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My leos are both around 2 years old and I decided I wanted to breed them. Both preformed well in the husbandry test, but when it came time to lay eggs, they had problems. Thefirst one laid an egg then a week later, laid the other one, then the one who has eggs now, I think should have laid them a few days ago yet still hasn't. I've bred my other leo's before, with sucess. Why are they having this problem? Could it be their size?

Thanks very much.
Michael

How much do they weight?
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Geckos will someday rule the world!

4.7.2 Leopard Geckos
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Josh
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Not sure how much they weigh. Maybe not enough?

michael

I didn't even consider breeding my female that is gravid right now until I had her for a year, and she was at least 60 grams (she was like 65 grams at that point). I'm not going to breed my other females until they are at least 60-70 grams either, just for the fact that I don't want to lose them just because I want to breed them.

If she still hasn't laid her eggs in a week or so, and isn't eating (if she's still eating, that means they're not ready to be laid) give her 20-30 minute soaks in warm water. Now this might stimulate egg laying, and she will lay in the water, so those eggs wont be any good. I'd suggest after she lays, beef her up with some mealworms/wax worms/pinkies.
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Geckos will someday rule the world!

4.7.2 Leopard Geckos
2.1.0 Chihuahuas
2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
1.0.0 Siamese Cat
1.0.0 Dwarf Hamsters

Josh
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If she laid them in the water couldn't you just take them out of the water and dab them with a paper towel real quick? I don't see how a couple seconds in water would do that much damage...

Because the eggs are so soft they just absorb the water. Haven't you ever heard of people not washing Chicken Eggs with water? Well, when my grandma was younger she sorted the Chicken Eggs into the egg crates, filing off any of the hardened fluid left over from laying them. Anyhow, she told me that the reason that they didn't just spray them with water, was because it left the pores open, and absorbed the water, which had bacteria in it (all water does) and it'd rot the eggs from the inside out and create little worms and stuff.

At least, that's what she said ,lol. But everywhere I've read said that water would kill the egg in the long run from too much absorbtion.
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Geckos will someday rule the world!

4.7.2 Leopard Geckos
2.1.0 Chihuahuas
2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
1.0.0 Siamese Cat
1.0.0 Dwarf Hamsters

Josh
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But getting it off and drying it real quick wouldn't help? Before it even had time to absorb much water? I know paper towels can dry eggs out real quick...so couldn't drying it a little get out any excess water from a second or two in the water?