Visible eggs after breeding season

[ExcessiveHerps]

Hey Guys,
I have 4 female leos which have finished thier breeding season and have not laid any eggs for 6-9 weeks. 2 seem to have large white eggs and 2 having reddish follicles. These female where not housed with the males but rather breed with the respective males several times through out a few month period. They are all kept in 28 qt tubs with 7qt nest boxes and provided calcium with everymeal vitamin D3 supplement provided 2-4 times a month and mulivitamin supplement 2 times a month. All have good weight except one this season which is within normal parameters for a post breeding season female. They all eat and deficate normal as well as being active. One is house with a single other female while 2 are house in a cage which has 3 females. They haven't made me think I need to be worried about them much yet I think its odd they still have some follicles or eggs. I was thinking maybe its cuase they didn't breed enough with the male which doesn't make much sense to me but maybe thats the cause. Should I have these females breed some more? Only one is in a condition where she shouldn't be reintroduced with the male.
Thanks for any input provided
Xavier

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

If you have a lot of geckos still ovulating/breeding in the room with these girls, I think the pheromones play a big roll in stimulating follicle development. If they are in good condition, you may want to breed them again... if not, maybe moving them to a different room could help stop the ovulation.

 

[ExcessiveHerps]

If you have a lot of geckos still ovulating/breeding in the room with these girls, I think the pheromones play a big roll in stimulating follicle development. If they are in good condition, you may want to breed them again... if not, maybe moving them to a different room could help stop the ovulation.

Thanks Marcia

 

[gko reptiles]

The way that we decide whether to re-breed our females is to wait and see if they pass the eggs, or if the eggs are reabsorbed. Passing an infertile egg produces the same amount of stress as passing a fertile one; therefore, if your females are going to pass the eggs anyway, they may as well be fertile, right? Also, leopard geckos retain sperm for up to a year, so they very well may be fertile anyway.
I had a female do the exact same thing that yours are doing, and she laid 2 fertile, healthy eggs, and then stopped ovulating. These may be their last clutches of the year, or maybe not. Keep us posted on how they're doing!

 

[ExcessiveHerps]

The way that we decide whether to re-breed our females is to wait and see if they pass the eggs, or if the eggs are reabsorbed. Passing an infertile egg produces the same amount of stress as passing a fertile one; therefore, if your females are going to pass the eggs anyway, they may as well be fertile, right? Also, leopard geckos retain sperm for up to a year, so they very well may be fertile anyway.
I had a female do the exact same thing that yours are doing, and she laid 2 fertile, healthy eggs, and then stopped ovulating. These may be their last clutches of the year, or maybe not. Keep us posted on how they're doing!

Yeah thats basically what I did wait but I felt its been enough time 6 plus weeks. I moved a few females to another room in another rack and and decided to breed 2 of them again. Well see how it goes.
Thanks
Xavier