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Well, I woke up this morning and I was checking over the cage and changing the water, and there in the middle near the corner were two huge eggs. I didn't know that my females were old enough to start breeding. These are my first and I've got a couple questions.

I unfortunetly cannot move them due to the fact that she layed them onto the tile and now seem stuck. I'm not sure if I can candle them either. I did have a male in with them for a while and have since moved him out of the tank a couple weeks ago.

1) I'm picking up some sand today to put near the eggs to let her cover them since shes taking all the calcium out of the dish to try and bury them. Is this a good idea?

2) I don't have a incubator so if they are fertle will the eggs still make it and hatch?

3) If I find that these eggs aren't fertle when should I introduce the male to try and get fertle ones?

I'll post a picture within a half hour.
Any other suggestions or questions or anything else you think would be helpful please let me know. THanks. Jason

3) If I find that these eggs aren't fertle when should I introduce the male to try and get fertle ones?

You said you didn't think she was old enough to breed. How old if your female? How much does she weigh? If she is too young watch her very carefully and give her a ton of extra calcium, pinkie mice and other fattening and calcium enriched treats. This is extremely important!

She will probably lay another clutch of eggs within the next week or so, and could continue to do so for several weeks. I would put a humid nesting box for her to lay her future eggs in so she doesnt get stressed by having no nesting site.

As far as these eggs go, just by covering them with sand and leaving them in the tank they will not hatch. I do know people who have had small amounts of luck hatching leo eggs in small cups half full of damp moss, vermiculite, or other material, covering the cup and leaving it in controlled temperatures. This is a tricky method though and not very sucessfull.

I would say the eggs you have are probably not going to make it by now, you can leave them for a couple days if yu want to make sure, but toss them after. You can set up an incubator this week to be prepared for future eggs if you want to try and hatch them.

As far as introducing the male to the female again definatley do not do it until the female is of healthy breeding age and weight. Depending on her current age and size you may be able to breed them next year. In the meantime do some reading on breeding, incubating, and raising hatchlings, then hopefully next year you can have some healthy leo babies.

Good luck!
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You said you didn't think she was old enough to breed. How old if your female? How much does she weigh?

I'm not sure on here weight because I don't have a scale. I have a full grown male, and they're(I have two) almost the same size. I mean I do belive that they're old enough, guessing around 13 months which is almost adult right?
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Thanks, Jason

Heres the pic to show a visual.

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Thanks, Jason