how long do ovulating females stop eating?

[steve_gecko23]

i have a tremper ss that is ovualting but the thing is shes only 40 grams so im not going to breed her. but she stopped eating when she started ovulating.. how long do they go off food? please share your experiences.

 

[pilsboy]

they can go off feeding for the whole ovulation season...

 

[Phoenix1115]

How long is that?

 

[pilsboy]

well lets say a female thats breeded can have up to 10 clutches, her dropping those eggs every (lets go wide) 2 to 5 weeks...so we could be talking for around six months +
but u can be lucky and ur female passes her ovulation and be done with it quick.. just make sure she has plenty of food, water, humdi hide that she can dig in( in case she forms eggs) and u should be ok.. nothing u can do to skip ovulation...

 

[Phoenix1115]

Man not eating for 6 months would worry me. Although my female is verging on 3.5 so I'm assuming that is the reason.

 

[OhioGecko]

Your hot spot temp may be too low or you are using lights for the hot spot. Try getting your hot spot temp to 95-97 and if you have lights replace them with UTH.

 

[steve_gecko23]

Your hot spot temp may be too low or you are using lights for the hot spot. Try getting your hot spot temp to 95-97 and if you have lights replace them with UTH.

the hot spot is around 97-98 im not sure if that was for me or the other person well im not really worried she really hasn't lost any grams maybe only 1 gram. i just wanted to know if any other geckos eat during ovulation

 

[That_DL_Kid]

I certainly have females that will only eat the day after laying and stop while making the next clutch. Just make sure to track her weight, if she isn't losing weight don't worry too much. Also SS are notoriously bad eaters and slow growers.

 

[steve_gecko23]

I certainly have females that will only eat the day after laying and stop while making the next clutch. Just make sure to track her weight, if she isn't losing weight don't worry too much. Also SS are notoriously bad eaters and slow growers.

i was starting to think that! she eats like a pig but doesnt seem to grow like my other females and i also have heard that they grow slow also

 

[hikki]

SS is Super Snow? Are there other morph that are slow grower and small eater? I'd like to know.. Also what's the warning weight for an ovulation/gravid female when you should start thinking of force feeding?

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[stager]

all my females eat threw ovulation, some males of my don't eat much during breeding time

 

[hikki]

Right, male eats literally nothing since mating started. Even after separating from female!

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[SC Geckos]

My females drastically slow down eating during there first ovulation of the season up until they lay there first clutches. Then they eat fine up until a few days before laying there next clutch. As far as my males, they slow down eating a little bit but not much.

 

[Phoenix1115]

You aren't worried that since she wasn't eating before getting pregnant she wont eat after laying and not gain back the weight? That's what I'm afraid of with one of my girls. She's the first one I've had that has completely fasted during ovulation. Last time I say her eat was in January.

 

[SC Geckos]

You aren't worried that since she wasn't eating before getting pregnant she wont eat after laying and not gain back the weight? That's what I'm afraid of with one of my girls. She's the first one I've had that has completely fasted during ovulation. Last time I say her eat was in January.

Are you asking me Stacy?

 

[steve_gecko23]

My females drastically slow down eating during there first ovulation of the season up until they lay there first clutches. Then they eat fine up until a few days before laying there next clutch. As far as my males, they slow down eating a little bit but not much.

she started to eat again she ate two supers yesterday and one today, i think shes still ovulating but its just not as obvious as it was before.. im just glad shes eating again hope fully i can get her to breeding weight before the end of the season!

 

[steve_gecko23]

oh and SC geckos i always watch your youtube videos good job on them!

 

[steve_gecko23]

SS is Super Snow? Are there other morph that are slow grower and small eater? I'd like to know.. Also what's the warning weight for an ovulation/gravid female when you should start thinking of force feeding?

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yes ss is super snow. im not sure about other morphs with that problem, i honestly think force feeding will be a last option but maybe someone with more experience can give you better info

 

[steve_gecko23]

so males tend to eat less during breeding season even if they havent been paired with a female?

 

[hikki]

My male, which as said barely ate nothing for more than a month, made a green poop, just saw that... Well just post if it is green, but REALLY green, like an avocados!! It's linked I guess..?

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