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ivan just laid 7 squishy eggs!
i guess the not brumating is taking its toll that or walter has not reached sexual maturity and he is just doing the deed and shooting blanks.
does anyone have any suggestions?
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vonnie
***One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne***

brumation is sure helpful, no doubt about it!

But... I have also had Hopi and Zuni mate last year, and have hatchlings and they did not brumate!

Although if you want to breed, you SHOULD brumate, it is not "impossible" to get fertile eggs, when they have not.

Thats a shame, it always is a dissapointment when it does not go right! We have all been there, for sure!

You can never feel good about it all, till you see them hatch and know they are healthy.

Then you worry about them anyway, LOL because they are YOURS, to take care of!

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Eve

Maybe next time. Hopefully all is well 'til then.
Collaredkeeper

well i put them in their little cup and let them get warm anyway and now some of them hardened and turned more white, is that just the heat or is there a chance?
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vonnie
***One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne***

Vonnie, I thought you meant flat squished. All collred eggs are a bit soft to the touch when forst layed.

As they sit they begin to feel more solid, or firmer.

I would put them in some dampened vermiculite ot perlite, or sand whatever you have available on hand, in a plastic container, with a lid (cut a hole the size of a quarter in the lid.)

And keep them about 82 -83 Not to go below high 70's or above 90
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Eve

I breed leopard gecko and I could help you on keeping those egg

damp vermiculite isn't really good for egg, they mold or fungus.
what you need is dry vermiculite and have the egg in a
90-100% relative humidity air at around 80-82F I guess

leopard gecko are temperature sexed (80f for female and 90f for male)
as I don't breed collared yet, I could only help you build an incubator for cheap.
just msg/email me for help if ya need

Icefire

damn, that really sucks because i did everything in that list except cover the eggs with a lid. i have them in with a mixture of vermiculite and sand, as it was all i had yesterday morning and it is in one of those cups that the superworms come in, clean of course. i put the cup inside the big plastic tub in which she laid the eggs and moistened that sand too. i am not sure what the temp is at but it said 85 when i left. ok i have been awak for 25 hours. it is now nap time. gotta love traveling
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vonnie
***One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne***