new to breeding

[herplover92]

ok so i had a male and a female leopard gecko for some time( about a year).
I decided to put the female in with the male last night. They mated agressevley(sp) throughout the the whole night, but i have some questions.

1) Did i make a mistake putting the female in the male's cage? Should i have done it the other way around?

2) Can they live together for ever or until i plan on retiring(SP) them?

3) Aproximately how long will it be until i see eggs?

4) Is this stressing for the geckos?

thanks.

 

[chamillionair]

1) in my opion it does not matter, but other will proably say different

2)i would say it does if they keep mating agressivly, if they do then no

3)it is a matter of weeks

4)and yes the whole proses is stressing on them, mostly the female

i hope i helped you

 

[herplover92]

Thanks man. her belly is already getting plump. its been a week, how much shold it be till i see the eggs in her belly?

 

[chamillionair]

i dont kno,see the story is that i took my best friends female for 2 days,and gave it back to him,but because of so much school work,i did not get to see the female until about 2 days after the egges were laid,sorry

 

[Grinning Geckos]

After breeding, you can expect the see the first eggs in 2 - 4 weeks.

 

[eyelids]

1) Did i make a mistake putting the female in the male's cage? Should i have done it the other way around?

I always put the male with the female. I do this because moving them to a new enclosure can be stressful and you want to keep the females happy. Plus for the male I think being in a tub full of the female's scent will jump start his hormones.