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UNFORTUNATLY, the eggs in question are not from my own leos, but one of the leos from work. We keep our leos on aspen bedding (looks like rabbit food). Well, this gecko decided that she was going to be a TWIT, and burried water bowl (its actually a "automatic waterer"; water bottle that fills the bowl) and laid the eggs in the BOTTOM of the water bowl. SO under 4 inches of mush, were two eggs, of good size, that were "glued" to the bottom of the dish, and glued together. Now, I got them free of the dish with some lukewarm water with no problem, but I couldn't get them apart. Is this going to be a huge problem? has anyone had this happen and actually have them hatch?! Thanks!
~Ang
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2.2.0 Leopard Geckos (2)shct, (1) normal,(1) rainwater albino
1.0.0 Betta
2.1.0 Whites Treefrogs
0.0.1 Green Treefrog
1.0.0 Red eyed Treefrog
1.0.0 Huge Black Cat
0.1.0 Cocker Spaniel
0.1.0 Brittany
...Next on the list... a FEMALE RETF!!!

Lots of egg problems tonight, I can give you some advice. From what I’ve seen, leopard geckos prefer to lay their eggs in a moist substrate. If there is none available to them, they sometimes choose to lay in their water dish. This has happened to me twice, and both times the eggs did not end up hatching. Regardless, would continue to incubate them until they mold over or completely collapse. If they are stuck together that is no problem, but you should take care to keep them oriented in the same position they were laid (don’t turn or roll them over).

To avoid this problem in the future, you need to provide a humid hide/laying container. I use a butter container with a door cut on the top. I fill mine ½ full of vermiculite, but other choose to use moss, soil, or some other substrate. You should spray the humid hide with water at least every other day. The humid hide helps your geckos to shed their skin, and also serves as a good place to lay eggs.

You will typically notice the female digging at the substrate as much as two days before laying eggs. If you are unfamiliar with incubating eggs, visit Albey’s web page, he is a sponsor of this forum. He has detailed information on incubating. Hope this helps, lets us know if you have any more questions.

DaveCable