Looking for some help with eggs!

[amunson4]

My female leopard gecko decided to lay her first egg early yesterday morning. Looking at it, it seems to be fertile from the research I've done (has veins, etc.). So I did a lot of research and got everything I needed to make a homemade incubator for the egg, and that seems to be ok.

My problem is, she has only laid the one egg and Ive read that they pretty much always lay two eggs. I wanted to give her some time to lay the second before I came on here and asked, and it has been a full 24 hours and still only one egg.

Anyone know what could cause this? If she doesnt lay the second egg what should I do??

Any help or advice would be appreciated, thank you..

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I'd check her belly. I've had several females that either lay only one egg for their first clutch or every clutch in the past. If you don't see another fully formed egg in her belly I would assume she only had one to lay.

 

[amunson4]

I checked her belly and it definitely looks like theres another one in there, Im not totally sure but it definitely looks like it. Is there anything I can do to help her get it out?

If not, how long should I wait before I should get worried about it? I dont want her dying or anything from her not being able to get it out. I put a lay box in the tank for her and put her in it when I was done checking her belly so she would at least know its there. Anything else I should do/know??

 

[DrCarrotTail]

There's not much you can do to help other than keeping her lay box moist, leaving her alone and hoping for the best. if you get really worried taking her to a qualified and knowledgeable vet that specializes in reptiles is the best next step. Not trying to scare you but egg binding is not totally uncommon in breeding leos and breeding any animal is always a risk as complications do arise (dogs, horses, cats, chickens, cows, leos, etc!). Best of luck and keep us posted on how she does!