Big enough?

[KashMoneyExotics]

My female is ovulating but weighs 51 grams. I know 50 grams is the starting weight to breed but she's overall a smaller gecko does she looks ready or should I put a bit more weight on her

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[AcidicAngel]

Personally I prefer to have them at 60g or over but I know not everyone does it this way. The only reason I say this is because I have a female I bred last year, she was just over 60g when I mated her and by the end of her laying(4 eggs in total, two clutches) she was down to under 40g.

 

[warhawk]

If it was me I would wait a little while also. When she starts laying eggs she will normally drop some weight and like AcidicAngel said you can drop up to 2 grams with ever clutch so dropping 10-20 grams would be huge for her.

I would wait till she is closer to 60-65 grams.


Very pretty I love her colors.

 

[KashMoneyExotics]

Okay will do. This is her first year as well. She was actually bred in February she was 57grams but she didn't produce for me. She lost weight but started eating again so putting weight on her shouldn't be a problem.

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[Kristi23]

Honestly, she should be fine. A lot of breeders find issues with bigger geckos and breeding. 50 grams in fine as long as the gecko is healthy. She will continue to lose weight and not eat (most) when ovulating whether you breed her or not. If you were planning on it and she's ready, I don't see a problem. Mine will start eating again after laying eggs where my non bred females will hunger strike and not eat for 3+ months. Make sure she's fed well and has plenty of calcium.