[windeindoiel]

A friend is looking after my cat gecko right now and called me last night to let me know there are babies in the tank! This is extra surprising because she hasn't been with a male in at least 10 months, so I have some questions, seeing as this is my first breeding experience and quite an accident.

How long is their incubation? (I'm certain there were no eggs in there last time I saw her!)

Can the little ones be kept together for the time being, or should they be seperated?

Is their care any different from caring for the adult?

And finally, how old do they have to be before you can sex them?

Thanks guys!

Erin

[Riverside Reptiles]

Congrats Erin! Make sure your friend gets them out of the adults tank asap as I've heard tales of adults eating babies (although I've never had it happen personally).
Females have been known to store sperm for over a year. Incubation can be anywhere from 70 to 120 days depending on temps/conditions. The babies could probably be kept together for a while. But these animals are shy and solitary by nature, so it's probably best to separate them. Care is pretty much the same as adults just on a smaller scale. Sexing can usually be done around 6 months with some amount of reliability. Post some pics up of the babies when you can.

[windeindoiel]

When he called last night I got him to move them to a kritter keeper, so that's where they're living for now. Maybe I'll get him to seperate them, that might make it easier to make sure they're both eating properly anyway. Should I be worried about issues with them eating?

I'll ask him to take more pictures, this is the only one I have yet.

[Riverside Reptiles]

Like most babies, they can sometimes be hard to get started eating. But overall once they get going, they're fine. Just need to make sure that you have appropriately sized prey items for them.