Ovulating

[Brendon_]

Can a gecko not be sexually mature enough to be ovulating?

 

[acpart]

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I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Just like humans reach puberty at different ages, geckos reach maturity at different ages. Some geckos may ovulate at 7 months and some at a year. If you have a 2 year old gecko, though, who isn't ovulating, it has passed the age of sexual maturity and may just be infertile.

Aliza

 

[Brendon_]

Oops, sorry. No she is still young not even a year I'd say. I just cant seem to tell if shes ovulating or not. Both of my females I cannot tell if are or not and I both are not a full year yet. I find it hard to believe both are infertile.


Brendon

 

[cowana]

If you are inexperienced at looking for it, then it can be hard to find. I had a hard time detecting it in my females at first. Especially in one female with really thick fat pads... They obscured the ovums moving along her reproductive tract. I can't even see her eggs really when she is full-on gravid. Haha

The following thread really helped me identify when my females are ovulating. Just know that (A) if your females are under a year they may not be ovulating yet, and (B) if they are ovulating they are too young to breed. They shouldn't be bred until they're at least a year old and 50g or more.

This thread should help you identify ovulation, though.

http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=56343

Amy

 

[Brendon_]

Perfect! I'll give this thread a check and continue my research. Thank you

 

[cowana]

You're welcome!