So I work at a unnamed retail pet store, and we have two crested geckos that have been there for a few months despite me trying to show ppl how awesome they are
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Females can also lay virgin eggs. Denting isn't a sign of infertility, it's a sign of not enough humidity/moisture. Some eggs bounce back from being dented while others do not. It depends upon the severity.
I know, I was also going to pick up a new LED flash light to see if there is anything inside, just the flashlights I have are too cruddy to tell tonight
Denting usually just means dehydration and is pretty common. You can lay strips of wet paper towel on the dents and hopefully they'll pop up (switch the towel every day or so to prevent mold). Mark the tops of the eggs with pen and try not to rotate them when you candle or move them, it can disrupt the embryo. Sometimes it takes a while before you can see the cheerio developing in the egg, so don't discard unless they start to mold. Hatching is pretty simple once you have a container with the right medium in it. Keeping the temp between 68-78° is best (lower = longer incubation time, but better health and crests) and just spritz with water occasionally.
If the female is below breeding weight, hopefully you can separate them out or even cool her down. They'll breed before their bodies are ready and producing eggs can really stress out the girls. She might need a little extra calcium in her diet, too. Good luck with your babies!
thanks! Figured you'd have some words of wisdom on this ;) I'll start the strips tonight and from the bits I could find on google, I had marked them with graphite (though ink would leach in)
and I'll be sure to add some more calcium to their crickets and power food for her. she seems a pretty healthy weight, though I did not inspect her after this morning's discovery so alot of that weight could have been from being gravid.
If they are fertile, in a few months I'll be sure to post some baby pics :D
Hehe! I guess I have a reputation . . . yeah, I thought the ink was iffy but most breeders seem to use it. I've also used graphite with no problems either. And if she seems near adult weight, no worries - they can lay as early as 20 grams so I was thinking she was a little one.
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If the female is below breeding weight, hopefully you can separate them out or even cool her down. They'll breed before their bodies are ready and producing eggs can really stress out the girls. She might need a little extra calcium in her diet, too. Good luck with your babies!
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I'll start the strips tonight and from the bits I could find on google, I had marked them with graphite (though ink would leach in)
and I'll be sure to add some more calcium to their crickets and power food for her. she seems a pretty healthy weight, though I did not inspect her after this morning's discovery so alot of that weight could have been from being gravid.
If they are fertile, in a few months I'll be sure to post some baby pics :D
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Woohoo! Baby Rhacs are the cutest. :)
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