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Okay, so I fell in love with Leopard Geckos about a year ago.I have slowly built my collection up and was hoping to breed them.I have read the books and have them housed appropriately and was anticipating Mid-January or February as the beginning of breeding season.Nope, they started laying on the 10th. To my great dismay I have managed to kill the first clutch of two eggs.The second clutch came on the 16th and they seem to be doing so-so.Two females gravid now, probably lay in less than a week.Need help on deciding the correct humidity for the incubator as it appears that first clutch sunk in (no mold) just collapsed. Second set appears to be starting to sink in a little.Anyone?

Marina

LEOPARD GECKOS 3.7.2
KING SNAKES 1.1.0;
NILE MONITOR (JASMINE)0.1.0
SAVANNAH MONITORS 1.1.0
"RED" GREEN IGUANA (CITRUS) 1.0.0
GREEN IGUANAS 1.1.0
TRI-COLORED HOGNOSE SNAKES 1.2.0
SIDE-WINDER 0.0.1
ALBINO BOA 1.0.0
RED TAIL BOAS 1.1.0
VIPER GECKOS 0.0.2
FIRE SKINK 0.0.1
BEARDED DRAGON 1.0.1

I'm not sure of the proper humidity level but what I do is place my eggs on moist vermiculite not too moist just moist enough that it will hold together like a snowball when I squeeze it in my palm but not dripping, you want' to use a tight fitting lid to hold the moisture in with just a few small holes for ventilation. Sometimes if they are just dented a little you can bury the eggs for a couple days to see if they come back.

I do want to let you know that moisture might not be your problem. If this is the first year breeding for you females they might not get the proper mixture when they produce the eggs making them unviable, this will fix itself after a couple clutches. If your females are not big enough atleast 50grams that could cause problems. Another thing it could be is if your male is sterile the eggs won't be viable either. Hope this helps GL

Thank you so much. The females are well over 50 grams (closer to 65) and about 1 1/2 years old. One male was used for the eggs that "died" and a different male and female for the eggs that are on the shaky side. I currently have 3 gravid females one from one of the males and two from the other. One of the gravid females is the one who laid the first eggs. I will check the vermiculite mixture again and pray that the eggs were infertile just because they are first time breeders. If it happens more than a few times I will probably just discontinue this journey as I really care for these little guys and do not want to put them through this stress for nothing. Thanks again
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Marina

LEOPARD GECKOS 3.7.2
KING SNAKES 1.1.0
NILE MONITOR (JASMINE)0.1.0
SAVANNAH MONITORS 1.1.0
"RED" GREEN IGUANA (CITRUS) 1.0.0
GREEN IGUANAS 1.1.0
TRI-COLORED HOGNOSE SNAKES 1.2.0
SIDE-WINDER 0.0.1
ALBINO BOA 1.0.0
RED TAIL BOAS 1.1.0
VIPER GECKOS 0.0.2
FIRE SKINK 0.0.1
BEARDED DRAGON 1.0.1

You haven't really done anything wrong. The first time a female has eggs, they are usually infertile, like a practice run.

Go to "Albeys too cool reptiles" up at the top of this forum, and he has the exact incubation formula you are looking for, step by step.