is it too late ?

[karls-geckos]

i purchased a pair of proven breeders (but not bred to eachother) about 2 weeks ago and they are housed together in a 30 gallon reptile tank getting alon fine. is it to late in the season for them to breed and will i have to wait a year ?

 

[Ccrashca069]

As long as they are over 50 grams and she is Ovalating you can breed her now.

 

[karls-geckos]

shes not ovulating, do you think she will or is it too late in the season?

 

[Ccrashca069]

Alot of leopard gecko females are ovulating slow. Its not just your's. I have a couple pairings I am breeding in July if the females are ovulating.

 

[david13]

My female hasnt ovulated yet either...

 

[karls-geckos]

are you saying they can ovulate any time during the year? i thought just in late winter / early spring ?

 

[Kristi23]

I had one that was ovulating late fall/early winter. I don't think it's too late yet. Good luck!

 

[Ccrashca069]

They can ovulate anytime during the year. Its not like you can tell them when they can and can't ovulate. They just do when they are ready.

 

[andypg3]

But typically its in the spring/early summer?

 

[Ccrashca069]

I have a female leopard right now that was born Jan of 07 that has not ovulate. It not like you can hit a button to make them ovulate.

 

[Gecko Ranch]

If you supply leopard geckos cues to breed, ie, temperature, lighting or photoperiod, they will act appropriately. In different parts of the USA, the seasons are different. Out west our leopards, cued naturally and not induced (that's a whole other ugly ball of wax), start laying in the early spring and mine in particular lay till late August/early Sept.

50grams for breeding weight? This keeps creeping upward. I'll stick with my 45 g as a general recommendation. That works fine and does not pose a risk to their health. If you really want to take no chances breed them in their second year, not their first, if they are at "weight."