Egg discovery

[ZooKeeperKarin]

I'm brand new to all of this. I have a proven pair of geckos (actually I just got word her first 2 eggs have hatched at the pet store!:main_thumbsup and we're waiting for a couple eggs. I have everything ready. My question is, how long do you have for the egg(s) to be good before you notice them and get them in the incubator? I have a cool, humid box with vermiculite for her to lay in.
Thanks!
Karin

 

[lillith]

You've generally got a day or so, unless she buries them really well. I think it's best to get them 1-3 hours after they're laid right after they firm up a tad bit, but I've only caught them that way 2 or 3 times...most of the other times, I find them buried. (I have lost a set from not finding it, but it wasn't a fertile set and it wasn't in the hide. Classic "water balloon" eggs)

I'd also move the humid hide to the warm side. What's the substrate in it?

 

[ZooKeeperKarin]

I actually have 2 humid hides, one with vermiculite and one with moistened paper towels.
I never thought about moving one to the warm side. I thought it was supposed to stay cool?
They were at it again this morning. (Dumb question) Will he still do the wild thing with her even if she's already got fertile eggs in her? (We're hoping she does anyway!... I can't really tell.)
Karin