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For instance, say you had one male and one female in a tank for one year, how many eggs would they produce over that year?
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

Several clutchs of two eggs a year. I never counted but I'd say at least five or more. They also will lay egg that are unfertile.

Well here's my problem.. while I may want to breed mine and have like 2-4 babies, i'm not going to want any more than that. Is there any way I can keep them in the same cage (after they've sexually matured) without planning on keeping the eggs? Should i just keep the male and females separated if I'm not planning on raising all of their babies? I don't want to have the females constantly pressured with raising eggs for nothing.
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

Nevermind that, I think i'll just have to keep them separate if they're not going to be mating.
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

Im going to have to look this up, but I remeber reading somewhere that leos retain sperm. So they can lay eggs that are fertile after only mating once. I can look this up for you if no one else has any input. Also leos will often lay eggs wether they have been fertilized or not. I agree this is stressful for females, however it is additionally stressful to have males with the females for any extended amount of time. Starting late summer early fall I would put the male with the female for anywheres from a few days to a few weeks. Wait and see if any eggs are layed for about a month, and try introducing the male again if no eggs show up. If this is your first time incubating eggs I would keep all of the eggs until you start getting hatchlings. In my experience clutches laid in fall/winter have not been fertile or just didn't survive. My leos have all hatched in late spring early summer. I could go on and on about my leo breeding experience yet I still have questions of my own. Hope I helped you out.

np
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund