Need some advice -- first eggs!

[SnakeKeeper]

Last night I came home to find my gargoyle gecko digging about in the substrate of her cage (coconut fiber). As soon as I got home today (five minutes ago) I rushed to her cage and she's laying! I'm sort of panicking because I am a worrywart when it comes to my babies and I've never had eggs before from any of my animals. I know to leave her alone for now, but afterwards is there anything I can do to help out? She's on Repashy CGD. I've tried giving her insects but she won't eat them. Could I perhaps add some calcium supplement to her CGD tonight? And what about temps and humidity? The cage is at roughly 68* and 70% (drops significantly after misting, but I mist several times a day and have never had any problems shedding). Any words of wisdom would be much appreciated!

And yes, the eggs are infertile. She's my only resident gecko and I've had her since September. (They've got to be infertile, right? Or could she have been carrying viable eggs all this time?)



Thanks much! I know I'm overreacting, I'm just looking out for my little girl.

 

[SnakeKeeper]

Now, over 24 hours after she first started, she is still in the process of laying that one egg. Now I'm really worried. Should she be taking this long to lay one egg? At what point should I assume she's egg-bound? I have an excellent reptile vet nearby, I can probably get her in within a day if need be.

 

[darkridder]

Sometimes geckos will take a few extra days to lay their eggs. I would give her a small basking light if her cage isnt to hot already, nothing more then 15 watts, the warmth does help with egg laying. If she doesnt lay within 3 days, then I would take her in.

Obviously since the eggs are infertile they wont hatch, just place them in the freezer until garbage day then throw them out.

As for her, you can add a little bit extra calcium to the diet if you wish once a week for 2 weeks. Unless she is constantly laying eggs, she doesnt need alot of it added to the diet. With breeders I normally give them extra calcium for the first month of breeding season, then I do another round in the middle of the breeding season, then I do it again at the end of breeding season. CGD has enough in it, but you can physically tell when the gecko is getting low by how well the eggs are calcified, or by looking at her calcium sacs. So unless she starts laying eggs constantly, which she probably wont, this was just her bodies way of saying "hey im fully mature!". She will probably lay more, but most often virgin females will just lay 2-3 clutches over the breeding season.