male vs female

[danibug23]

i know i want a leopard gecko for sure its just which one?? i have chameleons and i know about the whole egg laying thing without mating with a male. do female leopard geckos lay eggs without a mate??? and also how much difference is there to taking care of one? because i know with a chameleon its a total pain!


ps i also looked to see about a "laying bin" for a female but i can't find one anywhere.

 

[LeopardShade]

Ultimately it all depends on what you want. Females can rarely lay infertile eggs without the presence of a male, but in order for them to contain hatchlings, they must have successfully mated with a male. As far as I know, there are no gender-specific care requirements, if you're not planning on breeding and all.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard that males have an overall longer lifespan than females, due to the stress females endure with breeding and ovulating.

 

[Dimidiata]

I dont belive there are any Parthenogenic Leos if thats what your asking? Females can lay duds on rare occasion(more frequent for some people). Leopardshade i belive is correct, males tend to live longer the females.

 

[katie_]

With chameleons egg binding can be a problem, I think this is what hes concerned about.
I've heard of leos becoming egg bound, but its rare.

 

[danibug23]

yeah cause i know with my chameleons females will lay eggs without mating. which requires me to purchase a laying bin fill it with sand and all this mess. someone told me that leopard geckos are the same i just wanted to make sure before i start purchasing one.

i do not plan on breeding them. so i can get a female leopard without worrying about her producing eggs on her own?

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Female leopard geckos *can* lay infertile eggs on their own, it's not often but it happens. And if a proper laybox isn't provided, they can get egg-bound.

If you don't want to breed and don't want to worry about a laybox or female issues, get a male But honestly a female isn't hard to take care of, we're talking about a laybox with coco fiber, which she'll likely use as her moist hide.

 

[danibug23]

ok thank you guys so much for answering my questions