Hello I need some advice please

[hyatt375]

Hello,

I am relatively new to having gecko's. I have only had them about a year. I need some help. I bought two gecko's and they were both sexed as females. They have been housed together since I got them when they were babies. I have sexed them as well, and also thought that they were both females. Well, I went camping and came home lastnight, and found the one of them had laid two eggs. The other "female" rolled one of the eggs before I could get it out of the cage. By the time I got both of the eggs out, and into an incubator one of the eggs looks really soggy and has an indention in it. The other one looks good. Basically I don't understand how if I have two females they can lay eggs, and I don't know if the other egg should be discarded or if it might be ok. PLEASE HELP!

 

[Khrysty]

Females will sometimes just lay infertile eggs without ever having been around a male. If you're positive that both are females, then I'd just toss the eggs and not worry about it. They're no good if they haven't been fertilized.

 

[hyatt375]

Okay, thanks for your help.

 

[hyatt375]

So, does that mean that she is ready to breed? I have a male in another cage, but he seems quite larger than she is and I have been afraid because I was trying to get her to grow before I tried to breed them.

 

[Khrysty]

So, does that mean that she is ready to breed? I have a male in another cage, but he seems quite larger than she is and I have been afraid because I was trying to get her to grow before I tried to breed them.

Could simply mean she's just hit puberty. In that case, you could liken her to a middle-high schooler. She's capable of reproducing, now, but you want her to grow up a little more first. I won't breed them til they're about 65g and at least 20 cm long.

 

[hyatt375]

so, it is a few weeks later and I came home to a surprise lastnight. My "FEMALES" were mating. Yes, I guess the one was a male after all. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks for all of your help!