Gravid? Some questions...

[geckoluver4evr]

I have 2 leopard geckos. My oldest is 8.5 months old, the younger one is about 4 months old. I'm a little confused about the females and their egg laying habits.
I read that female leopard geckos start to develop eggs inside the body without having contact with a male. My geckos are virgins . But my big female has a very round tummy, and I think she may be gravid. If she's not, when can I expect her to become so? Is this something that the females go through? Just a little confused about the whole thing. Is there anything special I should be doing for her? I'm already working on setting up an egg laying box when she's ready to get the eggs out of her.

 

[TranceZ]

She shouldnt be gravid it she hasnt had contact with a male. No need for a lay box either because if she does lay eggs they will be infertile.

 

[geckoluver4evr]

Hmmm... well do they get eggs (infertile ones) if they haven't had contact with a male? Because I'm pretty sure she has them...

 

[corsair8080]

Yes, they do develop infertile eggs...although my geckos so far have absorbed them if they were infertile.

 

[geckoluver4evr]

Okay, thank you!

 

[roger]

I have 2 leopard geckos. My oldest is 8.5 months old, the younger one is about 4 months old. I'm a little confused about the females and their egg laying habits.
I read that female leopard geckos start to develop eggs inside the body without having contact with a male. My geckos are virgins . But my big female has a very round tummy, and I think she may be gravid. If she's not, when can I expect her to become so? Is this something that the females go through? Just a little confused about the whole thing. Is there anything special I should be doing for her? I'm already working on setting up an egg laying box when she's ready to get the eggs out of her.

Are you sure the other one is a female and not a male??

 

[geckoluver4evr]

Positive! She's about 4, 4.5 months old and probably around 20 grams, definitely big enough to tell. No bulges and no triangular pores.

 

[RampantReptiles]

Yes geckos can lay infertile eggs. Make sure to have a small cup of calcium powder in her cage in case she needs to replenish her calcium reserves.

It is also possible the rounded-ness could be fat, but my bet is that she is ovulating.