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I'm new to this so bear with me..
I got two house geckos today, and I think one of them may be pregnant(from what I've read on-line). I can see white oval things through it's stomach, and it doesn't look like the other one I have. I don't know how to take care of eggs, or what do to so yeah.. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
_Nicole

Your gecko has a good chance of being gravid (the word for egg laying animals). Feed her plenty of crickets dusted with Calcium/D3 such as RepCal and she should produce one or two eggs with with a good shell (still easily broken). You will mostlikely find the egg(s) within the next two weeks. Right when you see it, mark the top lightly with a permanent marker. This is so that even if you accidentally roll it over or something, the embryo will be "right side up," and will hatch properly. If the egg is not attached to anything (nudge it gently to see), then you can remove it from the parents enclosure to ensure nothing happens to it. If it is attached, post another message about what is attached to. [If removeable] Get a deli cup (or a small tupperware box), poke/cut three 1mm holes in the lid and fill it halfway with potting soil (w/o the little white Styrolite balls), vermiculite (from a garden store), moss, or peat moss (garden store also). Give it two spritzes of water place the egg right side up on top of the medium. Put the lid on and store it at a place that is around 84 degrees constantly (temperature fluctuations could kill the egg). Check on it about once a week and spray around the egg a little. Within one to two months, you will have a tiny gecko only around an inch long. You will need to feed it pinhead crickets or flightless (vestigle-winged fruit). Be sure to dust the insects, or the geckos growing bones will not form correctly. Here is a picture of an African house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) I found in their cage tonight. That should be what yours will look like even if the species is different.
Good Luck!
Ashton

I am half asleep so I am having some typing problems. I meant to type vestigle-winged FRUIT FLIES. These are genetically altered (through selective breeding) to have wings that do not work.
Sorry
Ashton