Inducing Ovulation

[malt_geckos]

We have some females that are between 60 and 75 grams but aren't a year old yet. Can ovulation be induced by introducing a male?

We also have a female that is almost 2 and she hasn't laid to our knowledge and she hasn't ovulated yet. What the heck? lol. Any info on that?

 

[mynewturtle]

I don't like the fact of not feeding my geckos, or barely feeding during cooling so I do the introducing to get them ovulating. I leave them in there after the male gets rejected take her out, do this 3 times a week. On the 6-7th time I usually have a successful breed.

The two year old could ovulate tommorow, or next week, or in two months depends on season.

 

[malt_geckos]

Thanks! What we don't get is that she never bred or even laid eggs after she was a year old...? We have some geckos that aren't even a year and have started to ovulate..

 

[boutiquegecko]

I have the problem of my girls are ovulating and some laying once one female starts, it's like a domino effect.
Have you tried placing the male in with her? I had a hypo who was almost hard to tell if she was ovulating or not because she was just thick. After a few intro's she'd breed.

 

[malt_geckos]

Yeah, we have had the male with her and he tries to breed her and everytime he does, she beats the crap out of him. I think he's just lost interest in her now. Is it possible to have a female that is infertile?

 

[david13]

i tried putting my geckos together last year and this year but so far nothing.so i just put them in the same cage to live until i see eggs.they are both over 1 yr old. Last year my female bit my male in the neck so i took them apart. this year the male seem interested barely any.. he actually tried to bite the female (not in a nice kind of way). My female just seems like she will never ovulate and now my male just watches her and doesnt even try.. so idk malt gecko i guess i kinda got the same thing going on.

 

[malt_geckos]

yeppers David, sounds like the same thing to me. lol.

 

[david13]

there in the same tank.. i just took a pic when i checked up on them.. they are in a big hide across from each other just sitting there like they dont even see each other. I will post pic later if you want

 

[boutiquegecko]

Is she a hot female maybe?

 

[LeopardGeckoMom52688]

I will just post here instead of posting in another thread. I read that someone said after one of their females laid the rest did like a domino effect. I am trying to prevent my females that are too young to breed from ovulating. I have a few that are less then 50 grams and don't want them to ovulate. Need them to breed in late season when they are about 60 to 70 grams. How can I prevent them from ovulating. My idea was not to breed till my hatchling rack was built put my small ones in the hatchling rack then breed. And then maybe put them back about 3 to 4 months after the first ones were bred. Now with matts questions. I have a female that will be one in may but is almost 65 grams. am I okay to breed her in the next 3 to 4 weeks to my one year old male.

 

[malt_geckos]

Marlo, hot females are kindof an iffy subject.

Ashleigh,
I seriously doubt that your females that are under 50 grams will ovulate. We have plenty under 50 grams showing no signs of ovulating. I wouldn't stress to much about that.

 

[paulnj]

Malorie once a few females ovulate, the rest will follow if they are ready to. They ovulate when they are ready to and that can be at 32 grams or 2 years old..... I have both and everywhere in between.

 

[LeopardGeckoMom52688]

So how can I prevent it. Would what I say help. By keeping them out of the same room. Or will nothing I do help. I don't know if its a myth or true but heard ovulating too young can stunt their growth.

 

[MSMD]

Ashleigh, I have never heard anything about ovulating too young stunting growth......I have a five and a half month old female that started ovulating a couple of weeks ago and has still gained 5 grams in those weeks (she's already 56 grams lol). I think you are just fine as long as no boys are around to breed them......whether they ovulate or not. JMHO

 

[GeckoJunkie]

I agree with Mari, I havent heard of it stunting the growth just by ovulation. Now breeding too young I have heard stunts their growth. I would say if you dont want them to ovulate to move them away from the rest of the geckos.Regardless of size if they are of age they will ovulate when the other get started. i have several that I did not move and they are ovulating.

 

[malt_geckos]

Well, I guess having a bunch of females in one area is like having a bunch of human females together...they all get on their periods at the same time. lol. I have just never heard of that happening with the geckos ovulating together. It would be a very interesting research project.

 

[LeopardGeckoMom52688]

Okay. Thanks that helps alot. I will start breeding as soon as my second incubator gets here. Thanks so much EVERYONE. And sorry just one more question. Can I see what you guys use as moist hides. I was looking at JMG's site and saw during breeding season they just have a moise hide and dishes for food. And I didn't think it would be that bad and just put the hides back when they stop showing signs of laying.

 

[paulnj]

use a container with a hole in the top that they can climb up onto and into with enough room to lay in.Believe me, I just collected eggs from a 10 inch giant tremper who laid in a 7 inch long container just fine for the 3rd time

I use spagnum peat moss or bed a beast(they love both) and have water and food in with them also, though most eat very little while laying.

 

[2.1SRR.YYC]

I agree with Paul, spagnum moss is the best!

I had a problem sourcing some last week so I purchased three bricks of compressed Coco Fiber. The Coco Fiber works OK but it creates a big mess in the tubs. The moss seems to stay in the moist hide where it belongs. Occasionally I have seen some moss in the stools of my animals. I'm not sure why they sometimes ingest moss but at least I know they're passing the substrate OK.
I have also heard that spagnum moss has some natural anti-mold capability. I have never had any visible mold in the moss...