Gravid female?

[Josh P.]

Do you think this Nova is gravid? It seems like so to me.

 

[SC Geckos]

She is ovulating.

 

[Josh P.]

The only way to know if the eggs are fertilized is to candle them after she lays right?

 

[SC Geckos]

That is correct.

 

[Josh P.]

Photo Update

This is an update photo on the female that I posted an ovulation photo above.

Does it look like she might be gravid now, or only ovulation still?

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[Josh P.]

An opinion, anyone?

 

[Art Geckos]

She is ovulating and those follicles will become an egg or two in coming weeks

 

[Josh P.]

She is ovulating and those follicles will become an egg or two in coming weeks

Thank you for the reply.

So you think she is already gravid? No need to place her with the male again for breeding?

 

[Samantha12]

That's what mine looks like but she's still only ovulating. My male is not breeding. Anyway, mine looks just like that and no eggs have formed or been laid so I think she's not gravid.

 

[Art Geckos]

This is a perfect time to pair her up with a male if you haven't already

 

[Josh P.]

How do I distinguish this from having actual eggs being formed? I have been looking through several photos of gravid leos and they look the same to me when compared to this. Maybe some subtle details are escaping me, if you could explain it for me I would appreciate it.

 

[Art Geckos]

The pink areas are ovulations; they start as one pink dot on the center of the belly; that separates into two pink dots as each migrates to the left and right side of the animals 'belly'.(takes about a week) As the egg begins to form and grow the pink is gradually replaced with the chalk white of the eggs;(another week or two transition) such that a week or so before she lays there will be no pink areas remaining, just two plump white convex outlines of the eggs...