[bstiell]

so i just bought some of my first cave geckos a pair but as soon as i placed them in their tank them mated .. and mated and mated and mated again .. ive read up on them but i need some inside advice form ppl who have experience with them .. currently i have leos and rhacs .. will my female die from over mating like panther geckos do? do they lap up calcium like leos do ? please help ..

[perenquen]

how old are the geckos (especially the female)?
I think the best thing to do now is to separate the male, so that the female has no stress, and feed the female good.

I have pair of G.hainanensis, and my female was very young (cca 7-8 months) when she mated with the male... it was my fault to keep them together into that age , but she did ok, I fed her good (lots of crickets, dusted with minerals and vitamins). she gave 4 cluthes that season, each of 2 eggs, and all brought babies. now, this season, she lives without the male, but she also laid one clutch last month (about 6 months of separation from the male), I will see what comes out from the eggs
...the female still seems to be in good condition, she is cca 16 cm long (she was smaller in the time of her first mating, so the early gravidity didn´t stop her growth very much)

[Rosydisposition]

Originally Posted by perenquen

how old are the geckos (especially the female)?
I think the best thing to do now is to separate the male, so that the female has no stress, and feed the female good.

I have pair of G.hainanensis

Good advice/info for him to consider.... I have seen females calcium depleted B 4, on W.C. imports.

W/ our pair of Hainan Island Leos, we dust almost every feeding, and the occasional pinkie mouse will be consumed by large girls.

Babies are as cute as other Eubelpharids! they love hiding spots, use multiple cork hides, FYI & GL! - Jason

[Rosydisposition]

male:

and the female:

[perenquen]

that female looks interesting, a she has almost no light coloration (banding)... is it due to her age (older animals lose their light bands) ? ...or just abberant color form?

[bstiell]

Originally Posted by perenquen

how old are the geckos (especially the female)?
I think the best thing to do now is to separate the male, so that the female has no stress, and feed the female good.

I have pair of G.hainanensis, and my female was very young (cca 7-8 months) when she mated with the male... it was my fault to keep them together into that age , but she did ok, I fed her good (lots of crickets, dusted with minerals and vitamins). she gave 4 cluthes that season, each of 2 eggs, and all brought babies. now, this season, she lives without the male, but she also laid one clutch last month (about 6 months of separation from the male), I will see what comes out from the eggs
...the female still seems to be in good condition, she is cca 16 cm long (she was smaller in the time of her first mating, so the early gravidity didn´t stop her growth very much)

i dont know how old she is but she is the same size as my 3.5 year old leopard gecko.. the male is the same size.. i have not seen any eggs yet but im looking every day i come from work .. i currently have them together but will separate them tonight

[bstiell]

so the female layed eggs last night and i placed them in a SIM container i purchased at the last reptile show they are incubating at room temp which is around 75 only thing is when i was digging them up there was an escaped mealworm and i think i cracked one of the eggs trying to get it out i put them both in either way i hope they both hatch .. pray 4 me ..lol

[perenquen]

bstiell: I think the egg that you damaged, if it really happened (the shell is broken), is lost
but, if you are not sure, and there is no visible "eruption" from the egg shell, keep it in incubator, maybe you will have luck with it

[conan]

congrats on the eggs. At room temp I have had them hatch anywhere from 75-100 days (72-76F-ish thats an average, it varies pretty good seasonally for me). Depending on your set-up you can get them to lay eggs where you want by varying the depth of the substrate and providing a hide so that it will be easier to find them and you can better avoid damaging them when looking for them. I provide about 1/4" cocofiber as the substrate which i wet down and firmly tamp and provide about an 1-1.5" of damp substrate that is loosely packed under an upsidedown bulb pan flower pot with a entrance hole chipped in the side and they lay there every month.

[bigchin]

If you see lots of bite marks on the female's neck and head area, it would definitely be advisable to separate them. however, i've only done this once with my 1.3 groups, but i think that one female of mine was already on the way down. I usually don't separate them, but since you only have 1.1, the female is the only one the male can mate with, so she doesn't have a chance to rest. Love is painful.