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i think one of my females may be gravid! i'm very new at this and don't know the signs.
shes putting on lots of weight specially to the one side, not eating as much but her tail looks fine (still plump) and shes not as active! cool side of the viv temp is 82 and warm side is about 88.
anybody out there with any idea??????????
thankyou marie.

From what i've seen of my female that has laid eggs yours sounds gravid but my girl really never stopped eating. Actually she has the appetite of an elephant lol. She might have slowed down a bit a day or two before, but usually i wasn't even able to get the worms into her bowl cause she'd jump at the container of worms while i was still holding it.

My only suggestion would be to provide her with a lay box and watch for eggs. Can you actually see any eggs in her? Theres many pics on Kingsnake of gravid females so you could do a search and then compare your female to them.

Hope that helps
Red

>>i think one of my females may be gravid! i'm very new at this and don't know the signs.
>>shes putting on lots of weight specially to the one side, not eating as much but her tail looks fine (still plump) and shes not as active! cool side of the viv temp is 82 and warm side is about 88.
>>anybody out there with any idea??????????
>>thankyou marie.
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

looking at a picture i have found my female looks exactly like the female below so i would say she is gravid!!!! i dont know what to do with eggs or what substrate to use for box will normal potting peat do?
thankyou marie

I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONE POSTING THEM. Next time be much appreciated if you can ask before posting pics of my geckos... Even though you were useing them as a reference.. Dont mean to sound like a jerk just early in the morning and My gecko pics are posted and im not the author.
Jason

i am really sorry Jason. i didn't mean to offend anybody. i just needed some help! beautiful pics you have though.
sorry marie.

No problem No appology needed If your still not sure if your gecko is gravid id suggest finding a clear rubbermaid container putting her in it and looking at her from the bottom If there are 2 large white masses in the lower adominal region she is gravid.. If its her first time breeding it could only be one mass. Good luck and keep us posted.
Jason

ive placed her in a clear tub and looked underneath and yes! 2 white masses either side of her abdoman.

Sounds good are you incubation ready? Keep us posted.

what temps and humidity do i need to keep eggs at???????
thanx marie

Well leopard geckos can be temperature sexed meaning you decide if you want males or females its not 100% but pretty close. For females incubate between 80-84 Both Sexes 85-87 Males 88-90.. Id suggest around 83-86 The lower the temperature the longer you have to wait for them to hatch. Humidity is I believe 75%. Go to this website for a proven exact method of hatching eggs

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/incubate-eggs.htm

Good luck.
Jason

she so pretty

Image

I used vermiculite as a laying medium and now i use perlite to incubate my eggs in. You can pick up a hovabator incubator at most feed stores and you'll want the thermal air one, not the turbo fan model.

Hope that helps
Red

>>looking at a picture i have found my female looks exactly like the female below so i would say she is gravid!!!! i dont know what to do with eggs or what substrate to use for box will normal potting peat do?
>>thankyou marie
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

thankyou for all your help redquake. i think im all sorted now. looking forward to being a nanny hehe. thanx for all your help!
just one more thing ...........
how long will it take for her to lay her eggs?????
thanx again marie

I bought this girl gravid so i'm not exactly sure how long from mating to laying. But there was only 15 days between clutches once she started laying for me. It looks like she's going to pop again, probably soon. She's been eating so much its almost hard to keep up and since her tank is next to Karmas tank i've found she's even trying to get to Karmas food. I've been giving her Supers twice a day along with keeping mealworm bowl full.

I'm glad i could help

Red

>>thankyou for all your help redquake. i think im all sorted now. looking forward to being a nanny hehe. thanx for all your help!
>>just one more thing ...........
>>how long will it take for her to lay her eggs?????
>>thanx again marie
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

2-5 weeks after mating she should lay her eggs.
She will start digging in her nest box when she is ready to lay, normally at night or early morning, keep an eye out for this. Although sometimes you have a gecko that will dig for a week before it lays, but normally its the same night.
Once the eggs are laid and have hardened up(I ususally wait about 20-30min. to take them from mom, once she's gotten them in the position she's wanted them), mark the top of them with a marker, and place them in the egg container the way they were laid as to not drown the embryo, and then put them in the incubator...and thats about it Now comes the fun part...waiting. Unless you candle them, you probably wont know if they are fertile or not until they hatch or rot. By candling, take a small flashlight, place it up to the egg in the container, and if it is fertile, it will glow red with lots of veins. If not, it will appear yellow.

Good luck!

~Crystal
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)

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

The Gecko Barn

In my case there was no digging, heck she didn't even bother to lay them in the lay box....hehehe. For the first set i found them under one of her other hides, the second set out on the tile. Granted this time she had spread around much of the vermiculite, i guess thinking she'd make her own lay area. It didn't work though, both eggs were stuck to the tile but luckily came off without being damaged.

Red

>>2-5 weeks after mating she should lay her eggs.
>>She will start digging in her nest box when she is ready to lay, normally at night or early morning, keep an eye out for this. Although sometimes you have a gecko that will dig for a week before it lays, but normally its the same night.
>>Once the eggs are laid and have hardened up(I ususally wait about 20-30min. to take them from mom, once she's gotten them in the position she's wanted them), mark the top of them with a marker, and place them in the egg container the way they were laid as to not drown the embryo, and then put them in the incubator...and thats about it Now comes the fun part...waiting. Unless you candle them, you probably wont know if they are fertile or not until they hatch or rot. By candling, take a small flashlight, place it up to the egg in the container, and if it is fertile, it will glow red with lots of veins. If not, it will appear yellow.
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>>Good luck!
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>>~Crystal
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>>Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)
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>>*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection
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>>The Gecko Barn
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)