Getting ready to lay?

[Leopardbreeder]

Will a female begin to dig shen she is ready to lay or is really gravid? I have a female that is gravid ( I hope), and she dug all the vermiculite out of her hide.

 

[gaparicio]

Yeah, I'd say so. My females always move the substrate to one side before laying. That's how I know when to look for eggs. They never mess with the substrate otherwise.

 

[yellermelon]

That is indeed a good sighn. Some of my females dig and make a mess, just to make me mad though.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

she was only bred on friday night though.

 

[Stitch]

How long have you had the egg laying chamber in the cage?

If it is new to her and on the warm end she may be just checking it out or digging it up to get to a warmer temperature.

Digging is a sign of getting ready to lay eggs. Even though she was just mated, it doesn't mean that she wasn't producing eggs before that. So just keep an eye out.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

She was ovulating for a while. It is on the cool side. Is it possible for her to only carry for 1 week? I just replaced the normal moss when I bred her.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Matt, if she was only bred 4 days ago, she certainly isn't ready to lay any eggs at this time. The minimum time I have ever seen is 2 weeks between clutches, so it takes at least that much time for eggs to develop and get laid. If she was bred before Friday night, she may have eggs ready to lay. Has she been bred prior to Friday night? Can you see any eggs in her abdomen?

 

[Leopardbreeder]

No this was her first time. There are definitely eggs no doubt at all. She is getting bigger every day! She is still eating though. I know sometimes they go on "hunger strikes".

 

[Stitch]

Matt, if she was only bred 4 days ago, she certainly isn't ready to lay any eggs at this time...

Females can still lay eggs without being bred. This may be Matts case. The first set may not be fertile. Matt said he can see the eggs, these probably won't be fertile but incubate them until you are sure they are not, ie: molding or a deflated look.

One of my females laid eggs and she was never bred to my knowledge. I wound up placing her with one of my males and in her first year she laid some thing like 8-9 clutches (8 of which were fertile).

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Hmmmm... this could be possible!

 

[Kimjorg]

Just a thought too...you might wanna think about putting the egg laying chamber on the warm side of her enclosure

 

[Leopardbreeder]

alright, thanks I will definitely incubate them if I get any.