Ovulation In Leopard Geckos
Their first ovulation can be anytime of the year usually when they reach 8 10 months of age so it depends on when they were born.
Ovulation in leopard geckos. Reptile experts refer. Ovulation is a process of egg formation in female leopard geckos and occurs from january through june or july. Some females will stop feeding during this period. Okay so this picture above is of my female bergie left and my other female lavafire.
They can ovulate even without a male present. The breeding season for a leopard gecko begins in february and lasts until september each year. The information is accurate but is a composite of my seven seasons of experience breeding and represents an average year in the hobby. Leopard geckos are considered some of the easiest lizards to breed and part of the reasoning behind this is because they have such an extended breeding season.
Leopard geckos lay eggs. Arrived at sexual maturity the females begin to ovulate this is easy to notice if they observe the belly of the female. Many sources say that it s completely acceptable for leos to fast throughout the entire season. What follows is a trip through a year with my eublepharid eyelid geckos.
The specific anecdotes are all true and accurate. Thank you for watching. Bergie is a mature female and this is actually her second season with me and she s 5 years old now not that age has anything to do with it but i thought i d add that in there. Please feel free to ask any questions that you wish.
For leopard geckos in captivity in u s it normally starts from end of december until mid summer. The change of seasons from fall to winter often brings a lot of anorexic geckos into the animal clinic but more. If you re someone who enjoys breeding leopard geckos or just so happened to have both a female and male gecko cohabiting together and you suspect that one of your leopard geckos may be pregnant but you don t know how to tell well luckily there are certain signs and behaviors that you can look out for to help you determine whether they are in fact pregnant or not. Leopard geckos are considered easy to breed for seasoned reptile owners but preparing for your first clutch of eggs can be a daunting task.
The number one reason why leopard geckos stop eating is that they are too cold perhaps your heat bulb burned out the heat mat stopped working perhaps there s a draft going into the cage or maybe you never had a heat source for your leopard gecko and now it s just gotten too cold. Fortunately a simple examination at home can help you tell if your female is carrying eggs.