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Hi people,

Over a year ago I purchased my first day geckos which were a proven pair of grandis. They got down to business right away and laid 12 eggs, of which 10 hatched. I sold or gave away all but 3 of the babys and I sold the parents as well. Now the 3 holdbacks have started laying infertile eggs so i know they are all female. I recently got a WC male to put in with them (I had trouble finding an adult CB male and plus i wanted to mix up the gene pool) and right away i noticed bite marks on all 3 females necks. I keep each female in her own 15 gal tall tank and i have been rotating the male between the cages every few days for the last 2 months. Still the females continue to lay infertile eggs and i am searching for an explanation. The original adult pair I had owned was kept in a much larger enclosure, and i wonder if the problem may have to do with the female's cages being too small. I have heard from others that pairs of day geckos will not breed unless they are given adequate space. All other conditions are ideal; lighting, humidity, temperature, diet/nutrition, ect... Can anyone offer a suggestion?? Is the small enclosure preventing successful breeding or am i on the wrong track?? Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply, i appreciate it.

Joe

the small cage has nothing to do with it if you see bite marks just wait, they will lay fertile in time.although a bigger cage is the right thing to do they will still breed if the conditions are right in the smaller cage. i.e. humidity feeding, enough calcium, the right age for the females etc.

Obviously breeding isn't a problem if there are bite marks on the female's necks. They could either still be too young to produce fertile eggs or they aren't being given enough nutrition. If you aren't sure breeding is taking place set up a video camera to record them when you aren't around.