Gecko is not laying eggs

[sammer021486]

I am beginning to worry about my leo, she has not laid any eggs yet and I am unsure of what I am seeing in these pictures. Best I could do holding her on my own, with my camera phone.

Her lay box is a 5 cup rubbermaid square disposable sandwich container that has eco earth in it. All of my other female geckos that are laying use the same set up with no problems. I am going to purchase sphagnum moss tomorrow if my local Canadian tire store has any, as I live in a very small town with no pet shops closer than 3 hours away.

 

[gitrdone0420]

Those look like eggs to me! How long since she was bred? My females take around two weeks to lay.
Just sit tight, she may surprise you by tomorrow morning because she does look fairly far along.
Also, does she have access to calcium 24/7? Calcium is a must in order for your females to lay eggs properly and healthy.

 

[PetVet]

She def. looks gravid. Females can take up to 5 weeks to lay (most take an average on 3 weeks tho) but they won't lay unless they feel they find the perfect place. Make sure her temps are normal and maybe add another moist hide to give her some options...and don't keep checking her lol. I get like that too but a watched pot never boils and a gravid gecko never seems to want to lay when you are eagerly anticipating them to (I currently have 2 gravid ladies that should be laying any day now but are being oh so stubborn!).

 

[sammer021486]

I normally leave my geckos be and only bother them to do shed checks, feed/water and tank cleanings. But she absorbed her last clutch or at least seemed to and I want to make sure that she does not become egg bound. As I mentioned earlier I live in a small town 3 hours away from a pet store and the vet is also 3 hours away.

 

[sammer021486]

Those look like eggs to me! How long since she was bred? My females take around two weeks to lay.
Just sit tight, she may surprise you by tomorrow morning because she does look fairly far along.
Also, does she have access to calcium 24/7? Calcium is a must in order for your females to lay eggs properly and healthy.

Yes she always has calcium available, I dust their food with Repashy Calcium Plus ICB, but still provide the calcium dish as I do still see them licking from it, especially the females that are laying.

I checked the inventory online and my local Canadian Tire does have Shultz organic peat moss so I am going to grab a bag if they actually do have any in stock and see if she lays in that.

 

[sammer021486]

She finally laid the eggs tonight. This is her would have been third clutch and I figured that she was going to reabsorb them too, like she has with the other 2 clutches. I provided her with two lay boxes, one with coco fiber and the other I used peat moss, it was the wrong peat moss I intended to buy, it was the peat that has been all ground up. But either she preferred the peat or the new location as the peat and coco fiber had the same consistency and moisture.