Anybody else off to a slow start?

[acpart]

I'm almost 2 months into my fourth breeding season and things are going more slowly than I'd hoped. I have 8 breeding females (although one really doesn't count given past performance and she will be retiring after this season) and 4 males. The males have all done the deed and I had 3 eggs in the incubator, one of which (from a first-timer) went bad. I'm not really looking for advice, just a little commiseration. I just looked at my last year's journal and see that at this time last year I had 4 eggs, so maybe I'm not so far off; it just seems as if it's taking forerver. I may be more worried this time around because last year I had an unexplained rash of infertile eggs in the middle of the season, so I'm less confident than before.

OK. Now I feel better. Back to waiting.

Aliza

 

[mynewturtle]

I've got 2 eggs I feel you. My other girls are deciding the hovering between 38-41 grams. My other girl within a few days, I'm expecting 4 more. Witch will total to 6 eggs. Slow starts :main_thumbsdown:

Although if I space out getting hatchlings less space on the hatchling rack!!

 

[paulnj]

While my breeder number are much higher.... I had 17 enigma cross eggs go bad 2-3 weeks in for unknown reasons alone buy jan 31. Must be the economy:main_rolleyes:

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Well, I only have 4 leopard gecko eggs incubating! Less than half of my girls are even ovulating... looks like another late season for GGG!

 

[Ccrashca069]

Well, I only have 4 leopard gecko eggs incubating! Less than half of my girls are even ovulating... looks like another late season for GGG!

But Good Things come to those who wait.

 

[Ccrashca069]

I have had 4 eggs that hatched, 4 that were infertile and I have 2 good eggs now. Just waiting on a couple more females to start ovulating then it will be Bell eggs

 

[Pro Geckos]

I would have to say yes. Although I have 20 leo eggs incubating and 8 fat tails I have had a slew of infertile eggs similar to what you had last year Aliza. *scratching head*And like Marcia the majority of my females aren't even ovulating. It must be the cold Reno weather...

 

[supperl]

I had a good start for my first season ever. My females suprised me one had layed her second clutch 11 days after the first.

 

[GeckoJunkie]

Kinda slow here as well. I have alot of females that are breeders this year but most of them have just started ovulating. Although my group is kinda split I have around 50 eggs in the cooker already. But thats all from only about half my females that of size and age. Looks like quite a few of us will be having a late season.

 

[2.1SRR.YYC]

Here's where we're at as of tonight...

35 eggs laid
14 infertile or failed
0 hatchlings

I'm hoping a new incubator brings the number of failed eggs down!:main_thumbsup:

We just got eggs from our last female tonight so every one of our females has laid at least one clutch.

 

[LeopardGeckoMom52688]

Mine hasn't even started. My first year male doesn't know the difference from her head or bottom and he is being very agressive so I am watching him very closely. And my other male is a second year breeder but the females aren't ovulating so they don't want nothing to do with him. Man this is harsh!

 

[MSMD]

I really can't complain for my first year. So far, this is where I'm at:

2 ovulating females that were just bred
2 gravid females laying
12 eggs in the 'bators (1 that candles yellow, but I'm letting it stay till it stinks )
4 hatchlings

 

[malt_geckos]

We only have three eggs incubating right now. Out of 33 geckos, only one female is ovulating.

 

[sunshinegeckofarm]

yep very slow start i have 7 females ready and i think i have some about to lay eggs. i have no eggs in the incubator right now. i might have a few more females ready if i weigh them soon. plus depending on what i pick up at the show this weekend. i hope everyone gets there breeding colonies breeding well and hatching lots of eggs i love seeing babies.

Danielle

 

[acpart]

Do those of you having a slow start this year think it's slower than previous years, or are we all just more impatient?

Aliza

 

[mynewturtle]

Aliza, last year I had all 70 eggs by March 19th. This year im getting a few more, therefore I am spreading it out. So it is my fault. By spreading it out, 3-4 maybe 5 a month pairings.

 

[sunshinegeckofarm]

i never had this many leos that are ready to breed. before i had 2-3 females not 7 maybe 9. maybe more after tomorrow when i get back from the show. lol they are a bad obsession lol not really lol

 

[godzillizard]

I have a couple projects laying right now, but 90% of my females are just about to start producing It's nice to know I'm not the only 'late' breeder...

 

[david13]

I'm off to a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy slow start, my leos won't "do their thing"

 

[Baker14]

Its my first season breeding. My second year female(bred with the breeder I got her from), has layed 6 eggs so far, 1 was infertile, the others are looking good, and 1 is about to hatch. I think this season is going pretty good for me!