Is it hard to breed leos?

[Coreygecko]

i am thinking about breeding my leos but i want to know if its hard or not.

 

[Halley]

I don't think it is hard at all. Put the pair together, wait for eggs, cook the eggs. Then take care of the hatchling like you do adults.

 

[Nigel4less]

But there are a lot of things to consider, can you afford to feed all those hatchlings? Breeding Leos is very long and tiring job.

 

[Coreygecko]

thanks, but i can afford to feed them and everything,
my friend has the incubator, he breeds them, so i can let him incubate the eggs till they hatch.

 

[Nigel4less]

I don't think you understand that a female can throw up to 20 eggs a year if given the chance.

 

[Ccrashca069]

Every breeder is differant but breeding weights are 45 grams and higher. I don't breed under 50 grams personally. Also make sure you have somewhere to house the hatchling. They are very fun to watch grow up as their patterns and coloring change.

 

[Coreygecko]

really? i thought it was two eggs like each month. for like 15 months

 

[Nigel4less]

It can be 2 eggs every 2 weeks I`ve had girls throw eggs every 8 days.

 

[Coreygecko]

oh thank you very much.

 

[Ccrashca069]

The best thing you can do is read alot of the post about breeding, incubating and hatchlngs. It will be alot of reading but you will find alot of helpful info.

 

[fallen_angel]

really? i thought it was two eggs like each month. for like 15 months

and it's per breeding season, which generally lasts from February to September or so (but we have females begin in November/December because it's so warm here)

here is a chart that estimates the number of eggs per female, based on age. The contents of this table were taken from Wikipedia ("leopard gecko" search)

This is JUST an estimate. We have a female that is 1 years old and produced 4 clutches (8 eggs) so far this season. We have a 3-year-old that produced 5 clutches (10 eggs), and each clutch was laid every two weeks, scripture. We had another 1-year-old that laid one infertile clutch and nothing else, and another 1-year-old that has laid two clutches so far.

 

[skyline]

Yeah josh I can always help you if your interested in doing this. and my incubator always has room for Coreys babys.

 

[n1nn0]

Does the multiple clutches result from a single mating?

 

[Keg34]

Yes, your female only has to breed once a season to keep producing fertile eggs. I heard about this so I decided to test it. I waited till my female was gravid then removed her. She laid her eggs. Then a few days ago she laid another clutch(still by herself)

 

[paulnj]

Breeding them isn't hard at all, it's the cost of raising the hatchlings and work involved that is hard.