Breeding help?

[LeopardGeckoBreederFan]

So this is my first breeding season and I need some help. When I'm attempting to breed them should I leave them in the cage together or should I just put them in for little bits at a time? And what exactly do they do when they're ready? Like are they a little aggressive or does the female just accept him or what? I attempted for the first time tonight and was unsuccessful with all my females so I need some tips on how to help them breed. Please help!

 

[acpart]

First you need to check to see if the females are ovulating, because they won't accept the male if they're not. Do some google search and you'll see pictures of what that looks like.
Some people put the male in with the female and leave her there until they see mating after which they remove them.
Some people put the geckos together for a night and then check to see if eggs are developing
Some people (like me) keep the geckos together throughout the season.

I have to say that it's very early in the season. My males and females are together, there is a bit of tail rattling going on but none of the females has ovulated and I don't expect mating or successful egg production for a few weeks yet. Do some googling to read about mating behavior because it's kind of long to post in a thread here.

Aliza

 

[LeopardGeckoBreederFan]

Ok, thank you so much! I have 3 females that are able to breed and one male, so should I maybe combine all of them to the same cage? One of my females I havent had for over a month but she is very fat and healthy and is actually slightly bigger than all the others. Idk how she would do being with other geckos. She almost bit my male when I put them together lol. So maybe I should leave her out?

 

[acpart]

You will need a pretty big cage for all 4. I do keep 1.2 together Jan-Oct without incident. You can try it (though there are those who disagree with doing things this way, as I"m sure you'll hear) but be prepared for having to separate anyone who can't get along.

Aliza

 

[LeopardGeckoBreederFan]

You will need a pretty big cage for all 4. I do keep 1.2 together Jan-Oct without incident. You can try it (though there are those who disagree with doing things this way, as I"m sure you'll hear) but be prepared for having to separate anyone who can't get along.

I have a 40 gallon tank that I have my biggest leo in (it's what her previous owner had her in) so I was thinking of putting them all in that one and then putting plenty of hides in there so they wont be forced to be around each other. And of course I'll watch them carefully, I plan on introducing the females one at a time to help with the change and reduce stress. After I put all the females in I'll wait a week before introducing the male to make sure the females all get along with each other.