My leopard geckos won't mate!!!!

[leopardgeckogeek1600]

I am haveing some trouble here. It is a month or 2 into the breeding season and 1 of my females has only had 1 egg which didn't hatch. I think that they would have had more eggs by now because my gecko had that 1 egg that didnt hatch over a month ago and neither of my females don't look pregnant and I dont know what they problem is. Please help!!!!

 

[acpart]

Did you put the male in with the females for a certain amount of time and remove him or are they still together. If he's only been with them for a short amount of time, it's worthwhile keeping them together for longer. If it makes you feel any better, I have 6 females breeding with 3 males, have had 10 eggs laid, all of which were bad and now have 2 in the incubator with the other slow to lay. It's still pretty early in the breeding season and if your geckos are first-timers, they may not lay like clockwork, and may not have fertile eggs at first. Hang in there and be patient.

Aliza

 

[leopardgeckogeek1600]

Ok thanks! whew I was getting worried there. I keep my male in with both females year around. My male is I think 5 years old and both females are 3. This is also there and my first season breeding.

 

[leopardgeckogeek1600]

Ok so it is in April now and I am a little worried about my geckos not mating. I hear a lot of tail swishing and vibrating at night but it doesn't look like he is putting in an effort to try and breed at all. Anyone have any advice???!!!!

 

[acpart]

Just keep him in there. Unless you're staying awake and staring at him all night, it's still possible that he's breeding when you're sleeping.

Aliza

 

[leopardgeckogeek1600]

Ok. Thanks.

 

[koloj]

Had a similar problem, it turned out okay though

 

[NinjaDuo]

I wouldn't keep your male(s) in with your female(s) year round. Thats asking for trouble

 

[acpart]

I wouldn't keep your male(s) in with your female(s) year round. Thats asking for trouble

It can be a problem, but I do it consistently with 3 cages and have no trouble (the males are usually in with the females 10 of 12 months; the fat tail male and females are together full-time). It does require watching the geckos carefully and making adjustments, which could include separation, if there is trouble.

Aliza

 

[Theinfidel]

Try separating the male and female for a week and put em back in again.

 

[leopardgeckogeek1600]

So one of my females just died today so I just have one female now. My mLe is licking himself under the tail and I was wondering if that is a sign of mating. I also changed my heating bulbs a bit. I went from the day heat from being 80-85 degrees to it being 90-100 degrees. So I hope that will help a little bit. If anyone has anymore advice that would be helpful.