breeding

[herpsgalore]

if two leopard geckos are in a cage comfortabely together, does that mean that one is a male and the other is a female?

just curious...

 

[Srt14292]

Nope could both be females, Just never keep males together.

 

[herpsgalore]

o ok. i goot sex them soon. Hopefully i can get some babies out of them. that would make my day>>><<<

 

[Angel]

you want to breed there is aot you need, extra tanks, uth, incubator . how old are they and how big? should sex them asap if they are too young you can cause harm to the female by breeding her to early.

 

[herpsgalore]

they are about 15 months old... Whatt is an UTH?

I have most materials in order to breed.

I just sexed them and they are all females. There are no "double" bulges

 

[Angel]

uth is , under tank heater , but you need extra heat sources dont know what you are using? bulbs?

 

[herpsgalore]

well right now im just using an heatpad. Eventually when i get my male leopard to breed i will add extra heat source/ light source for breeding.

 

[Landen]

uth is , under tank heater , but you need extra heat sources dont know what you are using? bulbs?

leopard gecko's do not require bulbs. They are purely optional and only benifit you in being able to see the animal. The only heat you "need" is belly heat from an under tank heat pad, or heat cable. If you do use light make sure you only use a red light at night as your gecko isn't stressed and can't see the red color. White light (standard bulb) will most likely stress them out and be too much. This isn't always the case but why take the risk when it doesn't benifit the animal?

 

[herpsgalore]

so when the leos are mating i can just have my usuall heatpad going?

 

[Landen]

I would avoid the light while breeding. They will probably be more comfortable and more likely to breed. Although they will probably breed with the light, it'll probably increase your odds to cut the light out. It's worth a shot to see if it works. But to answer your question exactly, the uth will be fine and is the only heat source that is not optional