Mating successful? Please help

[cocogecko]

I paired my geckos today and what i noticed after they were done is that when the male was cleaning himself, there was a sperm plug still stuck to his hemipenis. Could this mean that the mating was not successful? The sperm plug was removed though when he cleaned himself.

 

[Russellm0704]

Most likely this means that they bred.

 

[cocogecko]

Ok, so i tried mating them again but the female didn't accept him. This means that the job was already done right?

 

[The Gecko Person]

It probably did. You should be able to see eggs growing inside her if she was bred. I would keep trying to breed them every few days.

 

[cocogecko]

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[cocogecko]

It probably did. You should be able to see eggs growing inside her if she was bred. I would keep trying to breed them every few days.

Thanks. Is it really necessary to let her mate once every few days? She was being really fierce to the male today. I just hope the first mating was a success. How long would it normally take till i can see the eggs forming?

 

[The Gecko Person]

I have one or two that only let the male breed with them once, and they layed fertile eggs. You should probably see them forming within a week. Was she ovulating?

 

[cocogecko]

I have one or two that only let the male breed with them once, and they layed fertile eggs. You should probably see them forming within a week. Was she ovulating?

she wasn't and rejected him but i did the paper trick and 3 days later she accepted him. she's definitely ovulating now though.

 

[The Gecko Person]

I would put an egg laying chamber in, and expect her to lay them within about 2 weeks.

 

[cocogecko]

thanks for all your help