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I have heard of a "pre-lay" shed..but havent witnessed it many times, only a few. So I am unsure of how long after the shed to expect eggs. Is there a certain time frame for this, or just a shot in the dark?
I have an albino female that shed just last night, and she has been gravid a good 3-4 weeks now, if not more. No digging just yet.

Has anyone observed this pre-lay shed, and how long afterwards were your eggs laid?

Thanks,

Crystal Light
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

crystal,
in some of my geckos i have observed an almost pre lay shed... but its when i know for sure they are very gravid... you should be able to turn the gecko over and clearly see her eggs... if thats the case and she just shed its normall with in a week but let me tell you thats not set in stone LOL.... also i have some females that will dig several days in advance to laying and others that dig the night before so that depends... be patient!!!!! eggs shall come soon
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-robin struck
Geckoheads And Geeks

LOL..females can be weird, cant they?
I know for sure she's gravid, but these are her first eggs, so probably infertile. But if they ARE fertile..they will be my FIRST albino babies!

I got eggs yesterday from my tangerine female...but they were infertile. Now im just waiting on 5 other leos to lay already..oy. Patience doesnt work for me well...lol.

But anyway, she shed, so I will wait and see how many days it takes for her to lay

~Crystal

PS: btw Robin..cant WAIT for me and Dusty to get those new leos from you on Thursday, but I wish you could be there so I could meet you this time, lol. Ah well, maybe next time
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

well on the one that laid the infertiles keep the male in with her until you get fertile eggs... dont prematurely remove him before you know for sure she is producing good eggs....... this i have learned from experience LOL trust me

yeah i wish i could to but i have to work til close... we will meet sooon and i trust you will like russ... he is a very sweet mild mannered man... kinda the oposite of me LOL
talk to ya soon
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-robin struck
Geckoheads And Geeks

Good idea Robin! I didnt leave her with him long enough, I guess. Ive had her a little over a year, and she has only produced 2 fertile eggs...one baby hatched, and the other got killed by my son (my fault) b/c when I was candling them, I didnt realize he grabbed one, and squished it . Im now more careful and dont let him near any of the eggs.

But anyway, hes going back in with her now! Thanks for that info!

~Crystal
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

i keep certain pairs together 24/7 365 days..even during egg laying. i have a trio thats been togtehr for about 5 years now and has not ever been spearated..

geckogod2

My first time gecko shed before she laid eggs, then laid them 4 days apart, im guessing this is natural being her first time, and she was rather small.

Crystal,

My female laid her third clutch just recently. She held the eggs for just over a month. She laid two eggs January 1st. Then, she was noticably gravid, shed, and laid her second clutch on Febuary 7th. Hope that helps, lol.
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Geckos will someday rule the world!

4.7.2 Leopard Geckos
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2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
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Josh
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It does help, thanks alot! Im pretty positive she'll lay this week, about 50% positive. We'll see!

~Crystal
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Crystal Light (Yes..thats my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

www.thegeckobarn.com

Just because --- lol ----

I tried to put my male in with my female because only like 1/3 of her clutches have been fertile (as expected since she's a first time breeder), but she wasn't having it. So I had to save my 90 gram male from the 62 gram she-devil and put him back in his own tank, lol.
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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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