leopard gecko female pink belly eggs

katy

katy

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Hi I've just noticed Narla has a pink belly so she has eggs inside her, I bought her six days ago and she didn't have eggs then but she was living with a male.
I was originality getting a male so I don't know what to to and if the eggs are fertile
I've only got a on off thermostat so i can't keep a very constant temp (its between 27 and 31 at the hot end and 21-24 at the cool end Celsius)
could she be pregnant? how long should it be before she lays the eggs?
Is there anything I can do to help her lay the eggs?
I'm already bathing her twice daily to help the last of her feet shed.
she's got calcium in a lid and i've been putting calcium on her food.
 
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katy

katy

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should have got a boy !

Will she lay her eggs on moss or should i get vermiculite and should it be fine or course?
what should I do with the eggs once they are laid and what do i do if they hatch?
 
XoVictoryXo

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This is what gravid leo looks like when she is ready to hatch
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could take anywhere from 15-30 days for her to lay.
you want to prepare a laybox, I used Tupperware container it looks kind of like this
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Put the lay box on the cool side of the enclosure
provide a good amount of moist substrate, I used eco-earth
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Make sure you keep her water fresh and full - my girl has been very thirsty during her gravid period.
and as far as what to do with eggs, it depends on if you want the expenses and hassles of babies or not. or if you are planning to breed or rehome them? or keep them all
None of mine turned out fertile, but Im almost relieved, because with 2 geckos im in over my head with costs. vet visits and diet are expensive!
 
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cricket4u

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katy said:
Hi I've just noticed Narla has a pink belly so she has eggs inside her, I bought her six days ago and she didn't have eggs then but she was living with a male.
I was originality getting a male so I don't know what to to and if the eggs are fertile
I've only got a on off thermostat so i can't keep a very constant temp (its between 27 and 31 at the hot end and 21-24 at the cool end Celsius)
could she be pregnant? how long should it be before she lays the eggs?
Is there anything I can do to help her lay the eggs?
I'm already bathing her twice daily to help the last of her feet shed.
she's got calcium in a lid and i've been putting calcium on her food.
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I suggest you buy a better thermostat. Your temperatures are too low. This is what they should be.

Cool side daytime temp- 25C
Hot side air temp- 29C
Hot side floor temp above heat mat- 33-34C
 
katy

katy

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I would like to do it as cheaply as I can while still doing my best for them since I had no intentions of breeding whatsoever
I guess I'd carefully try to find homes for them or keep them
I've read that you can put them in a tub in the mother's vivarium so I was going to do that with vermiculite but I don't know whether to get fine or coarse and now I'll have to look into eco earth can you use eco earth as the incubator substrate?
I'll turn the the thermostat up a bit then but i did read quite a few different websites to get that range maybe the translations that i got from Fahrenheit to Celsius weren't right when i was looking through the websites
 
cricket4u

cricket4u

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I'm sorry, but you are unprepared and lack knowledge at this point. The best thing you can do is get rid of the eggs. Putting a bin in a tank is not going to work. You will end up with sick hatchlings or even worse things can happen.

Can you afford to take these geckos to the vet if they become ill? This will help you understand the cost.
Leopard Gecko Breeding

Q – How much does it cost?
Be prepared to spend ….. a lot ~ and don’t expect to make a profit or even break even. Most I know including myself only just about cover the costs ~ if we’re lucky.

Even cutting costs with home-made incubators, hides, DIY rubs and tubs the costs mount up ~ extra livefood (not just for the adults but all the hatchlings) plus the food for gutloading, supplements, vet fee’s if anything should go wrong as well as the other costs like electricity. Take into account that most leo’s are at least eight weeks old before they’re sold so space is also going to be at a premium; be prepared to keep the hatchlings longer too as selling them is not guaranteed.

There is also a cost in the time needed to spend on them all ~ it isn’t just an hour a day and that’s that; you can’t take time out and leave them for a weekend or so because you’re tired or want to go out with your friends ~ just because you can cut costs/corners in some ways does not mean that you can or should in others least of all with the health and well-being of the leo’s in mind.
 
cricket4u

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XoVictoryXo said:
cricket you have great advice here! I now do not feel so bad disposing of my girls eggs!
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XO, I don't think we were paying attention, She wrote" Narla has a pink belly so she has eggs inside her" this does not mean she is gravid, maybe ovulating.:lol:
 
katy

katy

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I'm unexperienced and lacking knowlege because i didn't even look into breeding other than quick skims of the breeding sections of care sheets

She was at the shop that I got her from for 6 months and she was living with a male so I assumed she was gravid when I noticed the eggs this morning.
she has a moss moist hide and I am looking to get some vermiculite to add to it
Is fine or coarse vermiculite best?

I couldn't throw an egg away unless I was sure it was infertile (yellow when a torch is shined on it) I think it is cruel to eat a chicken's egg (or any living creature) so throwing away a good egg would go against everything I believe in.
 
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