water). After the 30 days you would warm them back up to normal temperatures of 85F-90F, feed them well to put back on any weight they lost during brumation, about 30 days later you can place the Male and Female together and they should do what needs to be done. Also remember that when a Male and Female Leopard mate that the Female stores the Males sperm inside her and will release it when she ovulates to fertilize the eggs.

You should also understand that Leopard Females that are of breeding size when placed with a Male Leopard will naturally lay eggs. The likelyhood of them being fertile depends on a couple of things:

1-If they were not brumated they will probably not be fertile.

2-If it is her first clutch (or even second or third) there is a good chance that they will not be fertile.

As an example: I purchased a pair of breeding size SHTCT's last year (neither had ever been bread or brumated). I put them in the same enclosure and within two months the Female had laid her first clutch; they were infertile. In an attempt to let nature work on its' own I left them together and she laid two more clutches of infertile eggs. After the thrid clutch I removed the Male and they have been in separate enclosures since. They are entering brumation soon and I am willing to put money that I will have fertile eggs from her this year.

I really hope this helps.
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1.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Leopards
1.1 Mack Snow Leopards
0.2 Red Racing Stripe Leopards
0.1.1 Bell Albino Leopards
0.1 Blazing Blizzard Leopard
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Husband
1.2 Children

I never brumate and hatched over 90 % of eggs laid and most were first year breeders.
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ok thanks that helped a bit but where do i get that book and how much will it cost?
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Leos are da bomb

so basically lower the temperature a bit cut down on food for a month than return heat and food to normal and make sure she has a healthy body weight and get a male and youre done get a laying box with moss than take the eggs to the incubator?
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Leos are da bomb

i never brumated either and had a high hatch rate on first year females. u can get the book at
http://www.leopardgecko.com/book.html

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1.1 Western Painted Turtle (Mougly, Scooter)
1.1 Albino Leopard Gecko (Daphne, Guy)
1.0 High Yellow Leopard Gecko (Sunshine)
1.1 HTCT Leopard Gecko (Rocket, Dot)
0.1 SHTCT Leopard Gecko (Tequila)

>>i never brumated either and had a high hatch rate on first year females. u can get the book at
>>http://www.leopardgecko.com/book.html
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>>1.1 Western Painted Turtle (Mougly, Scooter)
>>1.1 Albino Leopard Gecko (Daphne, Guy)
>>1.0 High Yellow Leopard Gecko (Sunshine)
>>1.1 HTCT Leopard Gecko (Rocket, Dot)
>>0.1 SHTCT Leopard Gecko (Tequila)

k thanks really appreciate it .
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Leos are da bomb

im confused in order to breed you need her to ovulate right then introduce the male leo to the enclosure than add the lay box and there should be eggs in a couple of weeks? Is that right
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Leos are da bomb

Yes, there is always a possibility that females will have successful breeding seasons without having been brumated. I personally do not prefer attempting to breed a female unless she has been through brumation.

What most people fail to realize is that in the wild there is a breeding season which begins when the temperature gets warm and ends when it begins to get cooler. By putting your leopards through brumation it stimulates the natural breeding cycle.

Ooohboy123-you basically have the idea right. During brumation they do not eat at all. Their bodies are not equiped to digest any food at the lower temperatures, just make sure that they are supplied with plenty of fresh water and their moist hide box. After brumation and their weight is up to healthy breeding size you can place the male and female together. I leave them together for a few nights (you can usually tell when they have done the job by hearing noises during the night or even seeing small bite marks on the head/neck of the female where the male "held-on". You can then remove the male and when the female ovulates the sperm that was deposited with fertilize the egg and then she will lay them. I use their moist hide box as their laying box as well. They are already comfortable going in and out and in nature their "burrow" is where they would lay the eggs.

Please understand that this advice is based on hours and hours of research, advice from other leopard breeders and first hand expierience.

Good Luck
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1.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Leopards
1.1 Mack Snow Leopards
0.2 Red Racing Stripe Leopards
0.1.1 Bell Albino Leopards
0.1 Blazing Blizzard Leopard
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Husband
1.2 Children

>>Yes, there is always a possibility that females will have successful breeding seasons without having been brumated. I personally do not prefer attempting to breed a female unless she has been through brumation.
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>>What most people fail to realize is that in the wild there is a breeding season which begins when the temperature gets warm and ends when it begins to get cooler. By putting your leopards through brumation it stimulates the natural breeding cycle.
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>>Ooohboy123-you basically have the idea right. During brumation they do not eat at all. Their bodies are not equiped to digest any food at the lower temperatures, just make sure that they are supplied with plenty of fresh water and their moist hide box. After brumation and their weight is up to healthy breeding size you can place the male and female together. I leave them together for a few nights (you can usually tell when they have done the job by hearing noises during the night or even seeing small bite marks on the head/neck of the female where the male "held-on". You can then remove the male and when the female ovulates the sperm that was deposited with fertilize the egg and then she will lay them. I use their moist hide box as their laying box as well. They are already comfortable going in and out and in nature their "burrow" is where they would lay the eggs.
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>>Please understand that this advice is based on hours and hours of research, advice from other leopard breeders and first hand expierience.

ok thanks but how can they ovulate without a brumation period?
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Leos are da bomb

Ovulation is a natural process and once they reaching breeding size/age they will do it on their own.
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1.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Leopards
1.1 Mack Snow Leopards
0.2 Red Racing Stripe Leopards
0.1.1 Bell Albino Leopards
0.1 Blazing Blizzard Leopard
1.0 Rabbit
1.0 Husband
1.2 Children

>>Ovulation is a natural process and once they reaching breeding size/age they will do it on their own.
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>>1.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Leopards
>>1.1 Mack Snow Leopards
>>0.2 Red Racing Stripe Leopards
>>0.1.1 Bell Albino Leopards
>>0.1 Blazing Blizzard Leopard
>>1.0 Rabbit
>>1.0 Husband
>>1.2 Children
ok thanks, so she'll fo it on her own ok, but when will she do it, is there any common time when they ovulate?, Thanks Josh
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Leos are da bomb

ok thanks so if i put the female through brumation at about 50 grams for about a month she'll defiantly will ovulate? You also have to drop the temperatures a bit don't you than after brumation get her weight up and add a male and your hidebox and youre done?
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Leos are da bomb