new to leopard geckos

[haukesherps]

so i was at the reptile show and someone had a gravid female hybino female. and in a spur of the moment i bought her she isn't to far along from what i can tell. my question is what do i do for her till she goes to lay her eggs ? what temp should i keep her at ?and then whats the best way to incubate them. i have an incubator but what temps do i keep them at.
thank you

 

[Dinosaur!]

Well, basically you care for her just as any other leopard gecko, but you also MUST provide a ton of calcium to make sure that the eggs calcify properly. also you have to provide her a lay box filled with a dampened loose substrate (vermiculite, sphagnum moss, eco-earth/coconut husk, etc.) for her to dig in and bury her eggs. once she lays them, you CANNOT turn the eggs as that will kill the embryo. just pick them up and placce them in a sealed (no air holes) container filled with a properly prepared hatching medium (albeys method is pretty popular and has good results: Albey's How To Incubate Leopard Gecko Eggs) . and the temperature you incubate them at depends on what genders you want.

Females: 80-83 or 84 degrees
Males: 87-90 degrees
mixed: 85-86 degrees

(someone, please correct that information about the temps if i am wrong! i was going out of a slightly outdated care book)

well either way, i hope this helps you out! feel free to ask any questions you have! and welcome to the forum!