Diablo Blanco Leopard Gecko Breeding Question

[volcomsurfer777]

Hey my name is Keaton and I have a small collection of leopard geckos, three being Diablo Blancos. The one that is male was hatched on 7/26/2009, and I have one Snow Diablo Blanco female and one Diablo Blanco female. The Snow DB was hatched on 4/13/2009, and the regular DB female was hatched on 7/8/2009. As I have slowly watched them reach maturity my plans are to breed them but I have not been able to determine if they are able to at this age or not. They are all clearly visually sexable, and in the 40-45 gram range, and I regularly keep them separate until evening in which I will introduce the male to one of the females for around five to eight hours every night. I guess my question is, am I doing this correctly?, and is it okay to try to breed them outside of their normal breeding season, considering they are obviously Captive Bred? Last but not least, how long do I need to wait to start looking for signs of egg production in the females, since I am obviously not waiting around for confirmation during the breeding ritual. I would appreciate any help from people that have already been through this situation with Leopards only please. Thank You!
P.S> All geckos are individually housed except during breeding in ten to twenty gallon tanks
All ind. tanks have uth's on one side roughly around 90-95 degrees F
2 Hides, one on each side,
+ one humid hide comprised of water and paper towels on the hot side. (also for egg laying in the future hopefully)
The substrate is paper towels as well, and all have individual water and mealworm bowls, dusted with calcium.

 

[T-ReXx]

Hey my name is Keaton and I have a small collection of leopard geckos, three being Diablo Blancos. The one that is male was hatched on 7/26/2009, and I have one Snow Diablo Blanco female and one Diablo Blanco female. The Snow DB was hatched on 4/13/2009, and the regular DB female was hatched on 7/8/2009. As I have slowly watched them reach maturity my plans are to breed them but I have not been able to determine if they are able to at this age or not. They are all clearly visually sexable, and in the 40-45 gram range, and I regularly keep them separate until evening in which I will introduce the male to one of the females for around five to eight hours every night. I guess my question is, am I doing this correctly?, and is it okay to try to breed them outside of their normal breeding season, considering they are obviously Captive Bred? Last but not least, how long do I need to wait to start looking for signs of egg production in the females, since I am obviously not waiting around for confirmation during the breeding ritual. I would appreciate any help from people that have already been through this situation with Leopards only please. Thank You!
P.S> All geckos are individually housed except during breeding in ten to twenty gallon tanks
All ind. tanks have uth's on one side roughly around 90-95 degrees F
2 Hides, one on each side,
+ one humid hide comprised of water and paper towels on the hot side. (also for egg laying in the future hopefully)
The substrate is paper towels as well, and all have individual water and mealworm bowls, dusted with calcium.

First, you want to wait until you females are in the 50-55 gram range before breeding them. The heavier the better. Look for signs of ovulation before introduction, theres a sticky thread here with some good pics of what to look for(a pink spot on the belly). Sounds like your setups are good, I would introduce the male to an ovulating female for at least 24 hours at a time to ensure fertility, and watch for a bit to ensure theres no excessive fighting. Leo breeding season is generally between Jan and Sept, so as long as your females are ovulating and up to weight it is fine to introduce any time in this time period.

 

[volcomsurfer777]

Thank you T-Rexx

Thank you very much for your response, as I am taking it to heart and have stopped introducing him w the females until they all get a little bigger and older. Thank you for your expertise and the relevant info on breeding season and time elapse during introductions!

 

[volcomsurfer777]

If anyone else has any feedback or experience with this situation please feel free to comment, I constantly look back at my posts, thanks