Leopard gecko breeding, lots of questions!

Hey everyone so I've decided that in early 2016 I want to try my hand at breeding my leopard geckos! Although in the beginning of 2016 my female will only be a little more than I hear old, so I might wait until the end of 2016/ beginning of 2017 to start breeding. Anyways, I'm confident I can do it and I have the money and room to keep all the babies if for some reason they didn't sell. I've started doing deep research on how to breed them and introduce them and such and I have a few questions.
Some people have mentioned a "cool down period" to help their females go into ovulation, and I'm wondering when the cool down period should start, and what should I drop the temps to? When should the period end?
Secondly, how long do you keep the male and the female together? Just until you see a lock? A few hours everyday for a week? Or should I keep them together for an ENTIRE week without separating them? (Unless there are signs of aggression, obviously).
I know that you should have calcium in a dish for the female the entire time that she's ovulating and gravid, but should it be with or without D3?
Lastly, what temperature should I incubate the eggs at? I've heard anywhere from 72-95. 95 seems to be the max.
Thanks for the help!


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Here are my responses:
Cool down: most people don't cool their leos. I find that some of my leos cool themselves by moving to the cool side and sleeping most of the time and not eating.

Male and Female: Many people put their male and female together, separate them after they witness breeding and maybe repeat after the female has laid 3 clutches or so. I keep my leos in 1.2 or 1.1 groups the whole season without problems.

Calcium: If you're going to put calcium in the cage, it's probably better to use calcium without D3. Since I've been dusting feeders with Repashy Calcium plus, I haven't been putting any calcium in the adults' cages (since 2009) and things are going fine.

temperatures: Successful temps for leo eggs is about 80-88. I wouldn't go higher or lower

Aliza

Thanks so much!


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