Egg machine?

[ReptilesRevealed]

In October of last year I aquired a piar of leos from a teacher that i work with. She felt as thoguh she wasnt giving them the attention they needed and knew that i would give or find them a good home. Well its been awhile since i have kept them and wanted to enjoy them as i once did. It is a pair, but for the year or two she had them they never bred. So i set them up in thier new home

As you can see pretty routine set up. It has a heating pad and a heat lamp and if you look closely at the top it is cover with plexy all but a spot for the lamp. This is to help control humidity and not just heat the air to escape.

Well didnt take long after two weeks i noticed coplulation and then eggs. This was exciting at firs tbut then it became a huge problem. Sicne then i have had to sepreate the pair since she laid 5 more clutches after her first and then two more after i have spereated them. I have heard of females producing and laying infertile eggs but i just want to make sure i am nto going to comprimise the females health.

Any help you all could give would be great.

Thanks
Scott

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Female geckos can store sperm and can produce up to 12 clutches (possibly more) in a season from a single mating so removing the male is no guarantee she'll stop producing fertile eggs. Breeding is always a risk, females can overproduce and hurt themselves by depleting fat and calcium stores. Once they start to lay eggs I'm not sure there's anyway to get them to stop until they want to stop. Best of luck!

 

[acpart]

Some people have been successful getting a gecko to stop laying eggs (so I've heard) by "cooling" her --reducing feeding for a few weeks and then cooling the cage temperature so she'll brumate. I do get nervous about that, so you may just have to put up with it till she's done. Separating them was a good first step.

Aliza

 

[ReptilesRevealed]

I thought temps might play a part. She is nto what i would consider skinny or underweight i just dont to get to that point. I have lowered temps a bit and havent been offereing as much food in th hopes that she will slow down and stop with the production.

Thanks for your advice

Scott