female leopards

[lukus]

Hi, I'm pretty new at this gecko pet thing. I bought my first the day before Thanksgiving. Jimmy is 14 months old a normal and very sweet. He tested my nerves the second week I had him by shedding, he did it perfectly with no problem, but I was a wreck worrying. Anyway I have decided to get a baby blizzard and would like to know if egg binding is something to worry about if it turns out a female? I don't want to breed and it will have it's own house but do females have this problem if not bred ever. Any advice will help a lot. Thanks in advance.

 

[gixxer3420]

If you do not want to breed and your keeping the in seperate cages i would just get anohter male.

 

[MischiefManaged]

Hi, I'm pretty new at this gecko pet thing. I bought my first the day before Thanksgiving. Jimmy is 14 months old a normal and very sweet. He tested my nerves the second week I had him by shedding, he did it perfectly with no problem, but I was a wreck worrying. Anyway I have decided to get a baby blizzard and would like to know if egg binding is something to worry about if it turns out a female? I don't want to breed and it will have it's own house but do females have this problem if not bred ever. Any advice will help a lot. Thanks in advance.

My oldest female was laying eggs all summer a few years ago and she was never with a male. I eventually paired her with a male that same year and her daughter started doing the same thing at 9 months of age. :main_huh:
I imagine that females can and do get egg-bound even without the company of a male, however it is probably quite rare. I agree with the first poster though . . a male would be your best bet if you are going to keep them separate. Many breeders sell their babies as temperature sexed, so you should be okay. Good luck!

 

[lukus]

Thank you for the input, I think I'll do that . Are the males generally better tempered?

 

[MischiefManaged]

Thank you for the input, I think I'll do that . Are the males generally better tempered?

The males I've owned have been noticeably more tolerant of handling than the girls. Most of my girls have been squeakers and are more active during handling than the boys. However, I do have a patternless female that is just a total sweetheart. Hmmm . . . maybe you should get a patternless male . . .

 

[gothra]

If you don't intend to breed them in the future, I agree its better to get a male. I do not breed my geckos too, but last year one of my ovulating female had an ovary infection and had to have her ovaries surgically removed. Now, whenever my other females stop eating, I get really stressed out. I guess its one less thing to get worried about if you have a male.

Also, my males seem to be a lot more active than the females; I think they're much fun to look at.

 

[Sandra]

My oldest female was laying eggs all summer a few years ago and she was never with a male.

I didn't know that female geckos could lay eggs without being with a male, like chamaleons do. My female is almost two years old and luckily she has never laid eggs, I thought this was the normal thing.

I'm very curious about this, but I've never found conclusive data on the net. Do females produce the eggs and retain them waiting for a male who fertilizes them, to eventually re-absorb the eggs if they aren't, and in some particular cases they lay them infertile? Or how does it work?

Ps. Bonnie, I'm sorry to hear what happened to your girl, that must be painful...

Edited: I almost forgot about the difference between male/female personality! In my case, my female is very laid-back and doesn't seem to care being handled. She spents most of the time sleeping in her hides and rarely gets out of them without reason. My male is just the opposite: he's very nervious and will run away and crash into de walls of his tank whenever a human presence approaches! He also likes to explore his tank and walk around. I hope he calms down a bit with age. I guess he is also extra nervious because he had to make such a long journey to come to Spain and is still getting used to it.

 

[LadyGecko]

I would get another male and just house them in different tanks/enclosures
Also-since a patty is just as pretty as a Blizz-and they seem to have a much nicer personality/temperament-I would get a Patty or a nice PA
just my 2 cents
Sandy

 

[crayolaskies]

I would just get another male if you're worried about egg-binding. As for the temperment, I think it varies depending on the gecko. One of my four females is really sweet and calm. My one male, however, is kind of skittish, but he's getting better about being handled. Of course, his father was half-wild so... :main_rolleyes:

 

[lukus]

Thanks for all the feed back, I think I will get an older male. I really want an all white one but would someone tell me what a "patty" is.

 

[Kotsay1414]

Thanks for all the feed back, I think I will get an older male. I really want an all white one but would someone tell me what a "patty" is.

A Patternless Leopard Gecko... Here is a picture of one of my Patternless'

 

[lukus]

:antlers: They are pretty, maybe next on my list but I'm itching for an all white one. Someone e-mailed me that they saw too of them at ashop about 65 miles from me, I'll go look and see them tomorrow. My fingers are crossed!