[rachelroborowski]

Hi all, i'm very new to the world of teratoscincus! whilst owning 5 cresties, 1 boa, 1 corn snake and 2 berber skinks, snakes n adders, a very reputable shop in the UK where I go got a chinese import in with teratoscincus roborowskii coming in wc, I fell in love instantly, the species is absolutely fascinating and were such amazing characters!

Well I reserved the two gecko's that were there, currently labelled as unsexed as he hadn't got them out to have a proper look with them being a little eratic at first coming in wc... The next day once their environment was set up and I went to collect them, we found two pearly white eggs in the vivarium with them. Whilst noticing a slight bulge on the relatively smaller male gecko. Unfortunately these perfect little eggs ripped ever so slightly with even the most delicate handling. Once home, the male has settled in but is very nervous of you near the viv and does run and hide when the door is opened, very shy little boy! Female on the other hand is very outgoing, wandering onto my hand and very inquisitive at the front of the glass!
Approximately a month down the line, i'm here, with a female gecko that is beginning to look sluggish for want of a better word, and a large egg shaped bulge on her right hand side (not on her left though)
I'm obviously under the impression of her being gravid, questions i would like answering are:
a) what other signs am i looking for for her being gravid
b) how should I judge when she will lay and guess when it was they mated
c) what is the best thing to put in for her to lay the eggs into
d) i know incubation must be dry, do you have any tips for getting the eggs out of the viv into the incubator without rips or tears? obviously i dont want what happened before, to happen again!
e) estimated incubation period and temperatures

I'm really sorry for the long post i just want the very best for my little gecko's, they have only been bred once in the UK and it would be fantastic, even if not this time, but in the future, to get some fertile eggs and get some cb babies into the UK!
Thankyou in advance.