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hi all, my leo just laid two dense eggs a few days ago, which from what ive read about leos is just fine and probably fertile - right?..

i put them into a canning jar which seals but has a few air holes through the top, and burried them in moist vermiculite and perlite just like many instructions say to use, then i placed the jar back into the cage a little to the side of the nightimte heat lamp in an area which is about 78-82 degrees, im going for females..

then i noticed today she laid a third egg, is this normal?

so i decided to do the whole thing again to make room for the thrid egg in the jar and refresh the vermiculite and perlite moisture.. i noticed the first two eggs had filled out a lot already, im guessing this is normal..

does all this sound ok, and how often should i re-moisture the vermiculite perlite mixture, i live in very dry AZ..

thanks in advance..

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the 2 eggs you posted dont look very good...the second one looks dented in, and so does the first, where they buried in sand? looks like they're covered in it
sand is definatly not a good lay box substrate, it can dry the eggs out very quickly, i would suggest Bed-a-beast or eco earth, peat moss and fine potting soil
putting the eggs in the tank with im guessing the mother..isnt a good idea also, the temps will fluctuate and that can kill the eggs, if they're not dead already, you can put them on top of your T.V Cable box, i tried that once and the temps stayed at 83* with 86% humidity(also VERY important) if you really planned on breeding them you should've baught an incubator
if they're plump and say like this for more tham 3 weeks they're probably fertile, to be sure, when they're a week old hold ythem up to a flashlight and see if you cam spot any red veins, this ensures that they are fertile.

Dan

well like i said, they were placed in moist vermiculite and perlite, although they initially were laid in sand yes..

a week after they were layed they were noticably more plump, but i will check for veins in a few days..

and my thermometer says the area where they are located is always about 80 although humidity is very low..