Confirmation on Female Care

[blondebrowncoat]

Species of lizard: Leo gecko
Gecko's name: Bulma
Morph: Blizzard
Gender: Female
Age: 10 Months
Weight: unknown (healthy weight)

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I haven't been able to find a comprehensive guide for keeping females without the intent to breed. I've read and searched forums but I still have a few questions.

I am looking for validation on the following:
Female leopard geckos produce eggs regardless of fertilization
Female leopard geckos require a lay box so that they do not have issues with egg binding etc

I have the following questions:
What months do female leopard geckos typically ovulate?
Should an egg laying box be present year round?

I do not intend on breeding her. I do have a male but he is kept separately. I want to ensure I provide everything she needs to stay healthy. Thank you for any info or links to care sheets I may have missed.

Nutrition:
Right now I feed her following Elizabeth Freer's recommendation from other posts in the forum:

Crickets or dubia >> Monday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Crickets or dubia >> Tuesday (she has zero interest in mealworms)
Crickets or dubia >> Wednesday - Zoo Med's Repti Calcium without D3
Crickets or dubia >> Thursday
Crickets or dubia >> Friday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med ReptiVite multivitamins without D3
Crickets or dubia >> Saturday
No food >> Sunday

Gutloading with collard greens and orange or sweet potato depending on what's in our fridge

 

[acpart]

All leopard gecko females ovulate, usually between about February and July but relatively few of them produce eggs without benefit of a male. I've had it happen with only 2 females in 15 years. If you use a gladware container with moist eco earth it can double as a humid hide and a possible laybox in the unlikely event that your gecko lays eggs. Ovulation looks like round pink spheres and eggs looks like much bigger oval white bodies. You can find pictures on the internet.

Aliza

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Here are additional options for feeding the feeders.

For 148 click: Gutload Ingredients for Bugs & Worms......Olimpia -- August 2013

 

[blondebrowncoat]

Thank you both!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thank you both!

You're welcome.

When Bulma reaches 12 mo, depending upon her size, she may be ready for Schedule 126. Leos will continue to grow until they are about 18 mo.

Weekly Schedule 126 for Leopard Geckos 18 months old +​

Crickets or dubia >> Monday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Crickets or dubia >> Thursday - lightly dusted with Zoo Med ReptiVite multivitamins without D3
Mealworms >> Saturday - no dusting

Future weeks:
Continue on since all weeks are identical. . . . . .