Woke up to a Crested Gecko egg :-O

[angelclawdust]

Ok ive done alot of reading last night and today (and id already looked into breeding as was going to in around 12 months time when id acquired a male - alas it looks like i dont need to lol

Last night emily (named by my 6yr old daughter) was out and about earlier than normal - ive only had her 2 months but her moving pattern is easy to spot. She was out searching and roaming around and then while im playing xbox i her a thud from the terrarium - naturally i went to see and her head was buried under the wood i have in the tank - naturally i thought the worst and lifted the wood only to be greeted with a "ooo what you doing" look from emily with a head full of soil lol
anyway this happened a few times (the thudding) and read up - it could be pregnant - or could just like digging.

Woke up this morning to the following pic



i do have some questions though for some clarity

1. she still looks like shes wanting to lay eggs - still in same place as the one in pic is so the question here is how long does the egg laying process normally take?

2. ive read they can lay an egg - unfertilized - without a male - my question here is having her for only 2 months and her being around 12 months old - is the time period ok with being pregnant or does it fit more with just laying an egg?

3. How long to leave in terrarium before moving to incubator? she has completely covered the egg in the pic but i dont want to go in a disturb the area while shes still there

these q's will do for now while i think of some more to ask lol
this is only gecko forum ive registered on so you guys will be my main area of question asking and resources - no better place than one full of experienced keepers/breeders

 

[LSeelt]

I usually wait until they have laid both eggs to go get them. Usually they will lay them both at the same time. As long as the soil is moist it won't be an issue if you leave it for a while. Wait until she isn't digging around it, then go in and get it.

Since crested gecko eggs incubate at room temperature, I have seen eggs incubate in the vivarium. Not ideal, but it can happen.

Also, I've seen one of my females lay for about 6 hours before, but she didn't cover and then leave one and come back. Hope that helps a bit!

 

[angelclawdust]

well few months later and i have this in my lay/egg box



they both look soooooo cute and considering i have a (what i believe to be) a tiger dal (proper yellow in colour) female - can been seen in profile pic - im ecstatic about the 2 completely different looking patterns and colours they both have
i almost missed the grey one as i thought the egg finally dud'ed as the light in the box wasnt great - but that was only this morning - went to check it over bout an hr ago and find 2 very lively looking and very JUMPY lil babies hehehe

love it

 

[angelclawdust]

just an update on them both
doing really well from what i can tell - and the grey one has now changed colours to match the other one

 

[angelclawdust]

Here are them both - pics taken today - one wanted to hide so not the best pic but ill add some more a little later in a few days with better pics

 

[angelclawdust]

Ok as i was scouring the internet i reclicked my link here and thought id add a few more photos
Only 2 photos but shows them both growing well
There not upto date upto date pics but ill be getting a few more over the weekend so ill post them also
These guys were born 30/08/2013 so almost 5 months old now