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I've had a proven crested pair together since May. They have yet to even breed, let alone lay eggs. Although I understand it might take some time, I had a question. I've been hand feeding them baby food. The female tends to not eat crickets in front of me, so i hand feed them baby food and crested diet so I am assured that she is eating. Could this cause stress? They always eat heartily, and act pretty calm when they're out. I'm getting a bit impatient, I know, but its just been a while.
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Corn Snakes: Eden, Mars, Sierra, Lavendar, The Tweedle Twins
Crested Geckos: Parker, Emily Dickinson, Bonnie, Unnamed 1 & unnamed 2, Cali
Leopard Geckos: Paris, Helen, Annabelle, Artemis
Bearded Dragon: Humphrey
Jambea Dwarf Retic

Its common for cresteds to shut down egg production for 4 to 6mths out of the year.
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Bobby Pruett
Arboreals Etc...

regular handling isn't necessarily a good idea either, same with hand feeding, the only reason i could see you hand feeding is if they simply can't or won't eat on their own for some sort of health reason like an injury.

i would just let them be and see what happens, if they dont breed this season seperate them and try again next year. the male can be ready to breed all day but if the female isn't ready your pair is never going to do anything for you, it just takes time.
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if you haven't seen any kind of breeding behavior you may want to separate the male for awhile. sometimes a little time away from the girls will show him what should really be going on. also, check and re-check husbandry, temp, and diet. you can never check and re-check that sort of thing enough when it comes to breeding healthy animals.