Crested Gecko Laying Deformed Eggs

[amarkakis]

My 2 and a half year old female crested gecko has been laying very odd shaped eggs her last three clutches. The first clutch she laid 2 eggs that were both sunk in quite a bit, I was able to bring one back but the other was no good, and the first one (3/22) lasted 2 months then also sunk completely in.
The next clutch (5/18.) wasn't as bad, both eggs were small but were not smooth, more of a patchy look. Still have both those eggs!
Then today (5/17) I found some eggs that were extremely skinny and one curved in to make a tight crevasse.

All eggs have been fertile. She also doesn't lay in her laybox anymore (contains eco earth which is what the reptile expert from petco recommended) either only her repti-bark substrate (also recommended).
Both situations I am unsure on, any input would be extremely helpful and appreciated. I will put up pictures by tomorrow of the new eggs.

 

[amarkakis]

Here are pictures of the eggs I currently have. The whiter, smaller, out of shape ones are the most recent and the other two are last months clutch.

 

[Aimless]

hmm. on reptibark, are you having a hard time keeping her humidity up? and, are you measuring her humidity?

can you please post a picture of your gecko? if possible, one in profile and one from the top down, with her whole body. in particular I want to see her head though, nice and clear.

can you please post a picture of her enclosure?

last (but not least) what is she eating? how often? any gutloading or supplementation?

thanks.

 

[amarkakis]

Humidity hasn't been a problem, although I am not measuring it, I spray thoroughly at night and lightly in the morning. Usually by the next spray it is dry.
She is eating CGD, and gut loaded crickets from petco, thats it. She is currently in the tank with my male but he's coming out for a while at the end of this month. I'll get the pictures up by tonight when I get home.

 

[amarkakis]

Here are all the pictures I got. About 3 weeks ago I was out on vacation and I left her and the rest of my geckos with a family member who doesn't have experience. We were gone 10 days and since then I noticed that it looks like her weight went down. Could that be an issue?

 

[Aimless]

thanks for the pictures.

egg deformities are usually nutritional in nature. she doesn't look to have any signs of MBD, but perhaps she's having a vitamin problem.

how do you gutload? and do you dust (and if so, with what?)

the cage pictures are a little blurry. I would recommend in general a more vertical setup with more plants, and also I would not use reptibark as a substrate. it's up to you; I just don't feel it's ideal and it's very hard to keep a habitat with a screen top and a reptibark substrate humid enough, even with twice daily spraying.

eggs that dent during incubation are generally too dry. if she's laying them that way, I'm not sure why but I'd look hard at her nutrition. maybe you might try a different sort of laybox. if she's not using the more soil-like laying substrate then she's not happy with it for some reason and it might be stressing her out.

 

[amarkakis]

I buy the gut loaded crickets from a pet store near me. Never dusted them.
What substrates would you recommend? I'd rather not use Eco earth if possible, it's not my favorite. I have been looking at taller tanks lately.
How should I figure out the vitamin issue? Vet? Or just try upping the calcium to see if that works?

 

[Aimless]

No, I wouldn't start adding in just calcium. I'd gutload the crickets myself for at least a day or two though.

I plant my tanks with potting soil and moss. You might try that, or maybe coconut fiber?

 

[amarkakis]

Alright will do. Thank you for all the help! Very appreciated.