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Hello

I have a young pair of crested geckos that I bought over the summer. I just found their first clutch today and I'm really excited to know they're breeding. The eggs look healthy, except they seem very small to me. They are about half the size my leopard gecko's eggs. Are they supposed be this small? Do they grow? Also, any tips on incubation would be great. I have them at 70 degrees, in moist perlite right now. Thanks for any help!

I thought the same thing, I have a pair that have now laid 2 clutches of eggs, They laid the second one last night, My wife breeds Leopard geckos, and I thought the same thing, The eggs are smaller, alot smaller, at least thats my experience. Sounds like you are doing everything right, I have my eggs set up the same way, I put mine in an incubator, but they its set way low, lots lower than my leopards eggs. The books I have read say 70-72ish, but I have mine at 75 ish, maybe they will hatch a little sooner...I just can't seem to get them to stay any lower than that. Good luck and keep us posted on how they do. This is our first time breeding cresteds. Good luck and have a great weekend.
David
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"Life is a Safari"

you actually should be doing them closer to room temperature unless your house is unusually colder than 68-72 degrees during the winter.

jason

Exactly how young is this young pair of crested geckos? When did you first put them in the same enclosure? Breeding them too young is bad for their health. Alternatively, how much do they weigh? Females need to be at least 35 grams to safely breed and many mature breeder animals weigh well over 40 grams.

Congrats on the eggs; my geckos are cycling and gaining weight over the winter so I can put them together in the spring. I can't wait to have my first eggs! Make sure your female gets extra calcium in her diet and a little more protein, and again, congrats.

Thanks. They are about a year old, give or take a month or two... 4 or 5 months old when I bought them and around 30 grams. They're bigger now. They've been together since I got them and there hasn't been any trouble.

I asked the breeder for their hatching dates before I bought them. He said he doesn't record them, but he told me they were 4 or 5 months old. I think he said one was a month younger, but I don't remember exactly.