I need help...please!!

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Megan1985

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So...I have two leopard geckos, a male and a female. I'v been keeping them in the same cage, now I was under the impression that it was really hard to get a gecko to breed, and that it had something to do with temperatures being just right, I don't know I forget what I read about it. Anyways I guess it was wrong because my female laid 2 eggs in her water dish last night and from my understanding she is going to be laying more?
I did read up on some of the egg/breeding care when I first got them but that was a while ago and I'v forgotten everything about it.

So...What I need to know is.
first of all and most importantly, is there anything that I need to be doing for her to keep her healthy?

How long is it going to be before she lays more?
How long does it take for them to hatch?
how do you tell a good egg from a bad one?
What is the proper egg care?

humm...anything more advise you could give me would be great!
Thanks!
 
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LeopardLunatic

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first off let me point out i don't pretend to know everything so my information might be a little off. Now you definatly need to get the male into another cage. Anything the female eats should be gutloaded and dusted. It should only be a week or two for the next eggs to be laid. It will take i think about 2 months for eggs to hatch. You need to incubate them and i think after a few weeks bad ones will turn yellow. Thats all i know. Oh and only incubate if you have the proper resourses to care for them.
 
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Golden Gate Geckos

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Geckos will breed whether you want them to or not, and even when they are not really big enough. Make sure your female is well-fed and has plenty of calcium. If you do not want eggs and babies, then you will have to house your male and female separately. Keep a hide box with moist peat moss in her enclosure so she will have an appropriate place to lay her eggs besides the water bowl. To answer your questions:

- Females can lay 6-10 clutches of 2 eggs as often as every two weeks throughout breeding season.
- Eggs incubated at 85 degrees will hatch in approximately 56 days.
- Fertile eggs will firm up to a leathery consistency, while infertiles are more like limp water balloons.
- You will need an incubator (like an Hovabator) and deli cups with damp perlite or vermiculite in them for the eggs to incubate in.
 
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Megan1985

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perlite and vermiculite? like the gardening stuff? god I hope I dont come off looking like the blonde I am but thats what your talking about right?
 
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