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I looked into the tank the other day, and there were a pair of eggs there! People say that most geckos first pair of eggs are infertile, but how do i tell?! They're white, round and stuck together.. what do i do??

Please help!

the best i can say is to take them out very gently making sure you dont squish them.dont take them apart or it will damage the eggs.put the eggs in a deli container or similar item.before putting the eggs in the container put in some moist vermiculite,paralyte,or spagnum moss.put the eggs on the moss or other substrate and put the container somwhere in your house that reaches the mid eighties.now ive never got to incubate bibron eggs so im not sure if you incubate them like ground gecko or climbing gecko eggs.if you decide to do it for climbing gecko eggs do the same thing except dont let the eggs touch the substrate instead put them on a small peice of plastic.hope this helps
nick

Do NOT put the eggs on moist substrate! BAD idea. Bibrons (actually, they are probably P. turneri) eggs should be incubated on dry media. You can use sand or papertowel. You can use almost anything. I use sand. They will hatch. The good thing about bibrons/turners geckos is that you can just put the eggs in a dark shoebox and put them on a warm shelf and they will hatch. I prefer to incubate at 82-84F.
Back to your question, in about 2 to 3 days you will see blood vessels in the eggs if you hold the eggs up to the light. These are fertile. If they remain yellowish, they are duds. It can be hard to tell if the female has covere them with sand. I can tell you that if you have a male and a female in the enclosure, the eggs are most likely fertile and you can except many more in the coming weeks. The eggs are laid every 20 days or so.
Sand makes a good substrate for bibrons/turners geckos because it is easy for the female to dig in. Paper towel is even better because the eggs are easy to remove, they aren't covered by sand, and the female will just lay her eggs under it.

Hi

I noticed you have experience with eggs.

What can you tell me about golden geckos.

I have a male and female in a traopical setting, 25gallon tank.
They get along. Should i be expecting eggs?
Where should i look?
What to do when i see eggs?

thank you for your time.