is my female crested gecko big enough to breed?

[PitbullsareAngels]

My girls 42 grams and has no tail, but she just looks so small. I'm worried she would get egg bound.. I added pictures bellow, I'm wondering if she's proportionally big enough/not under weight.

She's eating a mix of 50:50 rapashy grub n fruit and pangea banana & papaya. Somtimes fresh banana as a treat.

 

[Aimless]

she weighs enough. she's a bit lean, but so many people think obese girls will handle the rigors of breeding season better.

35 g is the standard "cutoff", assuming a girl with a tail. I'd just keep an eye on her, maybe rotate some crickets into the feeding schedule, and watch that she doesn't get skinny.

 

[PitbullsareAngels]

Thanks! I don't plan on breed just yet, still making sure I know everything prepared. Just making sure she would be fine when I do breed her. My leos eatcrickets so not hard to get but she's sort of Africa of them. That's why rapashy grubs n fruit as it has bug protein also in it.

 

[PitbullsareAngels]

Also how long do you keep them together, I plan on keeping them separate after they breed/breeding for rest of year.

 

[Aimless]

well, a few days and she can retain sperm and lay all season. or they can be together a few months and maybe she'll only drop a few clutches. every pair is different and it is also somewhat dependent on temps/ light cycle / etc where their cage is.

I would encourage you to read through the forum and look for other breeding questions. there's a lot of great information in here.

 

[CrestedRick]

I paired mine end of January and removed the male early March and didn't find any eggs until two weeks ago. So just bc they mated doesn't mean that she'll lay right after.