gravid?

[fals10]

Hello. Is my female gravid or is this white spot just part of her anatomy?

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I would say yes.

 

[fals10]

Well I assumed all my geckos were female because I purchased them as such but last week I noticed one was male so this was unexpected. I guess I should have looked closer before then. So what exactly do I need to do to ensure the babies hatch and are healthy?

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[DrCarrotTail]

Give her a lay box and keep it damp (this will help prevent her from egg binding as well). Buy an incubator, a tupperware, some perlite, vermiculite or hatchrite, mix it with a correct amount of water, get it into the incubator and turn it on ahead of time to make sure everything stays between 80-90 degrees. Make sure you have a couple bins or a cage for the babies that is set at proper temps and some mealworms or small dubia for them to eat a few days after they hatch. There are lots of resources that will help you learn around the internet. I would suggest reading as much as you can before they arrive!

 

[fals10]

Thank you. I will definitely read up on all of it. Is there anyway of knowing how much longer she has before she lays them?

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[DrCarrotTail]

That egg looks pretty big. There's no way of knowing for sure but I would assume she'll lay in the next week. They can more or less choose when to lay their eggs so it's a bit up to them and not "when their time comes" like a mammal's would.

 

[Kjenkins]

I can see a vain over the egg in the pic my geckos will normally lay about 3-4 days after I notice the vain. All geckos are diff tho. Good luck and I would start doing research on hatching now if you haven't started yet.:main_thumbsup:

 

[fals10]

Oh ok. Well thank you both for the insight. Can I use an incubator that would normally be used for chicken eggs?

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[Ac26]

Yes a chicken incubator will work.

 

[fals10]

Thanks

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