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I have a pair of giant day geckos. The female has been laying eggs but i am unsure if they are fertile. How would i tell? I have read that giant day geckos do not 'plaster' their eggs, however she has always plastered them usually to the wall. how would i incubate them in these circumstances?

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Julie

Hey, I am just today having this exact same problem, except with lined day geckos. I'm curious to hear the answer you get.

Chris Fullmer

In every instance that I have seen a "non-gluer" day gecko plaster an egg to a surface, the egg was a dud. Dud eggs are usually badly shapped, rough surfaced and not placed in a protected area. Fertile eggs from "non-gluers" appear well shaped and are just slighly pink.

Leann
Leaping Lizards Day Geckos

OK, thank you. i am trying to provide her with lots of suitable locations for egg laying, but she is very stubborn and seems to always choose to avoid them! if i stick to what you say about being a dud then i will wait till i find one that isnt plastered.

In answer to incubating when plastered for Chris Fullmer - any ideas?

Thank you
Julie.

Our flying geckos, whitelined, and a few other species do the same thing as far as sticking them to the glass. Very simple answer. you take a deli cup (we use clear) with the vent holes already in it. And you place it over the eggs and tape it in place. Humidity is kept higher by spraying the enclosure and they naturally incubate in the cage. The little ones hatch out and you can easily find them and remove them. Now with the fluctuating temps they may take longer to hatch out and you need to make sure they do not get too cool but all in all they hatch out just fine. hope this helps.

Kurt and Melissa Lantz
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